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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-20-08 08:00 PM
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When an ambidextrous pitcher faces a switch-hitter...
things can get rather complicated. :)


Henriquez had been swinging left-handed in the on-deck circle, so Venditte switched his glove to his right hand in order to face the 21-year-old backstop. Seeing this, Henriquez instead came to the plate batting from the right side. So, Venditte switched his glove back to his left hand. Henriquez then decided to bat lefty, and Venditte switched his glove yet again.


http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080620&content_id=2969030&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
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PeaceNikki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-20-08 08:02 PM
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1. I saw this reported on the news this AM and thought of you
Edited on Fri Jun-20-08 08:02 PM by PeaceNikki
interesting story, no?

:D
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-20-08 08:12 PM
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4. reyd reid reed e-mailed it to me
MLB rules say a batter can't switch sides once he's in the box, but they don't say anything about before that. :)
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-20-08 08:02 PM
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2. I would LOVE to see that.
:D
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-20-08 08:14 PM
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5. I know, huh?
Somebody oughta come up with an Abbott and Costello-type bit to play on the PA while the "debate" is goin' on. :D
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-20-08 08:32 PM
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6. No kidding. In other news the Twins just touched Randy Johnson
for 7 runs. 6 in the bottom of the third!

:bounce::bounce:
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-20-08 08:36 PM
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7. That's no touch
That's a dope slap across a very ugly face. :D
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-20-08 08:38 PM
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8. Yes it is, and I hope the Twins slap that fugly face a few more times.
:D
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-20-08 08:47 PM
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9. Hey, what's the temperature there?
I bet the Dodgers pitchers blew off running in the outfield. :)
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-20-08 09:05 PM
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10. right now according to my digital thermometer it is 96
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-20-08 09:09 PM
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12. Wunderground has 'sports weather'
I just noticed they're forecasting 97 for the start of tomorrow's day game.



Eh, at least it ain't a St. Louis or Atlanta 97.
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-20-08 09:12 PM
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13. 97 in the stadium means like 112 on the field.
:puke:
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-20-08 09:13 PM
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14. 'But it's a DRY heat'
:D
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-20-08 10:05 PM
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16. ...
:nuke:
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mainegreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-20-08 08:06 PM
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3. What a riot.
:rofl:
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undeterred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-20-08 09:07 PM
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11. - like two bisexuals checking each other out
:shrug:
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reyd reid reed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-20-08 09:54 PM
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15. And there's video of it
http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200806202968278

I kinda feel sorry for the batter...poor kid doesn't know what the hell's going on.
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Roon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-20-08 10:31 PM
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17. I do that when I am playing pool
I can shoot pool left handed or right handed. The pros tell me I should follow up with that in practice.I guess if I had a table in my house I would do it. But I am not going to spend money at a bar two times a week to play pool.
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