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Old Fri Feb 17, 2012, 07:19pm
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It's doubtful that her glove would be legal.
It isn't that difficult to wear the glove on the other hand.
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Old Fri Feb 17, 2012, 07:41pm
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It isn't that difficult to wear the glove on the other hand.
Is she required to wear a glove?
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Old Fri Feb 17, 2012, 08:46pm
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Is she required to wear a glove?
Absolutely not.
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Old Fri Feb 17, 2012, 08:08pm
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It isn't that difficult to wear the glove on the other hand.
That glove has 6 fingers and 2 webs. Switch glove!
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Old Fri Feb 17, 2012, 10:59pm
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It isn't that difficult to wear the glove on the other hand.
But would it even be legal? I can't say it would be.
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Old Sat Feb 18, 2012, 12:00am
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But would it even be legal? I can't say it would be.
What would be illegal about it? Glove is to be worn on the hand, doesn't say which hand.
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Old Sat Feb 18, 2012, 07:19am
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Oh come on!!

It is taking this long for someone to post: "Who is on first, might not go first."

But "I dont know." was pretty good.

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Old Sat Feb 18, 2012, 09:40am
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What would be illegal about it? Glove is to be worn on the hand, doesn't say which hand.
Oops, sorry... Brain fart. Wasn't thinking before typing.

Would a glove with the extra thumb even be legal? That's what I meant to ask.

I would say not.
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Old Sat Feb 18, 2012, 10:43am
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Oops, sorry... Brain fart. Wasn't thinking before typing.

Would a glove with the extra thumb even be legal? That's what I meant to ask.

I would say not.
I wouldn't think so as long at the glove met all the specs. However, I'm not even talking about a special glove. I'm talking about any old ball glove.

This used to be something everyone had to do when playing one of our three daily games of baseball as a kid because no everyone had their own glove and not everyone threw with the same arm.
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Old Tue Feb 21, 2012, 11:10am
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Softball doesn't have a rule for this - as they have specific timing requirement for both batter and pitcher - and like most here, I would call time once for the batter, but once it was clear what was going on, I'd make her get in the box and let the pitcher pitch.

However, in baseball this is specifically addressed - and it HAS happened (there have been 2 minor league switch pitchers in the past). The PITCHER must declare which hand they are pitching with, at which point the batter gets in their box.
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Old Tue Feb 21, 2012, 12:32pm
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However, in baseball this is specifically addressed - and it HAS happened (there have been 2 minor league switch pitchers in the past). The PITCHER must declare which hand they are pitching with, at which point the batter gets in their box.
And why does the batter get the advantage? Because they are not as good as they claim to be. IMO, if your ability to hit relies upon the hand with which the ball is released, you are not good enough to be a pro ballplayer.
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