There's been a lot of talk about the designated hitter in the past week: First there were reports that the National League would considering adopting it, which was quickly followed by commissioner Rob Manfred telling Jerry Crasnick, "The most likely result on the designated hitter for the foreseeable future is the status quo."
Still, there's clearly more momentum than ever for the NL adding the DH -- which it nearly did in 1980, when a vote failed 5-4 due to a comedy of errors. Pirates GM Harding Peterson was going to vote with the Phillies, and it was presumed the Phillies would vote for the DH, considering they had Greg Luzinski and Keith Moreland on their roster.