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.
OAKLAND â Former New York Yankee Ron Blomberg was honored at Fenway Park on Wednesday as the first designated hitter in baseball history. The D.H. rule turned 40 this year, and it was Blomberg who paved the way in Boston on April 6, 1973, with a bases-loaded walk in the first inning against Luis Tiant. One small step for Blomberg.