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Question about switch pitching....
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Question about switch pitching....


Apr 17, 2015, 12:02 PM

I think I've read about switch pitchers twice on the college level. Obviously it's incredibly rare. The question for trivia fans: has there ever been a switch pitcher at the major-league level? I would imagine that someone who could successfully do that would be able to command a contract with god-like numbers.

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Apr 17, 2015, 12:07 PM

And I actually found a reply on Wikipedia, of course. I'm old enough to occasionally forget there's an internet beyond whatever site I'm currently on.

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Are they allowed to keep an extra glove on the mound ...


Apr 17, 2015, 1:01 PM

... or do they have to run to the dugout and switch gloves?

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Apr 17, 2015, 2:56 PM

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2400389-have-glove-will-travel-as-switch-pitcher-pat-venditte-tries-to-make-history


In this case one glove worn on either hand.

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Apr 17, 2015, 8:14 PM

That was a very interesting article and video. Never heard of such.

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Apr 17, 2015, 3:25 PM

Oakland has one now. He uses a special glove that's essentially hinged down the middle. The tricky part is when facing a switch batter. They got into a yelling match earlier in the season because you're supposed to announce how you're throwing before the batter enters the batters box and then he threw to first several times which is essentially warming up his new throwing arm.

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Apr 17, 2015, 3:44 PM

I had a young guy who played on my American Legion team who pitched with either hand but he only used the right or left in a single game. As I recall, he never changed during a inning. He had a single glove for either hand. Very good pitcher too. A real rarity. I seem to remember one from my youth in the major leagues.a

Trivia question... What was Billy Sunday's claim to fame?

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wasn't he the crazy preacher?


Apr 17, 2015, 3:58 PM

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