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.
When experimenting with an early form of the designated hitter in spring training of 1969, the National League toyed with three versions of the rule: 1  Rule A allowed for a pinch-hitter to bat for the pitcher twice in a game with the pitcher remaining in the game. The pitcher could be used to bat for himself at anytime.