then i am not.
and i mock NL 'purists' for mocking the designated hitter. and if i ever ran into a basketball fan who mocked the 3 point shot, i'd mock him too. and the NFL got better when when they changed the rules from 1983-1993 to make it more passer friendly.
sports evolve. and that's a rational thing. the right set of rules is better than the least # of rules. and if that makes me less of a purist, i'm ok with that less of a label.
and currently there are a number of rules i'd like to see changed, that would make it a better sport.