Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watarts.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!lll-crg!dual!qantel!ihnp4!mhuxn!mhuxr!ulysses!burl!clyde!watmath!watarts!mupmalis From: mupmalis@watarts.UUCP (M. A. Upmalis) Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball Subject: Re: Ambidextrous pitchers Message-ID: <8526@watarts.UUCP> Date: Mon, 12-Aug-85 23:16:58 EDT Article-I.D.: watarts.8526 Posted: Mon Aug 12 23:16:58 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 19-Aug-85 05:24:07 EDT References: <3550@decwrl.UUCP> Reply-To: mupmalis@watarts.UUCP (M. A. Upmalis) Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 18 In article <3550@decwrl.UUCP> ryan@fremen.DEC (Mike Ryan DTN 264-8280 MK01-2/H32) writes: >I recently read that Greg Harris of the Rangers is ambidextrous, and the >Rangers are considering using him from both sides. Right now he pitches >right-handed in games but throws batting practice left-handed. This leads >to some interesting speculations: There is a kid recently in the news who pitches with both arms. He would start with one hand then "come on in relief" of himself to throw from the other side. The question was whether or not he got the eight warm up pitches! I don't know the answer. He is also working up to switching every other inning then on the same batter. His stance would start with the pitcher facing second so the hitter wouldn't know which arm... -- Mike Upmalis (mupmalis@watarts)ihnp4!watmath!watarts!mupmalis