Switch-pitcher switch-hitter awesomeness
by zknower on Jul 1, 2008 10:28 AM EDT
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PrintBack in the beginning of April 6, there was a brief discussion started by Jonnypops about switch pitcher Pat Venditte, drafted by the Yankees this year. In the thread, punkrawka expressed a desire to see a switch-pitcher/switch-hitter matchup before his demise.
Punk, your wish is granted. Venditte made his professional debut for the Staten Island Yankees against the Brooklyn Cyclones on June 19. With the Cyclones trailing 7-2, Venditte came on to close the door in the ninth. He retired two batters, then gave up a hit. With two outs, and a possible comeback in the making, Ralph Enriquez, a switch-hitter, strode to the plate....
The video is hilarious. It starts with the previous batter, and then Enriquez steps in (off camera) at the :45 mark. Be forewarned the video is over 8 minutes long! Of special note is the 4:36 mark, where you can watch the whole sequence from the centerfield camera, which gives you a better idea of the cat-and-mouse game than the initial angles they show.
And here's the NY Times write-up on the incident from two days later.
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thats awesome
that was the first thing i asked about the very first time i ever even heard of a switch hitter. now, nearly 20 years later, my question has been answered. amazing.
"I’m sure glad he didn’t try to bunt." - DD on Melmo's game winning double, 6/17
I saw this on Pinstripe Alley
I though it was freaking hillarious. I wish we had a guy like that.
Geaux Eaux's
Great!
That was good stuff. It’s like when you walk down the street and someone is in your path, and you do that stupid shuffle to get out of the way, but neither of you can out-juke the other.
I wish people would just walk on the right side of the street.
Specially made
6 finger holes, so he can switch it to either hand. No lie.
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
About 10-12 years ago
a guy named Greg Harris switch pitched for the Expos.
You can't fix stupid. Stupid is forever.
Here's his glove
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
I'm pretty sure
he better special order it NOW.
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
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