 Welcome to Intentional Walk. I'm Jack Curry. I don't like watching pitchers hit in Major League games. I've long felt that way. And that's why I'm encouraged that there is momentum moving in the direction of having a D.H. being uniform throughout the Major Leagues in the National League and in the American League. You ask why I don't like seeing pitchers hit in a game? I'll explain why with help from James Smyth, one of our yes researchers. Last year, Major League pitchers batting average 115. On base percentage and slugging percentage in the 140s. There were the three lowest totals in Major League history. Who wants to watch that? For every Madison bumgarner who goes up there and has a quality at bat, there are dozens of pitchers who are automatic outs. You look at every level of baseball leading up to the majors and they use a D.H. These pitchers are not ready to hit at the Major Leagues. They don't give quality at bats. Talk to Al Leiter, a former Major League pitcher about this. And he admitted that it's just not something that pitchers focus on. And I think we see in the product a very poor product. Why not have a real hitter? Why not have a D.H. up there to give his chance, a team to actually get some production from that spot? And let's also throw in the injury factor with pitchers. Chin Ming Wang experienced a career altering injury because he had to run the bases. Masahiro Tanaka missed time with the Yankees last season for the same reason. So I'm saying get a better man in the batter's box. And you know what that means. If we want a better man in the batter's box, today's song of the day, Better Man by Pearl Jam. We'll see you soon.