Re: Switch Pitcher vs Switch Hitter


"DaveW" <myob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:12:17 -0400, "Mary1973" <MLAWLOR@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Did anyone watch the Cyclones game last night? My son sent me a link to a
clip where the SI Skankees pitcher was pitching against a switch hitter.
Both of them switch. The batter would bat lefty so the pitcher would
switch
to his right hand. It just kept going on and on. Well, the clip ends and
I
don't know how it was resolved!

Help!

From Wikipedia:

"In his first minor league appearance with the Staten Island Yankees
against their crosstown rivals the Brooklyn Cyclones (the respective
Yankees and Mets affiliates are the only two minor league teams in New
York City), Venditte pitched a scoreless ninth inning for a Yankees
win. The appearance is notable because there was an unusual incident
before Venditte faced the last Cyclone batter; the batter, Ralph
Henriquez, is a switch-hitter, and upon choosing to bat left- or
right-handed (with Venditte subsequently choosing to pitch with the
same hand), Henriquez would then go to the other side of the plate
(and adjust his shin guard--which is worn on the front leg when a
batter takes their stance) to regain the advantage. After this had
happened several times the teams appealed to the umpiring crew, which
ruled in favor of the pitcher. Venditte subsequently struck out a very
frustrated Henriquez (who slammed his bat against the dirt in anger)
to end the game."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Venditte

Thanks both of you. I heard Venditte interviewed on Sunday. He said that
he could not change arms in the middle of an at bat. Of course, this was a
pre-bat. I wonder if this ever happened before in his career and how it was
ruled (high school or college). Anyway, he isn't even sure if the Skankees
will make him choose one arm or let him continue to "switch".


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