Switch Pitcher?

by ineptituderunsamok on Jun 24, 2008 1:35 AM PDT

I don't think anybody else posted this yet, so here goes: Pat Venditte was selected in the 20th round in this year's draft, and has begun his minor league career with the Staten Island Yankees. What makes him interesting (and worthy of 8 minutes of your time) is that he throws with both arms. He switches between throwing lefty and righty each time a batter comes up. In a recent game, he faced a switch hitter who kept jumping between the boxes, and that led him to keep switching throwing arms!

http://minorityopinions.blogspot.com/2008/06/switch-hitter-vs-ambidextrous-pitcher.html

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What happens

WHEN HE needs Tommy John surgery?

by Rev Halofan on Jun 24, 2008 2:01 AM PDT reply actions

pitches with good arm?

Lamest poster of all-time.

by ineptituderunsamok on Jun 24, 2008 2:48 AM PDT up reply actions

i think that is where the donor sticker on my license comes in handy.

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by autry's cowboys on Jun 24, 2008 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions

This was posted a few days ago. Interesting story though.

http://wwww.halosheaven.com/search?btn=Go&order=date&q=pat+venditte&type=Comment

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by 44FAN on Jun 24, 2008 2:07 AM PDT reply actions

Yeh, saw this on SportsCenter a few days ago

I actually had a conversation with a friend about this very subject. Then we attempted to throw the ball left-handed and came to the conclusion that it’d never happen because switch-throwing is just so damned impossible.

by shiftyeyedgoat on Jun 24, 2008 11:04 AM PDT reply actions

In fact

we tried for about two hours to throw with our left anywhere near non-girly. I ended up feeling somewhat disoriented as my brain tried to adjust. It was all very strange.

I’ve been thinking about this exact topic for years now, I want this kid in our bullpen some day. Or starting rotation.

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by PhiSlamma on Jun 24, 2008 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions

Last night on Sportscenter

Scott Van Pelt introduced the Angels as the “Under appreciated Angels”

Seattle I would like to thank you for sucking. It allows me to get back to my roots: Hating Fremont.

by hauldog on Jun 24, 2008 11:23 AM PDT reply actions

..and that has to do what

with the switch-pitcher?

by shiftyeyedgoat on Jun 24, 2008 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions

No wrong thread my bad. I saw sportscenter in your post and well........brain fart

Seattle I would like to thank you for sucking. It allows me to get back to my roots: Hating Fremont.

by hauldog on Jun 24, 2008 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions

I thought it was a proper segue...

"Never throw the ball so far over the fence where you can't go back and get it." Chuck Knox quoted through Darryl Henley

by Downing Rules on Jun 24, 2008 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions

is there a segue

that farting doesn’t fit?

by shiftyeyedgoat on Jun 24, 2008 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions

segway? segui?

...se la guerre...

by Rev Halofan on Jun 24, 2008 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions

??

Lamest poster of all-time.

by ineptituderunsamok on Jun 25, 2008 5:24 AM PDT up reply actions

bilko?

"Never throw the ball so far over the fence where you can't go back and get it." Chuck Knox quoted through Darryl Henley

by Downing Rules on Jun 25, 2008 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions

Most of the SC anchors are switch hitters?

Seattle I would like to thank you for sucking. It allows me to get back to my roots: Hating Fremont.

by hauldog on Jun 24, 2008 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions

unfortunately, they are worse than gmj

somehow

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by anaheim angels on Jun 24, 2008 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions

Switch pitcher

That is so cool.

Angels Defense. Angels Pitching. Get past that. :-[

by vladtheimpaler on Jun 24, 2008 3:26 PM PDT reply actions

Calling time

Isn’t there a point where if the batter is not in the batter’s box, that the pitcher can just throw the ball? It seems to me that the batter should not be allowed to keep changing positions…all the pitcher is doing is changing hands which doesn’t take any time.

by HungryHunter on Jun 26, 2008 10:27 AM PDT reply actions