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- rootsthatruin, on 05/06/2009, -0/+20here's a video for the visually inclined:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR5EdxRGm6o
and a longer one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2oD8KzxS14 - tmeaster, on 05/06/2009, -2/+17Interesting. Are there any rules in the MLB rule book that make a pitcher declare what arm he going to throw with?
Isn't there a rule that a batter can't switch sides once he declares? - nahsrocketeer75, on 05/06/2009, -0/+15FTA: "Minor league umps now have the Venditte Rule: At the start of an at-bat, the pitcher must declare his throwing arm, then the hitter can pick his side, with each man able to switch once. Phew." ... Article says Greg Harris, a right-hander with the defunct Expos, pitched one inning left-handed. I remember Harris being with the Red Sox and there always being *talk* about him pitching left-handed, too, but he never did it in a game. I wonder if the article is correct and he really did do it in a game for the Expos. I have my doubts.
- Rain12913, on 05/06/2009, -0/+14You can filter it out you know...
- swantonamobay, on 05/06/2009, -0/+13"You'll probably never witness an unassisted triple play in your lifetime, right? (There have been only 14.)"
Furcal did it with the Braves a few years ago but I didn't realize it was so rare at the time, but its cool I got to see something like that live. - DougUpndown, on 05/06/2009, -0/+12I'm knew to Baseball - remind me what the official rules are. If I new them like you now them, then I would know them too..... now.
- pudds, on 05/06/2009, -0/+11Nope, there's no rule that requires a batter to stick with one side. The only restriction is that he can't switch boxes after the pitcher is in the set position, or has started his windup.
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/downloads/y2008/official_ru ... - ManUnitdFan, on 05/06/2009, -0/+11It must be hard not being able to ignore the ***** you don't care about.
Do you just read the newspaper front to back, ads included? Cause god knows you can't skip over stuff. - TheMrEman, on 05/06/2009, -0/+11Amazing, huh? Two Princess Bride references in one ESPN article!
At least they skipped the kissing parts... - CaptObvious, on 05/06/2009, -0/+10FTA: "He wears a specially made six-fingered Mizuno glove with two thumbs."
Six-fingered glove huh? He better watch out for Indigo Montoya... - gametavern, on 05/06/2009, -1/+9Wow, can pitch for twice as long as anyone else..
- kaptk2, on 05/06/2009, -1/+9that is what she said
- tcasey22, on 05/06/2009, -1/+9Larry Walker did it, I think that once you have 2 strikes you can't switch during that at-bat. And you can only switch once in any single at bat I believe. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
- DinosWillDie13, on 05/06/2009, -0/+6its not always your arms that give out. but i bet he can go longer.
- robdiggity, on 05/06/2009, -0/+6ding!
- LoadStar, on 05/06/2009, -1/+6"And best of all, the kid can relieve himself!" Was that REALLY the best way they could have phrased that?
- Hockey13, on 05/06/2009, -0/+5A friend of mine calls "unassisted triple play" every time there are men on first and second with nobody out. He's been doing this for years. It can get annoying.
- SpeedStix, on 05/06/2009, -0/+5Dugg for Princess Bride reference.
- DaniDives, on 05/08/2009, -0/+4The most recent triple play was May 13, 2008 by Asdrubal Cabrera of the Cleveland Indians.
http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?m ... - faceless323, on 05/06/2009, -0/+4Here's the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI7Zn4qLXuo&fea ... - pudds, on 05/06/2009, -0/+4Wikipedia to the rescue:
"Harris wasn't allowed to throw lefty in a regular-season game until September 28, 1995, the next-to-last game of his career, for the Expos. In the ninth inning, Harris retired Reggie Sanders pitching right-handed, then switched to his left hand for the next two hitters, Hal Morris and Ed Taubensee, who both batted lefty. Harris walked Morris but got Taubensee to ground out. He then went back to his right hand to retire Bret Boone to end the inning."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Harris_(pitcher, ... - RutgerB, on 05/06/2009, -0/+4I normally don't care about baseball, but this is pretty cool!
- firesights, on 05/07/2009, -0/+4"You'll probably never witness.... watch one player hit two grand slams in an inning. (Once.)"
I saw Mr. Fernando Tatis do just that. Never forget it. 8 RBIs in one inning. That's pretty tough to beat. - tmeaster, on 05/07/2009, -1/+4thanks for the clarifications
- Warren803, on 05/12/2009, -0/+3What usually happens is that there is a hit and run being executed. When the batter hits a liner, the first and 2nd base runners are already half way down the basepath. 2nd baseman or shortstop catches the liner, tags the 1st base runner cuz he's pretty much at 2nd already, then tags 2nd base since that runner is all the way at third. I can't think of any other way it happens without some sort of ridiculous things going on.
- pdmcleod, on 05/06/2009, -0/+3I've followed this guy for a while, and was even pissed, as a Sox fan, when the Yankees drafted him.
Unfortunately, as much as I'd love to see him pitch in the major leagues it seems pretty unlikely. He was drafted pretty low and scouts just don't seem to think he's got major league stuff. It's cool to see him doing well but Single A ball is a world apart from Triple A, let alone the bigs. It'd be cool to see him make a major league cameo, though. - brownsound00, on 05/06/2009, -1/+4The rule is that once the pitcher is on the rubber, the batter must hit from that side.
