Lefthanded hitters are more desirable than righthanded!!

Is this the same scout who gave you all the other "valuable" information????

Good hitters are desirable period. All things being equal it depends on the teams needs. Most hitters hit from the right side so kids that hit from the left side that can actually hit are desirable. Whats news about that. Thats common knowledge. If you have to quote someone else everytime you post to validate your statement you have no personal experiences of your own.

How about lefthanded hitters that throw righty

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Lefthanded hitters are more desirable than righthanded, especially those that can switch hit.

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HUH??? What about RH hitters that can switch hit? I rest my case.

As Coach may says, good hitters are good hitters and that's what coaches want. I will say, as a parent of a son who throws and bats left, I was surprised to have some colleges tell us they were interested in him because he was a Left handed hitter and they have a "lefty's park". I just hadn't thought about that, or I would have taken notes over the years on every park we played in! I'm sure some schools probably don't care squat about a left handed kid/hitter.

This just in:

"Water Is Wet!"

Right off the wire...Man Lands On Moon!

Oh, that reminds me...there's a rumor going around that scouts desire a pitcher that has another pitch beside the fastball. Any truth to that?

Guys, please remember that not everyone on this site knows as much about baseball, recruiting, etc. as you all. Some of us are learning. Thanks!

lafmom

In the case of limom this is not so-- she has expounded on her own knowledge and that of her "hubby" ,who she says played D-1 Baseball, so she is not "uninformed"


She also has this scout who continues to give her all these "gems of wisdom"--she just likes to come on her and cause an uproar for her own edification

Trhit, That's too bad! I do appreciate the wisdom and experience of those who know what they're talking about. Thanks!

TRHit-

Let's try and just stick to the topic that lefthanded hitters are more desirable. After all, most players pull the ball. A first baseman holding on the runner creates a huge hole on the right side, thus creating more singles. Balls pulled down the line and in the gap will enable a player to get more triples, especially those with that sub 7.0 60 speed. Oh, and what about those infield singles from getting that extra jump out of the box?? Now try and discredit that...

P.S. By the way, this was a different scout that passed on this info. Try not to be so sensitive. This scout encouraged switch hitting because of the value of left handed hitting. He did NOT encourage lefties to switch hit.

As was told to my left hand hitting son at a tryout held by then International Scouting Director for the San Diego Padres, Bill Clark (quite a character a charming older gent with a refreshing and unique older approach to scouting and life), an experienced and well travelled man with a Southern Missouri drawl it went something like this...
Son, with the legs you got why on earth would ya want to get further away from first base? Y'ad better hit the lefties cause if you cain't y'ain't goin nowhere.

Most switch hitters are righties hitting from both sides.
To answer the question. It's all a question of supply and demand. Way less lefties out there so they are more valuable individually. Just look at a scout's eyes light up when he hears lefty hitting catcher.
Hi there TR.

Hey Dan! How ya been eh?

Hi dan --how you been ? How is the boy doing?

limom

Not sensitive at all--just very tired of you coming in and trying to roil the waters with your "tidbits" of baseball acumen

I have been told the extreme opposite of what you have been told--- "IF A KID CAN HIT HE PLAYS NO MATTER WHICH SIDE OF THE PLATE HE HITS FROM"

Another scout also told me "IF IT AIN"T BROKE DON"T TRY TO FIX IT "

By the way aren't you the same "expert" who claimed hitting wasn't important--speed and defense were the keys to success

Have a nice day !!!

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Here are the reasons why-
Most players pull the ball. A first baseman holding on the runner creates a huge hole on the right side, thus creating more singles. Balls pulled down the line and in the gap will enable a player to get more triples, especially those with that sub 7.0 60 speed. Oh, and what about those infield singles from getting that extra jump out of the box?? Now try and discredit that...

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LIMOM84???

Uhh how bout the simple fact that the majority of the pitchers in the world are RHP??? Might that have something to do with the desire for LH hitters.....Naw couldn't be that simple...it has to be what you said.

Oh, I get it now! Only people like TRHIT can be sarcastic to others and treat them unkindly but others like myself get their posts deleted for speaking their mind. God Bless America!

