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Switch Pitcher?

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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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   0 recs

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.

I brought sexy back, but they only gave me store credit....

by PhiSlamma on Jun 24, 2008 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

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   0 recs

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   0 recs

is there a segue

that farting doesn’t fit?

by shiftyeyedgoat on Jun 24, 2008 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

??

Lamest poster of all-time.

by ineptituderunsamok on Jun 25, 2008 5:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

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   0 recs

unfortunately, they are worse than gmj

somehow

I AM THOR, GOD OF THUNDER. BOW TO MY WILL AND MY HAMMER!

by anaheim angels on Jun 24, 2008 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

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   0 recs

I read that the rule is the pitcher can't switch sides during an AB.

Whichever side he starts with, he has to stay with throughout the AB.

by ReggieBullits on Jun 26, 2008 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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