cruiser_96
Posts: 7,536
Jun 28, 2013 10:18pm
Switch hitter vs. Switch Pitcher?????? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2oD8KzxS14
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Sonofanump
Jun 28, 2013 10:31pm
Illegal.
DeadliestWarrior34
Posts: 3,101
Jun 29, 2013 12:42am
Yeah
cruiser_96
Posts: 7,536
Jun 29, 2013 7:32am
Sonofanump: which is illegal - the switch hitting or the switch pitching? Or both!?
Curly J
Posts: 7,282
Jun 29, 2013 7:55am
Yes....cruiser_96;1465605 wrote:Sonofanump: which is illegal - the switch hitting or the switch pitching? Or both!?
I don't know. Just vague booking like sonofanump did.
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Sonofanump
Jun 29, 2013 8:56am
Switch-pitchers must choose which way they will begin pitching before they start. Then, batters will select with which hand they will bat. The batter and the pitcher are each allowed one switch during the plate appearance, after the first pitch is thrown.
cruiser_96
Posts: 7,536
Jun 29, 2013 9:53am
When was this rule written? If this was written prior to this incident, when did this situation occur before that they wrote this rule? Or are you saying that someone at the higher levels had enough foresight to come up with this prior to this happening?Sonofanump;1465623 wrote:Switch-pitchers must choose which way they will begin pitching before they start. Then, batters will select with which hand they will bat. The batter and the pitcher are each allowed one switch during the plate appearance, after the first pitch is thrown.
sherm03
Posts: 7,349
Jun 29, 2013 5:55pm
This isn't correct.Sonofanump;1465623 wrote:Switch-pitchers must choose which way they will begin pitching before they start. Then, batters will select with which hand they will bat. The batter and the pitcher are each allowed one switch during the plate appearance, after the first pitch is thrown.
The official MLB rule on the books is:
The pitcher and batter can each change once PRIOR to the first pitch of the at-bat being delivered. But are not allowed to switch after the first pitch. I believe the ruling from this situation was that the pitcher gets the final switch (so the batter would have to switch first if they are going to switch...when the pitcher switches, it's over and the game then proceeds). But I don't believe that is officially on the book.Rule 8.01 (f) A pitcher must indicate visually to the umpire-in-chief, the batter and any runnersthe hand with which he intends to pitch, which may be done by wearing his glove
on the other hand while touching the pitcher’s plate. The pitcher is not permitted to
pitch with the other hand until the batter is retired, the batter becomes a runner, the
inning ends, the batter is substituted for by a pinch-hitter or the pitcher incurs an
injury. In the event a pitcher switches pitching hands during an at-bat because he
has suffered an injury, the pitcher may not, for the remainder of the game, pitch
with the hand from which he has switched. The pitcher shall not be given the
opportunity to throw any preparatory pitches after switching pitching hands. Any
change of pitching hands must be indicated clearly to the umpire-in-chief.
hasbeen
Posts: 6,504
Jun 29, 2013 7:22pm
I can't wait until sonofanump responds.sherm03;1465865 wrote:This isn't correct.
The official MLB rule on the books is:
The pitcher and batter can each change once PRIOR to the first pitch of the at-bat being delivered. But are not allowed to switch after the first pitch. I believe the ruling from this situation was that the pitcher gets the final switch (so the batter would have to switch first if they are going to switch...when the pitcher switches, it's over and the game then proceeds). But I don't believe that is officially on the book.
Curly J
Posts: 7,282
Jun 29, 2013 7:58pm
sherm03;1465865 wrote:This isn't correct.
The official MLB rule on the books is:
The pitcher and batter can each change once PRIOR to the first pitch of the at-bat being delivered. But are not allowed to switch after the first pitch. I believe the ruling from this situation was that the pitcher gets the final switch (so the batter would have to switch first if they are going to switch...when the pitcher switches, it's over and the game then proceeds). But I don't believe that is officially on the book.
But was this an MLB Sanctioned game or some Independent League?
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Jun 29, 2013 10:12pm
How awesome would it be if a guy was good enough to pitch with either arm in the majors? Think of the possibilities. He could be a right-handed starter and left-handed closer, or he could be two parts of a 5-man rotation...
sherm03
Posts: 7,349
Jun 29, 2013 10:17pm
The Staten Island Yankees are a Short-Season A affiliate of the Yankees. They are in the same league as the Mahoning Valley Scrappers. So they play by the MLB rules.Curly J;1465888 wrote:But was this an MLB Sanctioned game or some Independent League?
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bo shemmy3337
Posts: 962
Jun 30, 2013 3:34am
I have no idea why but my mind is telling me the batter should get the upper hand here. I don't know if it's because I have never seen it before or not but I feel the pitcher is wrong.
Belly35
Posts: 9,716
Jun 30, 2013 7:22am
I'm sure many on the OC switches hands.
said_aouita
Posts: 8,532
Jun 30, 2013 7:51am
So stupid.
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Sonofanump
Jun 30, 2013 8:52am
Good work.sherm03;1465865 wrote: The official MLB rule on the books is:
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Jun 30, 2013 9:14am
repssherm03;1465865 wrote:This isn't correct.
The official MLB rule on the books is:
The pitcher and batter can each change once PRIOR to the first pitch of the at-bat being delivered. But are not allowed to switch after the first pitch. I believe the ruling from this situation was that the pitcher gets the final switch (so the batter would have to switch first if they are going to switch...when the pitcher switches, it's over and the game then proceeds). But I don't believe that is officially on the book.
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Jul 1, 2013 11:50am
I remember back in the day in HS our coach would send a guy up lefthanded on occasion if the pitcher showed absolutely no ability to throw strikes to lefthanders. After one strike the batter would go back to the regular stance.