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malthaussen

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3. Interesting. So the rule favors the hitter.

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 6, 2015, 11:55 AM

Jun 2015

Wonder if the advent of Mr Venditte had anything to do with this rule. Probably not, since there have been switch-pitchers at other levels of baseball.

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Oakland's ambidextrous pitcher Pat Venditte makes MLB debut [View all] Auggie Jun 2015 OP

Somewhere, Tony Mullane is smiling. malthaussen Jun 2015 #1

2015 Official Baseball Rule 5.07(f) (formerly 2014 OBR 8.01(f)) covers this situation: Brother Buzz Jun 2015 #2

Interesting. So the rule favors the hitter. malthaussen Jun 2015 #3

Yes, and the fans Brother Buzz Jun 2015 #4

From a managerial standpoint... malthaussen Jun 2015 #6

Thing is, Venditte is damn good with either arm Brother Buzz Jun 2015 #7

To some degree it also favors the bullpen Auggie Jun 2015 #5

I'm a little old-fashioned, in that I think left/right differentials are overrated... malthaussen Jun 2015 #8

There's been at least one major league player do this already. hughee99 Jun 2015 #11

Pat Venditte is MLB's First Amphibious Pitcher Brother Buzz Jun 2015 #9

He'll be a holy terror against the Rays KamaAina Jun 2015 #10

He's on th DL with a right shoulder strain. El Supremo Jun 2015 #12

It's been a disastrous season for the A's. Thank goodness Oakland has the Warriors. Auggie Jun 2015 #13