Johnson989 Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 I went to the Creighton and Nebraska game on Tuesday. One of the pitchers for Creighton was ambidextrous. It was pretty crazy, if a switch hitter came to bat, he would wait for the batter to set up, and then he would decide which arm to throw with. I was just wondering if anyone else has seen one. Pitcher Profile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirate Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 Greg A. Harris pitched in the majors and was ambidextrous... Here is a list. That is really neat though http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/...xtrous_Pitchers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarginto Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 Wow, he's one of three ambidextrous pitchers in the league? I'm surprised he's not the only one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Unit Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 That's awesome. Too bad none of those guys actually had a career using both arms. I got mad when I saw they only did it for like two innings or one game. I was hoping to see someone who actually did it a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson989 Posted April 6, 2007 Author Share Posted April 6, 2007 Wears an ambidextrous glove that has two thumb holes and four fingers Thats pretty cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matroska Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 It would be even cooler if he pitched submarine with one arm and over the top with the other and some sort of ambidextrous glove so he didnt have to go to the dugout all the time to switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkslide820 Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 The only one I can think of off the top of my head is Tony Mullane. He pitched in the 1880s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philliesphan18 Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 There was someone who did have an ambidextrous glove in the majors. I forget which team he pitched for though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pudge77 Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 A high school near mine had an ambedixtrious pitcher a few years back.....Moeller High School if any of you have heard of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SESbb30 Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 i heard about that guy last year. i used to be able to throw with both arms. now i only use the left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronmexico Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 I can throw with both but sadly I can only get it up to 75, 80 max. =( I was born a lefty and my parents made me a righty cause that's what customary in Russia, which they are from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 hey, you may not get to the majors with that velocity unless you got a knuckler, but that's still pretty good. could be worse, i can barely make it to the cutoff man at times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronmexico Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 Lol, Imagine, the ambidexturous knuckler...freaky :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkslide820 Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 I can throw switch, too. I just can't throw as good lefty as I can righty. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cybernetic Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 There was a guy in the Jays system last year who could pitch with both arms.. Spike Lundberg from Australia but he only pitched right-handed as far as I could tell last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angryrat Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 I've heard this before, but I can't remember the rules regarding ambidextrious pitching.... Is it that you must decide what side to throw from each at bat? I am 99.9% sure that you cannot change your delivery each pitch in the at bat. Meaning, once you begin an AB throwing lefty, you must finish that at bat lefty before you can switch to righty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 I've heard this before, but I can't remember the rules regarding ambidextrious pitching.... Is it that you must decide what side to throw from each at bat? I am 99.9% sure that you cannot change your delivery each pitch in the at bat. Meaning, once you begin an AB throwing lefty, you must finish that at bat lefty before you can switch to righty. You're correct, and that also applies to the batter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkslide820 Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 I thought the batter can switch. John Kruk did it against Randy Johnson. School yard rules dictate you cannot switch after 2 strikes, at least around here anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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