FS, Have you read the SOG books yet?

No. I'm currently reading Crisis Four by Andy McNab. Mcnab used to be with the British Special Forces and has 4 books out, two non fiction. Just getting into it but it looks like they are after Bin Laden. The interesting thing is that the book is copyrighted in 1999. Please give me the names of those other books you told me about. I lost my list somewhere between Vegas and Oklahoma City. Take care.

Of Baseball America’s top 20 high school position players, 12 are RH hitters, 4 are switch-hitting righties, and 4 are LH hitters. RH or LH makes no difference which fence a batted ball clears…a home run is a home run… 50 RBI’s is better than 40 RBI’s… .300 is better than .250… Much more to hitting a baseball than which batter’s box you step into. Even though many batters, having the advantage of being labeled a left handed hitter or a switch hitter, still fail to make the grade as a hitter.

FightingSquirrel,

I too have noticed that some posters look for reasons to be sarcastic. If you dont like a post and/or poster---then don't respond to their posts! Some of us do learn from ALL the posters.

JoannieM,

That is my point exactly. Obviously you may/may not know the background of my complaint. No matter. TRHIT likes to cleanse the threads he finds distasteful but has no problem being sarcastic to someone not agreeing to his point of view. As far as responding to posts, mind your own business! I can respond to whatever I like especially since we have so many censors, overseeing the content of these posts.

FS

For your edification I do not , as you put it. cleanse the threads!!!

The post that started this thread was made by an individual who has made it her/his policy of looking down on us "good ole boys', I think that was the term used, and starting argumentative threads and threads with no validity to them-I am not the only poster who has called her/his card, trust me

As for your posts you were asked, as we all were, to stay away from the religious. political etc and then you continued to argue with the moderator regarding his post--

As you don't like the food being served here eat in another kitchen--we happen to like the chef here--he has done a pretty decent job

Until I'm told otherwise, the kitchen, as you put it, is open to the public and will make myself at home. Let me ask you a question and give me an honest answer. If someone brought up Title IX again, would you censor it? It is a hotly dividing subject and political. Just wondering.

TRHit-

If you claim to have so much knowledge of the game, then how could you argue the point that lefthanded hitting is in more demand than righthanded? I stated my case and Blazer25 adds that the majority of pitchers are RHP, so there is some validity to my point.

Nobody knows how these HS players will perform at the college level, so college coaches choosing between a lefthanded and righthanded batter with similar skills would most likely go with the LHB.

A special shoutout to Fighting Squirrel!! I thought I was the only one to have one of my threads deleted.

LIMOM,

I have been hard on your posts in the past but I never wanted, asked or requested that your posts be deleted nor anyone elses'. You have a right to your opinion and I respect that even if I do not generally agree with them.

Fighting-
Cool!!

You must have been floored Limom/dad
when Varitek turned around on Mussina in the playoffs......

TRhit never did like it when someone disagreed with him.....IMO, he shouldn't have deleting privileges.....His judgement is flawed.....

Hitters are desirable. Pitchers are desirable. Infielders are desirable. Do you see where I am going with this? As long as you can play and play very good, you are desirable.

Bluedog:

In my opinion after following alot of your posts, You like to stir up trouble and add fuel to the fire to get something started as far as an argument. You enjoy verbal "fights" and people having heated debates. Find a subject and make some good or bad points and stop whinning about something that has not happened a hand full of times in the last seven years. Bob decides who moderates the boards and your opinion means very little.

FS: Title IX would be ok since it affects all sports including baseball. If you want to start a prayer chain its fine with me! I think you are a smart enough man to know what is ok and what isn't. If you want to discuss foriegn policy of the us government, then this is the wrong place to be.

This is a baseball site pure and simple with a "family" kind of environment. If you don't think you are being treated fairly send "BOB" a pm and share your point of view with him. Until then things will remain the way they are. If you are upset with the moderators, Then I appologize to you personally but no more Kerry/Bush stuff on this site until BOB says otherwise!

I'm tired of all the bickering this thread has generated and will lock it. Everyone keep bickering and I'll keep locking. Call it censorship, or call it what you want..there is more than one to blame when threads go off course.