Fentanyl is the strongest opiate on the planet at 100x stronger than oral morphine. While it is normally used as an anesthetic, it's used in transdermal patches as a timed-release pain med for severe pain patients.
A+E Networks. On January 11, 1973,the owners of Americaâs 24 major league baseball teams vote to allow teams in theAmerican League (AL) to use a âdesignated pinch-hitterâ that could bat for the pitcher, while still allowing the pitcher to stay in the game.
1 Manny Ramirez, the designated hitter, accidentally went into right field instead of Alex Ramirez causing some confusion. 2  The Indians lost their DH, and Charles Nagy was forced to hit in Alex Ramirez's place going 0 for 2. 3  John McDonald later pinch-hit for Nagy in the 6th inning.