- Spoomeister, on 05/10/2009, -0/+3I want to see a switch pitcher who gets tommy john surgery on one elbow... pitches with the other arm while recovering... then gets tommy john on the other, and pitches with the first arm while recovering from that.
- brownsound00, on 05/06/2009, -0/+3how does that happen, catch the batter out, force out at a bag, and tag a runner?
- reuscel, on 05/08/2009, -0/+2How long until the Yankees trade him for an aging veteran?
- TheSlothKing, on 05/06/2009, -1/+3Awesome. I've always wondered why no one did this.
- Raedyn, on 05/12/2009, -0/+2The MLB rule states that the pitcher must first declare which hand he will be throwing with. The batter then needs to establish 2 feet in the batter's box (doesn't matter which side). Once this is done, and the pitcher is now on the rubber, the batter must stay within the batter's box when making contact with the ball or he is automatically out. Each is allowed one switch per at-bat.
"switch-pitchers must choose which way they will begin pitching before they start. Then, batters will select with which hand they will bat. Each are allowed one switch during the plate appearance, after the first pitch is thrown (Hill 2008)." -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switch_pitcher - lamejoketeller, on 05/11/2009, -0/+2*asterisk*
- rhabdomancer, on 05/06/2009, -1/+3No, YOU shut up!
- Rethcir, on 05/06/2009, -1/+3This guy might be a good fit on a Tony Larussa squad - he does weird things like have the pitcher bat 7th, etc. Or maybe Piniella, who once, while running the then-abysmal Devil Rays, threatened to start the game with his bullpen guys and only bring out his terrible starters around the third.
- brownsound00, on 05/07/2009, -0/+2Haha, that sucks. Imagine watching the game on Gameday/live updates. It'll go "Ball in Play: Out(s)" And I always hope it's a pop fly to advance the runners to 2nd and 3rd or something. Then BAM Joe Schmoe grounds into Triple Play. Furcal to Furcal to Furcal. 3 outs.
LOL - sportsguru23, on 05/08/2009, -0/+1I cant wait to see him psych pout the likes of jason bay and millar... the redsox... dodgers, indians and tigers along with the rays
- asskicker32, on 05/07/2009, -0/+1What a poorly written article from ESPN...
Im shocked. - seventhc, on 05/19/2009, -0/+1That was cool to see, I expected there to be a lot more running/chasing. It was a perfect set up and perfect timing.
- ObiusX, on 05/06/2009, -0/+1Watched him playing in the Northwoods League during his college career, when he played with the Wisconsin Woodchucks during the summer. It's amazing how natural looking his ambidextrous pitching is, the first game I went to I never noticed him switching hands.
- sportsguru23, on 05/08/2009, -1/+2I believe you are correct on this ruling from what I remember from reading about it years ago when another minor l;eague pitcher was able to do the same thing
- heavystone, on 05/06/2009, -0/+1interview/piece: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U2xkHOTvvw
- inactive, on 05/06/2009, -0/+1didnt think this was something new. I remember reading years ago about a minor league pitcher that does this and remember there being a rule that once a pitch was thrown he could no longer change sides against that batter. Though this sounds like the first kid that might actually make the majors. Too bad he'll be lost on the worst team in baseball (wins/million, the only way to judge team skill without a salary cap)
- Ghostalker, on 05/09/2009, -1/+2"And best of all, the kid can relieve himself!"
I can do that too, but last time *I* did it in public *I* got a ticket. - lamejoketeller, on 05/11/2009, -0/+1Welcome to the internet. You do not need to self-censor here.
- FreddieD, on 05/07/2009, -0/+1"You'll probably never witness an unassisted triple play in your lifetime, right? (There have been only 14.) Or see an intentional walk with the bases loaded. (Six.) Or watch one player hit two grand slams in an inning. (Once.)"
I guess I consider myself lucky because I saw all three of these live:
- Rafael Furcal (then with the Braves) unassisted triple play vs the Cardinals.. men on 1st and 2nd run on a hit and run, the hitter hits a scorching line drive to Furcal. He tags second, and then tags the runner on 1st base who was already 80% towards 2nd at the time. As a Cardinals fan that really bummed me out, but at the same time it was cool to watch a rare feat.
- Fernando Tatis' two grand slams in the same inning (against the Expos I think it was?). Will probably be a while before that feat is ever duplicated.
- Buck Schowalter (then the manager of the Diamondbacks) intentionally walks Barry Bonds with the bases loaded, back when Barry was hitting a home run every 8 at-bats. Buck's gamble paid off as the Diamondbacks went on to win the game. - bobdigi, on 05/19/2009, -0/+1He should also learn punctuation and complete sentences.
- nahsrocketeer75, on 05/08/2009, -0/+1Excellent. Thanks for digging that up.
- greggootz, on 05/15/2009, -0/+1Two grand slams in 1 inning...Fernando Tatis vs Chan Ho Park...my question...how was Park in the game long enough to give up 2 grand slams!?
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