Me and a couple of dads were standing around talking about a kid we faced today that was a lefty. One of the dad's says that the kid threw yesterday right handed. The question was if there is an ambidextrous pitcher, how do you do the pitch count? Is it for each arm or total? This is High School varsity in Texas by the way. Just curious if anyone knew the rule on this because all of the dads were scratching their heads when someone asked. Just curious.
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Google says NFHS 6-1-6...
"For purposes of this rule, an ambidextrous pitcher is considered one pitcher. All pitches that an ambidextrous pitcher delivers in a game go toward his pitch count. It does not matter what arm he uses. When he reaches the limit, he must exit and wait the prescribed amount of time."
The official rules book isn't available online for free, so I can't guarantee this is accurate.
I think the rule is the same here in Georgia. There is a highly recruited player here that is also a catcher. He usually catches rightbhanded then pitches left handed. Not really convinced that this is good either. Legs have got to be tired and how does that affect his throwing mechanics. I think the next high school rule to be addresses should be inning limitations on pitching and catching. I am surprised how often I see this.
TXdad2019 posted:Me and a couple of dads were standing around talking about a kid we faced today that was a lefty. One of the dad's says that the kid threw yesterday right handed. The question was if there is an ambidextrous pitcher, how do you do the pitch count? Is it for each arm or total? This is High School varsity in Texas by the way. Just curious if anyone knew the rule on this because all of the dads were scratching their heads when someone asked. Just curious.
Are any of the guys named Hank and sell propane? I have to admit the picture of Texans standing around saying "Dunno", or "Not sure what t'mak'o'it" just had me thinking "King of the Hill" and having a laugh. FWIW - I'd been scratching too.
Yea Luv baseball, we were sitting on our horses wearing cowboy hats and spitting tobacco while our butt cracks were showing talking about baseball. Jeez, tough crowd on Texans. Yeehaw, I wouldn't live anywhere else y'all! Lol
I've spent time in Texas and have a couple of uncles that got rich there - Houston in garbage and Dallas in computers. One of the great places on earth. If you ever saw Buster the Beer drinking Buffalo (Lonestar of course)in Alvin at a roadhouse there - you know what I am talking about.
But like any stereotype worth its salt, there has to be a little truth in it to work. Hell, Hank Hill has been on forever and is pretty funny - so no insult intended, just a little funning around!
Well at least in Texas we have our politics figured out! https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/51037
luv baseball posted:I've spent time in Texas and have a couple of uncles that got rich there - Houston in garbage and Dallas in computers. One of the great places on earth. If you ever saw Buster the Beer drinking Buffalo (Lonestar of course)in Alvin at a roadhouse there - you know what I am talking about.
But like any stereotype worth its salt, there has to be a little truth in it to work. Hell, Hank Hill has been on forever and is pretty funny - so no insult intended, just a little funning around!
Oh, no offense taken. I crack up at the stereotypes all of the time. I actually think it's funny. I'm originally from Louisiana, so I really get messed with from fellow Texans about being Cajun. LOL
Coincidentally, there is a kid on my son's team that pitches with both arms. We are from Texas also. I found this under the FAQ section on the UIL Texas website:
If I have an athlete that can throw with his right and left hand, does he get his pitch count for each
arm?
YES, he would get the maximum (110) pitch count for both arms.
TCTWTX posted:Coincidentally, there is a kid on my son's team that pitches with both arms. We are from Texas also. I found this under the FAQ section on the UIL Texas website:
If I have an athlete that can throw with his right and left hand, does he get his pitch count for each arm?
YES, he would get the maximum (110) pitch count for both arms.
That's odd. They use NFHS, right? IMO, the answer is poorly worded. Without the explicit "YES" part of the answer, I think the rest of the sentence could be interpreted either way. Doesn't that also put additional responsibility on the pitch counter since they would have to keep the left and right counts separate assuming the pitcher is changing back and forth during a game. If this isn't a misinterpretation of the rules, it's a terrible decision. Anyone who knows anything about pitching knows that leg fatigue is a huge part of the equation.
TXdad2019 posted:luv baseball posted:I've spent time in Texas and have a couple of uncles that got rich there - Houston in garbage and Dallas in computers. One of the great places on earth. If you ever saw Buster the Beer drinking Buffalo (Lonestar of course)in Alvin at a roadhouse there - you know what I am talking about.
But like any stereotype worth its salt, there has to be a little truth in it to work. Hell, Hank Hill has been on forever and is pretty funny - so no insult intended, just a little funning around!
Oh, no offense taken. I crack up at the stereotypes all of the time. I actually think it's funny. I'm originally from Louisiana, so I really get messed with from fellow Texans about being Cajun. LOL
When I turned 40, I got laid off for the first time, and I was so scared, desperate, etc. A few months in, I had a very important interview, and job interviews weren't coming too quickly. We were still coming out of the recession, and job hunting was tough. Anyhow, I wear a little mouthpiece that has a tooth on it, because I lost a tooth as a young, fool who liked to fight.
So I go to the interview, and it is going really well. There is the manager of the position, and the VP that he reports to. About 30 minutes in, my tongue touches the spot where my mouthpiece normally resides, and I recognize that I didn't have my mouthpiece in. I was mortified! I needed this job so bad! I'm sure my facial expressions showed how horrified I was. I told them that I was sorry that I forgot my tooth today, and my embarrassment continued. A few minutes later, the VP had to leave the meeting. I said to the manager, "I'm so sorry that I forgot my tooth, I'm really embarrassed about it." He responds with, "Oh, don't worry about it. I'm from Louisiana!" LOL!
I ended up getting the job, and I worked their for 3 years. We became good friends, and we had some great times working together. By the way, he was from Bossier City.
NFHS Baseball Rule 6-2-6 now states, “Each NFHS member state association will be required to develop its own pitching restriction policy based on the number of pitches thrown during a game to afford pitchers a required rest period between pitching appearances.”
I have not however heard of any NFHS state not following along with this interpretation....
"If the pitcher is ambidextrous, the pitch count guidelines apply to the individual pitcher, not to the individual arm."
