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June 21, 2008
Y'knew this was gonna happen eventually...
The Texass stRangers once had on their roster a relief pitcher by the name of Greg Harris.
Harris wasn't a bad pitcher, per se - in fact, for a couple of years, he served as their closer - but what set him apart was this little known fact: He could pitch with either hand. There were even rumors that he was working on a special glove to do just that.
Ever since then, I'd always wondered what would happen if he were to try that, and a switch hitter - say, Pete Rose, for example - were to come up to bat with the idea to switch to either side of the plate in an effort to counter the switch-pitcher.
Well, now we have our answer.
In his professional debut, Pat Venditte of the Staten Island Yankees – a natural right-hander whose father taught him to pitch with either arm – played cat-and-mouse in the ninth inning with the Brooklyn Cyclones' Ralph Henriquez as each player tried to gain an advantage, holding up the game for seven minutes.
Check out the video:
Given that there was a runner on first, I might have wanted my pitcher to stay with the left hand, for the better pickoff attempt. That's just me, though. 
Posted by Lord Spatula I, King & Tyrant at June 21, 2008 05:29 PM
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