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- CrazyChair, on 07/21/2008, -0/+13Burns: Wait! You, Strawberry! Good effort today. Take a lap and hit the showers - I'm putting in a right-handed batter to hit for you.
Smithers: What?!
Strawberry: You're pinch-hitting for me?
Burns: Yes. You see, you're a left-hander and so is the pitcher. If I send up a right-handed batter, it's called "playing the percentages". It's what smart managers do to win ball games.
Strawberry: But I've got nine home runs today!
Burns: And you should be very proud of yourself. Sit down. - imdeanlabouty, on 07/19/2008, -0/+11"Twenty-five percent of players are left-handed, where in real life only 10 percent [of people] are left-handed, so that's proof that they are two-and-a-half-times better"
Haha. Nice "proof." - billjimbob, on 07/18/2008, -2/+13Lefties aren't better baseball players, they are just better against right-handed pitching... just as right-handers are better against left-handed pitching (in most cases). So, obviously, lefties have an advantage over the majority of other players in the league, but they aren't "better baseball players."
If it was a 50/50 split of lefties and righties, neither would have any kind of advantage. - minox, on 07/19/2008, -0/+8Actually, almost all penises have a leftward tilt because of the way the balls hang. The left nut invariably hangs lower, encouraging your penis to tilt left.
- bapplebo, on 07/19/2008, -0/+4Because lefties are minions of the Devil!
- XISUPERMANIX, on 07/19/2008, -0/+4This is ridiculous stop reposting dupes and making it hit the front page.
http://digg.com/baseball/How_Baseball_Is_Rigged_Fo ... - wrzhydr, on 07/19/2008, -0/+3same goes for boxing. southpaw is prone to take shots from the right, and a righthanded boxer is prone to take shots from the left. neither can see the punch coming.
- SolituSneiku, on 07/19/2008, -0/+3Joe Mauer is a lefty but throws right for that very reason
- calibration, on 07/19/2008, -0/+3That's basically what the article said.
- Karmavs, on 07/19/2008, -0/+2bob’s much more concise though.
- p51d007, on 07/19/2008, -0/+2Lefties have an advantage in bowling also. For those of you who have never bowled, ABC rules that the lanes have oil a certain distance down the lanes. Over the course of a league night, the oil gets carried down the lane in the area the ball tracks. 99% of the time, that is on the right side of the lane. For someone like me who is left handed, my ball breaks a lot better toward the end of the night, than right handed bowlers.
- Shadic, on 07/19/2008, -0/+2In his pants?
- average650, on 07/18/2008, -0/+2he only talked about advantages for hitters being lefty, there are more left handed pitchers than in the general population. Against all those left handed pitchers, being right handed would be an advantage, and it's not like the ratio of right handed pitchers to left handed pitchers is very high, it's also lower than the general population. I think there is a lot more this guy needs to talk about to write this kind of an article, there's far too much he doesn't consider.
- jebudas, on 07/19/2008, -0/+2Actually the article said this: "Twenty-five percent of players are left-handed, where in real life only 10 percent [of people] are left-handed, so that's proof that they are two-and-a-half-times better."
Which is why I didnt finish the article. - minox, on 07/19/2008, -0/+2The one place lefties aren't popular in baseball is as the catcher. With all those right-handed batters, they'd have a hell of a time throwing out runners trying to steal second because of the interference.
- DephexTwin, on 07/19/2008, -0/+2But shouldn't a left-handed boxer be really used to fighting righties whereas a right-handed boxer might only rarely meet a lefty? So that would give the lefty an advantage.
- Zoshchenko, on 07/19/2008, -0/+2I throw right and bat left. This has always served me well because I could play any position and always felt I had a slight advantage at the plate over my right-handed teammates. Also I was almost always the only left-handed batter on my teams, so I usually was put in a low spot in the order. I guess it helps that I could also hit and on youth leagues the right fielder was often not the best defensive player you had to face.
On major typo in the article: A left-handed hitter facing a left-handed batter means double trouble. Huh? - Ablue, on 07/19/2008, -0/+2Lefties make better everything. WE RULE!
- lamiaconfitor, on 07/19/2008, -0/+2Where did you get that information?
- jordan153, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1and here i thought baseball players were civilians...
- cquilliam, on 07/19/2008, -0/+11 in 10 civilians are left handed?
Well, i'm right handed in everything except Hockey, Baseball and Golf. So how do those numbers work? I'm technically not left-handed cause i write with my right hand - Karmavs, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1but if you’re boxing; you’re both trying to do the same thing to each other; so there’d be no advantage for either boxer. (just shorter matches, maybe)
- Bazookadub, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1This article is awful. He calls lefties 2.5x better than righties? And where is there any science in this? Everything he said was obvious and the stuff that wasn't quite so obvious seemed incorrect. Here is the entire article; "lefties see righties at the plate better"and "being closer to a location gets you there quicker"
Bravo Scientition, bravo. What next, 225 pound guys that run very fast are better at football than young girls? - SolituSneiku, on 07/19/2008, -2/+3what's funny is that my uncle was a minor leaguer pitcher for the Danville Braves and was a lefty and me being a righty I could always hit off him, but lefties have a natural swing, just ask Ortiz, Howard, Thome, Bonds, Edmonds, it seems like the ball just flies off the bat on what look like fly ball hits.
