can someone please explain a DOUBLE SWITCH?

[KillRoy]

I`ve been watching alot of baseball lately and often I will see managers pull a "double switch" but i`m not sure what it is. can someone explain it?

thanks!

[Shaver]

Re: can someone please explain a DOUBLE SWITCH?

Here is the most basic way to describe it.

It's when a manager changes a Pitcher and a Position Player at the same time, but moves the position player into the 9 hole to avoid the pitcher batting in the next half inning. They do it under the assumption that they will switch again sometime before the pitcher comes to bat.

[Shaver]

Re: can someone please explain a DOUBLE SWITCH?

Here is the most basic way to describe it.

It's when a manager changes a Pitcher and a Position Player at the same time, but moves the position player into the 9 hole to avoid the pitcher batting in the next half inning. They do it under the assumption that they will switch again sometime before the pitcher comes to bat.

[Neolithic]

Re: can someone please explain a DOUBLE SWITCH?

I might be off base here.....but I think it's correct.

ok, A manager can move anyone around onthe field as he wants, he can move the Catcher to first and the first baseman to pitch if he likes..

a double switch is wehre current pitcher is taken out of the game, and the spot it vacant, now, the manager subs in a pitcher to a position players spot on the firld, (say....shortstop, who bats 5th in the 1-9 order)

Immeadiatly the Pitcher is moved from SS defensively to P. But he takes the SS's spot in the batting order...5th,

now there is a hole at SS.....

So you sub in a new SS who bats in the 9th spot because it's open


so I guess it would look liek this:
Original
1-cf
2-rf
3-Lf
4-1b
5-ss
6-2b
7-3b
8-c
9-P

First Switch

1-cf
2-rf
3-Lf
4-1b
5-NEW PITCHER PUT IN AT SS
6-2b
7-3b
8-c
9-OPEN (pitcher taken down)
Second Switch

1-cf
2-rf
3-Lf
4-1b
5-P now moved from SS position on field to Mound to pitch
6-2b
7-3b
8-c
9-SS put in after the pitcher is moved to the mound defensively


I probably comfised everyone, but, I think it's right.

This is obviously a much deeper look than matters, in the games...it's .....I put in a pitcher and a position player, and they switch spots in teh batting order.

[Neolithic]

Re: can someone please explain a DOUBLE SWITCH?

I might be off base here.....but I think it's correct.

ok, A manager can move anyone around onthe field as he wants, he can move the Catcher to first and the first baseman to pitch if he likes..

a double switch is wehre current pitcher is taken out of the game, and the spot it vacant, now, the manager subs in a pitcher to a position players spot on the firld, (say....shortstop, who bats 5th in the 1-9 order)

Immeadiatly the Pitcher is moved from SS defensively to P. But he takes the SS's spot in the batting order...5th,

now there is a hole at SS.....

So you sub in a new SS who bats in the 9th spot because it's open


so I guess it would look liek this:
Original
1-cf
2-rf
3-Lf
4-1b
5-ss
6-2b
7-3b
8-c
9-P

First Switch

1-cf
2-rf
3-Lf
4-1b
5-NEW PITCHER PUT IN AT SS
6-2b
7-3b
8-c
9-OPEN (pitcher taken down)
Second Switch

1-cf
2-rf
3-Lf
4-1b
5-P now moved from SS position on field to Mound to pitch
6-2b
7-3b
8-c
9-SS put in after the pitcher is moved to the mound defensively


I probably comfised everyone, but, I think it's right.

This is obviously a much deeper look than matters, in the games...it's .....I put in a pitcher and a position player, and they switch spots in teh batting order.