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  • ESPNdeportes
    MVP
    • Jul 2002
    • 3459

    #1

    Ambidextrous college pitcher

    Cool stuff. Sorry if this has been posted before, I don't really keep up with the baseball forums all that much.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/06/sp...3f5&ei=5087%0A

    This is my favorite part:

    A switch-pitcher facing a switch-hitter could make a fine Abbott and Costello routine. Against Nebraska last year, a switch-hitter came to the plate right-handed, prompting Venditte to switch to his right arm, which caused the batter to move to the left-hand batter’s box, with Venditte switching his arm again. Umpires ultimately restored order, applying the rule (the same as that in the majors) that a pitcher must declare which arm he will use before throwing his first pitch and cannot change before the at-bat ends.
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  • TheGamingChef
    MVP
    • Jun 2006
    • 3384

    #2
    Re: Ambidextrous college pitcher

    http://forums.operationsports.com/vB...d.php?t=203603

    But I thought it was pretty cool too.

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    • skitch
      Fear Ameer
      • Oct 2002
      • 12349

      #3
      Re: Ambidextrous college pitcher

      I know a guy that used to do this a little bit... most talented dude I'd ever played against.

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      • Blzer
        Resident film pundit
        • Mar 2004
        • 42520

        #4
        Re: Ambidextrous college pitcher

        Originally posted by Kredit
        I know a guy that used to do this a little bit... most talented dude I'd ever played against.
        Well, honestly... I think you and I have all come across somebody that was ambidextrous, so to me this isn't the most amazing thing. But how about this one:

        A guy that I used to play against had a dysfunctional right arm, or it was at least very weak where it just couldn't do much (he could hardly move it and barely grip with it). So, the great player that he wanted to become, he learned to throw left-handed, and what he would have to do is, if he were pitching, he would cradle his glove against his chest with his right arm, pitch the ball, and instantly stick his left hand into the glove, ready to field.

        That's not the most awesome thing, though. He also played catcher and shortstop. And yes... he would throw runners out and turn double plays. That means that he would have to catch the ball, put the glove in his right arm to cradle, take the ball out of his glove with his left hand, and throw it. Yes, he was that good at it.

        He was also a great hitter, too. But it's weird... he holds the bat with both hands and begins with both hands, but once it comes through, he lets go with his right hand (his bottom hand, since he bats left-handed) and follows through with his top hand only.


        He was amazing!
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        • skitch
          Fear Ameer
          • Oct 2002
          • 12349

          #5
          Re: Ambidextrous college pitcher

          A guy was like that here at a nearby high school... he was pretty good, too. Always hit the ball hard.

          That guy I was talking about earlier, though, was dirty. Could throw 80 with both hands at 15, and switch hit... he hit BOMBS. His named is David Sappelt, and he's at Coastal Carolina right now. Don't be surprised if he gets drafted in the next couple of years.

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