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Old Fri Mar 09, 2012, 06:33pm
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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.
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Old Sat Mar 10, 2012, 09:59am
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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.
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Old Mon Mar 12, 2012, 03:22pm
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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.
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Old Mon Mar 12, 2012, 04:02pm
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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.
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Old Mon Mar 12, 2012, 08:48pm
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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.
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Old Tue Mar 13, 2012, 03:11pm
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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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