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04-14-2014, 09:03 PM
Switch hitter . . . is there a, has there ever been a . . .
Switch pitcher? Strange question, but I thought, wouldn't that be something?
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04-14-2014, 09:20 PM
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RE: Switch hitter . . . is there a, has there ever been a . . .
switch pitcher versus a switch hitter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switch_pitcher
greg a harris is the only one to do it in the majors in the modern era
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04-14-2014, 09:29 PM
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That's pretty sweet. Thanks for that. BTW, how did you embed the video?
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04-14-2014, 09:58 PM
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What would be the rules on that? Could they switch every inning or every at bat?
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RE: Switch hitter . . . is there a, has there ever been a . . .
Pat Venditte was a Yankees prospect for a while. He has Bowman auto cards of him throwing from both sides. Not sure what happened to him though.
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04-15-2014, 06:53 AM
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that is priceless
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04-15-2014, 07:23 AM
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RE: Switch hitter . . . is there a, has there ever been a . . .
There was a guy who pitched for the Expos and had a funky glove that he could use on either hand.
He did pitch in a game aginst 1 batter (think it was the Reds) where he changed from throwing righty to lefty. I think he walked the batter. I am pretty sure its' aginst the rules in MLB now to be a switch pitcher.
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Sorry, just saw Jacoby's post at the bottom. Harris, Expos.
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04-15-2014, 07:52 AM
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(04-14-2014, 09:58 PM)Gtbrian23 Wrote: What would be the rules on that? Could they switch every inning or every at bat?
in the video, it was every at bat, though i do believe it can be pitch to pitch
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04-15-2014, 08:42 AM
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Without a doubt there is a...
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04-15-2014, 03:30 PM
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Pat Venditte is still in the Yankees system... actually pitched in the most recent WBC but was only allowed to pitch from 1 side as he was rehabbing the other arm... that is him in the video.. and they do have a switch pitcher rule because of this AB... before the batter steps into the box he has to show in some fashion which side he will throw from... he is not allowed to switch at any point in the AB but he can switch on the next batter... i have a dual auto ball of his. left and right handed