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NY Yankees hurler can throw with both arms

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Now that Pat Venditte has taken the mound in a Yankees uniform, I think it's safe to say we've seen everything there is to see this spring training.

Yup, might as well pack up the kids, start the station wagon and head for home because how else are we going to top a pitcher making an ambidextrous appearance while wearing a specially-designed glove with six finger slots?

We're probably not, which is why all camps should have shut down after Venditte, the Yankees' young switch pitcher, left Tuesday's game against the Braves after giving up one run, two hits and a walk against seven batters in 1.1 innings of work in Orlando.

And here you thought Mickey Mouse was the most versatile character in the Magic Kingdom.

That Venditte goes both ways with his arms doesn't exactly qualify as a breaking story. The 24-year-old made plenty of headlines when the Yankees drafted him out of Creighton in 2008 and his arrival in the pro ranks caused the Professional Baseball Umpires Corporation to create a rule crafted especially for him. Before each batter, Venditte must visually signal to the umpire and batter which arm he intends to exclusively use during that at-bat.
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Pretty cool,too bad its the stanky Yankees that have him.
 
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But can he throw strikes?
 
You have a link for this?
 
Before each batter, Venditte must visually signal to the umpire and batter which arm he intends to exclusively use during that at-bat.
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Well WTF does he have to do that?
 
winston53660 said:
Well WTF does he have to do that?
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There was a video up on Youtube once about a switch pitcher facing a switch hitter. The two just kept going back and forth before the plate appearance officially occurred and it wasn't really going to end. I guess the rule would be to avoid a situation like this.
 
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