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Originally posted by grasshopper:
There seems to be something about online communication that heightens sensitivity and emotions.
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It's a baseball truism that pitchers in the American League are much more keen to throw at a batter's head than their counterparts in the National League.
The reason why? In 1975, the American League instituted the designated hitter rule, meaning that AL pitchers never have to take their own turn in the batter's box--the DH will do it for them. Not so for NL pitchers, who seem a lot less likely to bean someone when they themselves can get beaned back.
I think that flame wars are here to stay until I can send someone an email attachment that will smack the recipient upside his ignorant gob.
--CS