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Thursday, April 16, 2009

Switch Hitter vs Switch Pitcher



When are the Yankees going to promote this sideshow??

Apparently, baseball invented a new rule because of him. It reads:
  • The pitcher must visually indicate to the umpire, batter and runner(s) which way he will begin pitching to the batter. Engaging the rubber with the glove on a particular hand is considered a definitive commitment to which arm he will throw with. The batter will then choose which side of the plate he will bat from.
  • The pitcher must throw one pitch to the batter before any “switch” by either player is allowed.
  • After one pitch is thrown, the pitcher and batter may each change positions one time per at-bat. For example, if the pitcher changes from right-handed to left-handed and the batter then changes batter’s boxes, each player must remain that way for the duration of that at-bat (unless the offensive team substitutes a pinch hitter, and then each player may again “switch” one time).
  • Any switch (by either the pitcher or the batter) must be clearly indicated to the umpire. There will be no warm-up pitches during the change of arms.
  • If an injury occurs the pitcher may change arms but not use that arm again during the remainder of the game.

3 comments:

  1. i think this is the third time you've put up this exact video.

    and why are you putting eckstein in your tags again? Gotta be a team player

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  2. 1) I actually tagged the REAL david eckstein in my post
    2) Any post that takes me 60+ mins to type gets that tag so i can reference it (which I often do) quickly in the future. Take note that I rarely use the tag anymore.
    3) I really love this video

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  3. and it's the first time ive posted it on the blog :)

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