Walter Sherman and Leo Knox in “Swing and a Miss”

It's a no brainer. There's nothing more anti-American than the designated hitter.

Al-Quaeda is more anti-American than anything.

This country was founded on a celebration of our individual freedoms. The designated hitter puts the team's collective success over that of the individual. Can't bat? Don't worry. We'll send somebody to do that part of your job for you so we can all win together. There's a name for that, Leo. It's Communism.

You can't get any more anti-American than actually trying to destroy America.

Al-Quaeda's doomed to failure. Hiding in caves. Designated hitters walk among us as heroes. It's subversive.