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.
Periodically, though, something fires up the debate over whether Major League Baseball should adopt the DH in the National League. But while St. Louis Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright is the latest to suffer an injury during an at-bat, that shouldn't be the primary reason behind reconsidering the rule.