This pisses me off...

I don't know why, but this just rubs me the wrong way. Actually, I do. This is a Yankees prospect! You may have seen this video on ESPN or on Barstool Sports. It is a minor league game between the Staten Island Yankees and the Brooklyn Cyclones. The pitcher is ambidextrous. Great, fine...good for you! This kid thinks he's a hot shit because he can pitch with both arms. What this little prick didn't think of is what would happen if he faced a switch-hitter. I remember when Greg Harris pitched for the Red Sox and Bobby Brown (the AL President NOT Whitney's ex) told him that he couldn't change arms in the middle of an at bat.

Those rules don't apply to this little fuck. He went crying to the umpire when the batter kept switching which side of the plate he'd bat from. I don't care that there were 2 outs in the 9th inning and the umpire wanted to end the game. It's the principle that matters. The NCAA has a rule that states, "If a pitcher changes pitching hands during a batter's time at bat, the umpire shall; 1) Call a balk if a runner(s) is on base, 2) Call a ball for an illegal pitch if a runner(s) is not on base, 3) Warn the pitcher, or 4) Eject the pitcher if the offense is repeated.

Even though MLB told Harris that he could not switch hands between pitches, there is no explicit rule in the MLB rule book. Rule 6.06 (b) notes that a batter cannot switch batters boxes when a pitcher is ready to pitch, but nothing prevents a batter from switching sides in between pitches. I believe the same holds true for a pitcher, but as this has never come up before. My understanding is that as long as the pitcher steps off the rubber and does not commit a balk, he can do whatever he wants in terms of throwing arms. But the same holds true for batters!

Let's see what ruling comes out of this.



On a lighter side, today was Jerry Remy Day at Fenway. Jerry mentioned that his most memorable moment was this...