Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 exptools; site ihuxb.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!lll-crg!dual!qantel!ihnp4!ihuxb!mcal From: mcal@ihuxb.UUCP (Mike Clifford) Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball Subject: Re: Ambidextrous pitchers Message-ID: <1128@ihuxb.UUCP> Date: Tue, 13-Aug-85 14:57:09 EDT Article-I.D.: ihuxb.1128 Posted: Tue Aug 13 14:57:09 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 18-Aug-85 21:02:26 EDT References: <3550@decwrl.UUCP> <1474@peora.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 20 > From: ryan@fremen.DEC > > Also, he'd have to have two gloves - could he > >keep the spare on the field (with the rosin bag), or would he have to go > >to the bench between batters? > > Isn't there a rule where a pitcher (all players?) cannot change > their gloves during a game? If so, then I don't think a ball club > would take advantage of an ambidextrous pitcher within a game. > -- > Bernie Dougan I think that if I managed a team with an ambidextrous pitcher, I would still let him use either arm even if he wasn't allowed to switch gloves. He could for instance, bring out the glove for his left hand when pitching to a lineup that consisted more of righthanded batters, and, when the lefthanded batters would come up, he would perch the glove on his right hand. It would be more difficult to field, but not to the extent that it would even out his advantage to pitch lefthanded to lefty batters and righthanded to righty batters. Mike Clifford