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  • Switch-pitcher Pat Venditte to be called up by the A's

    Should be fun to watch. Went to a Staten Island Yankee game in 2008 with Revo and others and got to see him. His minor league numbers show that he's legit, and not just a curiosity.
    Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges!

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    • #3
      He's also rewriting the rulebook.

      "His versatility obviously creates a consistent matchup advantage. He's able to pitch righty against right-handed batters and lefty against left-handed batters, using a special six-fingered glove. The only issue is when he's facing a switch-hitter.

      There's a rule for that, however. The Pat Venditte Rule states the pitcher must first declare which arm he's going to use to throw and must continue to do so until the conclusion of the current at-bat."

      source:Bleacher Report
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      • #4
        Very cool that he got called up. Good for him!

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        • #5
          Too bad he's not a starter. He could throw 150 pitches per game.
          “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”

          ― Albert Einstein

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          • #6
            Originally posted by madducks View Post
            Too bad he's not a starter. He could throw 150 pitches per game.
            Or start both games of a doubleheader!
            Considering his only baseball post in the past year was bringing up a 3 year old thread to taunt Hornsby and he's never contributed a dime to our hatpass, perhaps?

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            • #7
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              • #8
                Plus, he can pitch under water!

                I'm not expecting to grow flowers in the desert...

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                • #9
                  Wow, he can throw with both arms AND breathe underwater? Maybe he's Aquaman.
                  Considering his only baseball post in the past year was bringing up a 3 year old thread to taunt Hornsby and he's never contributed a dime to our hatpass, perhaps?

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Jefe View Post
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                    I want this shirt.
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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Pogues View Post
                      Wow, he can throw with both arms AND breathe underwater? Maybe he's Aquaman.
                      Hilarious!

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                      • #12
                        the copy editor heard he was [a] Submariner, so.....
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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by heyelander View Post
                          Plus, he can pitch under water!

                          Now pitching for the Atlantian Krakens....
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                          • #14
                            Athletics placed SHP Pat Venditte on the 15-day disabled list with a right shoulder strain.

                            I don't quite understand this move, couldn't he still pitch left-handed?

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Ryno84MVP View Post
                              Athletics placed SHP Pat Venditte on the 15-day disabled list with a right shoulder strain.

                              I don't quite understand this move, couldn't he still pitch left-handed?
                              Apparently it's not recommended that the strained shoulder be subjected to the pitching motion, even if he was throwing the ball with the other arm.

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