Switch-Hitter vs Switch-Pitcher

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cshs81
Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 114
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich Ives
PBUC Manual (2004) Section 6.15
Who has to commit first?

The pitcher. Teams declare all pitchers on a team roster as either a RHP or LHP before the season starts.
The pitcher. Manager declares their choice of pitcher on a line-up card from team roster before the game starts.
The pitcher. Ambi-pitcher declares himself as either a RHP or LHP during warm-up pitches before the inning starts.
Now I see this question has already been answered by Mr. Ives {post#7}

Ambidextrous pitcher vs hitter has been a topic on this website. Perhaps our elder spokesmen will answer that question, or perhaps share some ideas as to why it may have never "appeared" in OBR after so much FED/NCAA discussion on the topic.

Originally Posted by MrUmpire

According to a local AA umpire, the umpires knew that rule. The debate was over what constituted the beginning of the "at-bat"...who had to be in position first, from which point the counting of switches would begin. Since pitchers are often don't take the until the batter enters the box, they went with the batter committing first, the opposite of the FED requirement.

According to the national press, PBUC and MLB are working on a unified clarification.

Why did the MiLB umpires contradict previous FED/NCAA rulings? Very few of us have worked a game w/ an ambidextrous pitcher. Admitting a mistake was made by understanding "who must switch first" controls the pace of the game. I look forward to PBUC and MLB working on a unified clarification.