Pat Venditte

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

I think the rule is straight forward and definitely needed to avoid chaos (as Frayed Knot) describes and as happened in the minor. The article and image below demonstrates the need for the rule.

https://youtu.be/yDyCRTlKllkwww.athleticsnation.com/2015/6/5/8735407/the-pat-venditte-rule-what-happens-when-a-switch-pitcher-faces-a

[batmagadanleadoff]

Rockin' Doc wrote: I think the rule is straight forward and definitely needed to avoid chaos (as Frayed Knot) describes and as happened in the minor. The article and image below demonstrates the need for the rule. https://youtu.be/yDyCRTlKllkwww.athleticsnation.com/2015/6/5/8735407/the-pat-venditte-rule-what-happens-when-a-switch-pitcher-faces-a

Your link's bad. Try this video. The fun begins at the 40 second mark.

yDyCRTlKllk

By the way, obligating the pitcher to declare his pitching hand at the beginning of each pitch would eliminate the chaotic situation shown in that video of a Yankees-Cyclones game.

[Zvon]

Venditte is a better man than I. With a 7-2 lead, as soon as the Cyclone guy stopped fuckin' around I would'a plunked him.

[Edgy MD]

Good for him for fighting for his rights.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

batmagadanleadoff - "Your link's bad. Try this video. The fun begins at the 40 second mark."

That's the video I was trying to post, but my limited computer skills aparently foiled me. Thanks for the assist. A situation like that in the video is I'm sure what led to the "Venditte Rule" which requires him to declare which had he intends to pitch with to a given batter.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Rockin' Doc wrote: batmagadanleadoff - "Your link's bad. Try this video. The fun begins at the 40 second mark." That's the video I was trying to post, but my limited computer skills aparently foiled me. Thanks for the assist. A situation like that in the video is I'm sure what led to the "Venditte Rule" which requires him to declare which had he intends to pitch with to a given batter.

It was made clear from that game incident, if no one had anicipated it beforehand, that some kind of rule was needed. Otherwise, the batter and pitcher could switch sides/hands indefinitely without an actual pitch ever being thrown.

[Ceetar]

it's almost like no one watched the video i posted early in this thread.

[MFS62]

If I want to see a novelty act, I'll (to paraphrase Ernie Kovacs in his novel "Zoomar") watch old tapes of the Ed Sullivan Show to see a dog fart the Star Spangled Banner.
When the novelty has worn off, it will all boil down to how well he pitches.

Later

[Guest themetfairy]

And apparently he can swim!

[dinosaur jesus]

Well, he does have a submarine delivery.

[Edgy MD]

I've seen that image floating around, but nobody is mentioning which paper.

[Guest themetfairy]

Edgy MD wrote: I've seen that image floating around, but nobody is mentioning which paper.

Reportedly it's the East Oregonian out of Pendelton, Oregon

[Frayed Knot]

MFS62 wrote: If I want to see a novelty act, I'll (to paraphrase Ernie Kovacs in his novel "Zoomar") watch old tapes of the Ed Sullivan Show to see a dog fart the Star Spangled Banner. When the novelty has worn off, it will all boil down to how well he pitches.

Nothing about this guy's history suggests that he's a novelty act.

[MFS62]

Novel , as in new and different.
The rest was more about poetic license than about his baseball skills.
B'sides, how often do you see Ernie Kovacs mentioned here?

Later

[Guest cooby]

Ceetar wrote: it's almost like no one watched the video i posted early in this thread.

I watched it ceetar.

It looks like Venditte was in the "cup askew" fraternity

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

The best thing about being an ambidextrous pitcher is that he can relieve himself on the mound.

[Frayed Knot]

Was put on the DL with a sore right shoulder.
My question is, WHY? He's still usable.