Changing Pitchers

lds7199 · #1 (**permalink**) Sun May 21, 2006, 03:46pm

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?

mattmets · #2 (**permalink**) Sun May 21, 2006, 04:55pm

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Originally Posted by lds7199

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.

mbyron · #3 (**permalink**) Sun May 21, 2006, 06:40pm

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Originally Posted by mattmets

Yes and no to questions one and two, respectfully.

Respectfully, I suggest that you mean 'respectively'.

mattmets · #4 (**permalink**) Sun May 21, 2006, 07:19pm

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Originally Posted by mbyron

Respectfully, I suggest that you mean 'respectively'.

Thanks....not an English major.

mbyron · #5 (**permalink**) Sun May 21, 2006, 07:27pm

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Originally Posted by mattmets

Thanks....not an English major.

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

How about those Mets?

bob jenkins · #6 (**permalink**) Tue May 23, 2006, 08:26am

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Originally Posted by mattmets

Yes and no to questions one and two, respectfully.

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

Respectfully Yours,

jxt127 · #7 (**permalink**) Tue May 23, 2006, 08:39pm

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

SanDiegoSteve · #8 (**permalink**) Tue May 23, 2006, 11:29pm

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.

SanDiegoSteve · #9 (**permalink**) Tue May 23, 2006, 11:31pm

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Originally Posted by jxt127

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

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

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