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Rich Ives Fri Mar 09, 2012 06:33pm
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Originally Posted by tankmjg24 (Post 831074)
Sorry for the delay in a response. Been a lot of long days at work and long nights on the ball field the last couple of days.

My father played professional baseball in the early 70s and was a catcher. He had a pretty good arm and he remembers being listed on the lineup card as a pitcher in case they needed a few emergency innings.
It wasn't a rule then either.

johnnyg08 Sat Mar 10, 2012 09:59am
It probably was a courtesy thing that the manager did for his team not because there was a rule. Kind of like a "hey, if we get into trouble, you're pitching" then it would keep the entire non-pitching roster from ribbing the skipper to get a shot at pitching.

Steven Tyler Mon Mar 12, 2012 03:22pm
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Originally Posted by tankmjg24 (Post 831074)
Sorry for the delay in a response. Been a lot of long days at work and long nights on the ball field the last couple of days.

My father played professional baseball in the early 70s and was a catcher. He had a pretty good arm and he remembers being listed on the lineup card as a pitcher in case they needed a few emergency innings.
What happens if they run out of catchers? Most teams only carry two on their roster.

MD Longhorn Mon Mar 12, 2012 04:02pm
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Originally Posted by Steven Tyler (Post 831525)
What happens if they run out of catchers? Most teams only carry two on their roster.
They also list all possibly catchers on their lineup as well. :)

yawetag Mon Mar 12, 2012 08:48pm
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Originally Posted by mbcrowder (Post 831538)
They also list all possibly catchers on their lineup as well. :)
When I was a kid, some of the players' baseball cards listed their position as IF. I guess this means they're set to play any infield position.

Steven Tyler Tue Mar 13, 2012 03:11pm
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Originally Posted by yawetag (Post 831602)
When I was a kid, some of the players' baseball cards listed their position as IF. I guess this means they're set to play any infield position.
The jack of all trades utility player would have been to much to print on the card.


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