March 31, 2010 at 02:13AM View BBCode
[url=http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Pat-Venditte-throws-with-both-arms-in-appearance;_ylt=ApraxTcxyQeiOlz.jhWQjhYRvLYF?urn=mlb,231182]How about this guy?[/url]March 31, 2010 at 02:46AM View formatted
April 11, 2010 at 12:40PM View BBCode
I've been following this kid since I first heard about him when he was in college. Kinda pissed the Yankees got him.April 11, 2010 at 04:35PM View BBCode
It's very cool, they had to create a rule specifically for him .April 11, 2010 at 06:14PM View BBCode
we don't need no stinking rules!April 11, 2010 at 07:20PM View BBCode
If he actually pitches in the majors I think he'll be the third to throw in the majors with both arms (Tony Mullane and Gene Harris being the others). Seems to me that if such a player would be codable they'd be rare-one per 100 years per league type and would have to have different attributes for each arm. Not sure its worth the effort especially since for both Harris and Mullane it was more of a novelty thing than anything else.April 11, 2010 at 07:32PM View BBCode
We really need to have situational lefties before this. Then this would actually contribute something.April 11, 2010 at 08:36PM View BBCode
He's in A ball, I doubt he'll be losing any games for the Yankees anytime soon.April 11, 2010 at 10:48PM View BBCode
Originally posted by tworoosters
He's in A ball, I doubt he'll be losing any games for the Yankees anytime soon.
April 12, 2010 at 02:16PM View BBCode
The situation that caused the "Venditte Rule" was hilarious (can't find the video on YouTube):Venditte, the 20th-round pick of the New York Yankees in this June's Draft, received national attention after making his debut with the Staten Island Yankees June 19. With two outs and a runner on first in the bottom of the ninth inning, switch-hitter Ralph Henriquez came to the plate representing the Brooklyn Cyclones' last hope. What resulted was a moment of high comedy: Henriquez entered the batters box batting right-handed, so Venditte switched his glove to his left hand. Henriquez then decided to bat lefty, so Venditte switched his glove back to his right.
And on and on it went. After a prolonged delay, Henriquez was ordered to bat right-handed. He then struck out on four pitches to end the ballgame.
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