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Get this into the game!!!
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]
cubfan531
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.
tworoosters
After consulting with a variety of sources, including the Major League Baseball Rules Committee, the Professional Baseball Umpire Corporation issued its new guidelines on July 3, 2008. It reads:
* The pitcher must visually indicate to the umpire, batter and runner(s) which way he will begin pitching to the batter. Engaging the rubber with the glove on a particular hand is considered a definitive commitment to which arm he will throw with. The batter will then choose which side of the plate he will bat from.
* The pitcher must throw one pitch to the batter before any ?switch? by either player is allowed.
* After one pitch is thrown, the pitcher and batter may each change positions one time per at-bat. For example, if the pitcher changes from right-handed to left-handed and the batter then changes batter?s boxes, each player must remain that way for the duration of that at-bat (unless the offensive team substitutes a pinch hitter, and then each player may again ?switch? one time).
* Any switch (by either the pitcher or the batter) must be clearly indicated to the umpire. There will be no warm-up pitches during the change of arms.
* If an injury occurs the pitcher may change arms but not use that arm again during the remainder of the game
April 11, 2010 at 04:35PM View BBCode
It's very cool, they had to create a rule specifically for him .After consulting with a variety of sources, including the Major League Baseball Rules Committee, the Professional Baseball Umpire Corporation issued its new guidelines on July 3, 2008. It reads:
* The pitcher must visually indicate to the umpire, batter and runner(s) which way he will begin pitching to the batter. Engaging the rubber with the glove on a particular hand is considered a definitive commitment to which arm he will throw with. The batter will then choose which side of the plate he will bat from.
* The pitcher must throw one pitch to the batter before any ?switch? by either player is allowed.
* After one pitch is thrown, the pitcher and batter may each change positions one time per at-bat. For example, if the pitcher changes from right-handed to left-handed and the batter then changes batter?s boxes, each player must remain that way for the duration of that at-bat (unless the offensive team substitutes a pinch hitter, and then each player may again ?switch? one time).
* Any switch (by either the pitcher or the batter) must be clearly indicated to the umpire. There will be no warm-up pitches during the change of arms.
* If an injury occurs the pitcher may change arms but not use that arm again during the remainder of the game
shep1582
it does make you wonder if he can keep both arms loose during a game, or if he would simply choose which arm he was going to pitch each game with...
April 11, 2010 at 06:14PM View BBCode
we don't need no stinking rules!it does make you wonder if he can keep both arms loose during a game, or if he would simply choose which arm he was going to pitch each game with...
barterer2002
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.
DwightKSchrute
ETA: I just noticed this wasn't in suggested enhancements so really what I really want to say is this guy is pretty cool. It'll be neat to see if he can make it work. I would love it if he loses like 10 games for the yanks and then becomes successful with another team.
[Edited on 4-11-2010 by DwightKSchrute]
April 11, 2010 at 07:32PM View BBCode
We really need to have situational lefties before this. Then this would actually contribute something.ETA: I just noticed this wasn't in suggested enhancements so really what I really want to say is this guy is pretty cool. It'll be neat to see if he can make it work. I would love it if he loses like 10 games for the yanks and then becomes successful with another team.
[Edited on 4-11-2010 by DwightKSchrute]
tworoosters
Also just to correct Bart it was [url=http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Greg_Harris_1955]Greg Harris[/url], not [url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/harrige01.shtml]Gene[/url], who was the last ambidextrous ML pitcher, and the last since the 19th century.
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.Also just to correct Bart it was [url=http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Greg_Harris_1955]Greg Harris[/url], not [url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/harrige01.shtml]Gene[/url], who was the last ambidextrous ML pitcher, and the last since the 19th century.
DwightKSchrute
One can still hope.
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.
One can still hope.
patred
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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