must pitcher declare

wentdl · #1 (**permalink**) Sun Aug 28, 2011, 12:47pm

I just watched video of minor league game where pitcher can pitch with either hand. Problem was when the next batter came up he would change left or right box as the pitcher would change which hand he would throw with. Is there not a rule where the pitcher must declare which hand he is going to throw with and if so would that be for each batter. As for the batter changing boxes, no pitch was thrown.

UmpTTS43 · #2 (**permalink**) Sun Aug 28, 2011, 01:12pm

The rule has been clarified and added to the rule book. Yes he must declare.

ozzy6900 · #3 (**permalink**) Sun Aug 28, 2011, 02:49pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by wentdl

I just watched video of minor league game where pitcher can pitch with either hand. Problem was when the next batter came up he would change left or right box as the pitcher would change which hand he would throw with. Is there not a rule where the pitcher must declare which hand he is going to throw with and if so would that be for each batter. As for the batter changing boxes, no pitch was thrown.

The video you watched was probably Staten Island and this is the mess that caused the rule to be rewritten.

wentdl · #4 (**permalink**) Mon Aug 29, 2011, 08:34pm

Yep it was Staten Island my issue is why did the umps not know what to do. This was a minor league game I thought these guys are from the schools working their way up to big leagues, or am I wrong.

johnnyg08 · #5 (**permalink**) Mon Aug 29, 2011, 08:47pm

I would say that they probably don't spend a great deal of time around the ambidextrous pitcher rule...even though it's pretty simple.

UmpJM · #6 (**permalink**) Mon Aug 29, 2011, 08:57pm

wendtl,

Maybe at the time there was no official interpretation on how to address the situation.

JM

Tim C · #7 (**permalink**) Tue Aug 30, 2011, 09:39am

Quote:

"Yep it was Staten Island my issue is why did the umps not know what to do. This was a minor league game I thought these guys are from the schools working their way up to big leagues, or am I wrong."

This ties for the dumbest post ever made on the internet.

T

PS: That makes him 2 for 2 on separate threads.

Forest Ump · #8 (**permalink**) Tue Aug 30, 2011, 10:14am

Here you go.

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wentdl · #9 (**permalink**) Tue Aug 30, 2011, 05:55pm

Sorry I wasted your time Tim.

Rich Ives · #10 (**permalink**) Wed Aug 31, 2011, 08:59am

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Originally Posted by wentdl

Sorry I wasted your time Tim.

Well - it isn't exactly new news.

MD Longhorn · #11 (**permalink**) Wed Aug 31, 2011, 04:00pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by wentdl

Yep it was Staten Island my issue is why did the umps not know what to do. This was a minor league game I thought these guys are from the schools working their way up to big leagues, or am I wrong.

They did not know what to do in THAT game because there was not a rule in place for this yet.

wentdl · #12 (**permalink**) Thu Sep 01, 2011, 06:58pm

Thanks guys, appreciate it

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