Switch Pitcher

rjl518 · 05-12-2015, 08:38 PM

This is Pat Venditte!
A Switch Pitcher pitching for the Nashville Sounds.
OOTP clearly has him as a RHP, but he is also a LHP.
What do you guys think of this phenom?
Pat Venditte Stats, Highlights, Bio | MiLB.com Stats | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball

Ambidextrous Nashville Sounds pitcher Pat Venditte has the rarest of MLB skills

Assos · 05-12-2015, 08:45 PM

If I remember correctly, he has to declare which arm he is pitching with and I believe he is more of a righty.

But, but the grace of God, if I could ask for one thing, I would have been born a lefty and be in the prime of my pitching career right now at 37 years old!

'94 EXPOS · 05-12-2015, 08:46 PM

There was a reliever for the Expos back in the day...Greg Harris maybe?....he could pitch both hands....had a custom glove that he could switch hands with...I believe he pitched at least one game where he switched in the same inning...pretty cool stuff

Assos · 05-12-2015, 08:49 PM

Switch pitcher - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yep, it was Greg Harris. Bunch of info on the switch pitcher. As rare as a left handed catcher.

TomVeal · 05-12-2015, 09:11 PM

There were a couple of OOTP 15 threads about Pat Venditte and how the game ought to handle switch pitchers. You might want to look them up.

'94 EXPOS · 05-12-2015, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Assos

Switch pitcher - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yep, it was Greg Harris. Bunch of info on the switch pitcher. As rare as a left handed catcher.

After seeing him do it I thought I would give it a whirl. That experiment didn't last long

The first time I ever tried throwing a knuckleball was in a game....right over the backstop....I wasn't any good but I always tried hard!

MarkInCincy · 05-12-2015, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by '94 EXPOS

After seeing him do it I thought I would give it a whirl. That experiment didn't last long

The first time I ever tried throwing a knuckleball was in a game....right over the backstop....I wasn't any good but I always tried hard!

I was ambidextrous. To this day, as a hitter I had more power LH, better contact, as a LH pitcher I still throw junk, slow curve & knuckle ball, as a righty a fastball (only 70-72 mph but then I am 55!!!), Slider and a semi cutter (never could throw anywhere near the plate with a RH curve)

05-12-2015, 08:38 PM	#1
rjl518 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Born in Shea Stadium, lives in LoanDepot Park. Posts: 6,242	Switch Pitcher This is Pat Venditte! A Switch Pitcher pitching for the Nashville Sounds. OOTP clearly has him as a RHP, but he is also a LHP. What do you guys think of this phenom? Pat Venditte Stats, Highlights, Bio \| MiLB.com Stats \| The Official Site of Minor League Baseball Ambidextrous Nashville Sounds pitcher Pat Venditte has the rarest of MLB skills Attached Images __________________ My Threads: MLB Project 32 by SFGiants58 "Colon looking for his 1st hit of the year and he DRIVES ONE! Deep left field! Back goes Upton! Back near the wall! ITS OUTTA HERE!!! Bartolo has done it!!! THE IMPOSSIBLE HAS HAPPENED!!! This is one of the great moments in the history of baseball! Bartolo Colon has gone deep!" ---Gary Cohen. (May 7, 2016) (Petco Park) NYM 6 @ SD 3

05-12-2015, 08:45 PM	#2
Assos All Star Starter Join Date: May 2004 Location: Just on the fair side of the foul pole! Posts: 1,772	If I remember correctly, he has to declare which arm he is pitching with and I believe he is more of a righty. But, but the grace of God, if I could ask for one thing, I would have been born a lefty and be in the prime of my pitching career right now at 37 years old!

05-12-2015, 08:46 PM	#3
'94 EXPOS Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 312	There was a reliever for the Expos back in the day...Greg Harris maybe?....he could pitch both hands....had a custom glove that he could switch hands with...I believe he pitched at least one game where he switched in the same inning...pretty cool stuff

05-12-2015, 08:49 PM	#4
Assos All Star Starter Join Date: May 2004 Location: Just on the fair side of the foul pole! Posts: 1,772	Switch pitcher - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Yep, it was Greg Harris. Bunch of info on the switch pitcher. As rare as a left handed catcher.

05-12-2015, 09:11 PM	#5
TomVeal All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Spanaway, Washington Posts: 1,241	There were a couple of OOTP 15 threads about Pat Venditte and how the game ought to handle switch pitchers. You might want to look them up.