- kitkatsavvy, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1it does suck that the original stories never seem to make the front page anymore, but most digg readers ONLY read the front page! how are you supposed to dig the original story when all most people do is read the front page?
anyway im in a family of 12, and 6 of us are left handers (write with left hand)..some others are ambidextrous sportswise (ie one bowls right handed, writes left handed etc etc)...50% left handedness in our family..freaky ***** :) - gkiltz, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1The only reason there ARE so many left-handed baseball players is actually pretty simple!
The perfect batting lineup, all else being equal(never going to happen!) would be four righties, four lefties and a switch hitter, who could bat equally well from both sides!
However, there's a problem: Only every FIFTH person in the recruiting pool(the general population) is left handed! Sooo, if you find a good, overall athlete, who has the raw talent, you have to try harder to recruit him if he is left handed. If he's right handed, you can essentially let the NFL or the NBA get him! If he's left-handed, you can't afford to let that happen! Because the NFL or NBA can have lefties in proportion to the general population, or less! You need lefties disproportionately to the general population!
That's also why, if he's a lefty, and can throw a fast ball, and anything else, he has a future.
If he can throw well, is big and strong, he may be able to do as well as a quarterback in the NFL, but baseball has no choice but to hard-sell a lefty, where they can let a righty go by the boards!
In the NFL, the only real difference, if your QB throws left, it then becomes your right tackle who is the focus of your pass blocking, because he has the QB's blind spot when he's in his passing stance! If your QB throw's right, it's the left tackle, for the same reason. There are some good tackles who can play both sides! If you are lucky enough to have one of those, or even luckier, and have two all-pro tackles, you can do what the Raiders did in the late 70s and early 80s, and go back and forth between a righty and a lefty and never miss a beat! - bsmang, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1Conservatives can't throw!
- Hollowpoint, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1So what you're saying is they're better baseball players?
- MikeL123, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1Also, if you're a lefty with a good arm, it's a lot better (for you and your team) if you give pitching a try first.
- gettarat, on 11/16/2008, -0/+1Conservatives can't throw!
http://jewelrydiamondrings.org/ - seventhc, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1Lefties do have an advantage in certain areas since they are much more likely to be ambidextrous. I am a lefty and I can use both hands equally well, which is the result of a lefty growing up in a right handed world.
It doesn't make me a better ball player, that comes from practice. I played baseball and I sucked until I started to really love the game and practiced everyday. - djholybolt, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1Dude WTF. Does baseball and thinking of little boys on the field get you going? You sick *****.
- lamiaconfitor, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1Martial arts too, but with training, you can learn to get over it.
- BTraina, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1I'm surprised that they didn't mention pick offs on first, and how lefties have the advantage
- MtheoryX, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1See also:
http://digg.com/baseball/How_Baseball_Is_Rigged_Fo ... - Stevo592, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1Talk to your doctor about it. lol
- Peaco19, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1This already hit the front page though
- jakkyl, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1This is what happens when nerdy physic dudes trying to explain sports. My question to him, what are you going to do with all those lefties when you need middle infielders? I'd like to see a pair of lefty infielders turn a double play. Aint gonna happen. That's why you see many of those lefty 'studs' playing first base. First is a good place to 'hide' a player that's not gonna get the job done in the middle infield or 3rd base side....unless they can play outfield.
- s5demigh, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1As a kid, people always made fun of me and called me southpaw and always said "Oh, why don't you just point your hand towards the south, lefty!!!!!"
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http://jeniya.info - Shadic, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1As a lefty myself, I can say that being closer to first base when at the plate is a pretty great advantage. When I played, I had a decent amount of calls that could have gone the other way if I had to start running from another 3 feet away.
- boshuda, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1Speaking as a southpaw, I can tell you, for a fact, left handers arent better baseball players.
Sure, I could hit the ball against a right handed pitcher, I mean I could really whack it. No one could stop me! outfileders had no idea which way to run!
But I usually ran to third base first... - monkeybelly, on 07/29/2008, -0/+1I agree that left-handed people have an advantage.
- Abomonog, on 07/19/2008, -2/+2The outfield and shortstop shifts towards right field when a lefty bats. Any lefty who can then hit one between the shortstop and third will rule the diamond. Such a lefty is an excellent 3rd position hitter.
P.S. I only know this because I was that lefty in little league. - rsengel, on 07/25/2008, -0/+0thats so incorrect, throwing out runners at second is the same for both a righty and a lefty catcher. the right handed batter does not interfere with a lefty's throw if his mechanics are sound. left handed catchers have more advantages than they do disadvantages.
- traceymclain, on 07/20/2008, -0/+0I love playing baseball and I'm a lefty! we Rock!
- TroyPatterson, on 07/21/2008, -0/+0I disagree with the step closer to first. Lefties who don't run like Ichiro when they swing have to turn their body after swinging. Righties are in position to head straight to first base.
- Nono1121, on 07/24/2008, -0/+0lefties are amazing baseball and softball players. i am a lefty and i do just fine against both right and left handed pitchers! and lefty pitchers dominate in softball so the article is so right.
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