Changing Pitchers
 

Does a player become the pitcher of record if he throws a warm-up pitch in between innings? Say the short-stop comes out, picks up the ball, gets on the mound and throws a warm-up pitch. Does he now have to pitch to one batter? Also, say it is the 3rd inning the starting pitcher comes out and throws his warm-up pitches, but then, the coach decides that he wants to make a pitching change. Does the pitcher have to pitch to one hitter?

Yes and no to questions one and two, respectfully.

Respectfully, I suggest that you mean 'respectively'. :rolleyes:

:p Thanks....not an English major.

Hey, me too! Or is it, me neither? Anyway, I'm just a native speaker...

How about those Mets?

Unless it was FED ball. then the answers are "no" and "no."

Respectfully Yours,

I wasted all my time in school taking physics and Russian. (All wasted apparently!).

With all due respect, in OBR the pitcher need not throw a warm-up pitch to be considered an unannounced substitute. All he must do is take his position on the rubber, and he's the pitcher. Only in Little League do they add the phrase, "and throws one warm-up pitch to the catcher." Rule 3.08(a)(1).

R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what it means to me.

I was wasted most of the time in school too. I know, I know, you can tell!:D