Just wandering if any of you guys have heard of this kid. He pitches for Creighton and can throw with both his right and left hands. his glove is custom made from japan and it fits either hand.
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I know Pete Taraskevich who also pitches with both left and right hands. He went to American Heritage and is at Nova Southeastern. He's good. He was at St. Pete CC when they won the JUCO Championship.
Juan Rodrigez, who used to play for the Nashua Pride in the Atlantic League, could do the same thing. He used to work out at the same batting cages that my son's AAU team did 3 or 4 years ago, and was clocked n the high 80's with his right arm and low 80's with his left.
Here's a kid that I used to coach back in NC. Picked him up for our AAU team when he was 9 or 10--darndest thing I ever saw. Still doing it as a senior in HS:
http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=...506026/1018/SPORTS02
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thats odd, i have never heard of that
It's been done in the majors a few times as a stunt.
BTW I thought this thread was going to be about someone pitching with both hands at the same time. Like a two hand set shot in basketball
THAT would be odd!
BTW I thought this thread was going to be about someone pitching with both hands at the same time. Like a two hand set shot in basketball
THAT would be odd!
My sons team faced him this Spring and what surprised Ryan was that he changed "hands" during the inning. I guess that was a new wrinkle with him this year. Mind you this was in Feb, but, I thought on the radio the announcers said he was throwing mid 80's as a RHP and low 80's as a LHP and both sides had good movement.
It's one thing to warm up and get a rhythm going, it's another to change not only the arm you use but to factor in the adjustments the brain has to make puts this kid in a very special "human" class.
It's one thing to warm up and get a rhythm going, it's another to change not only the arm you use but to factor in the adjustments the brain has to make puts this kid in a very special "human" class.
I thought I was doing well eating an ice cream cone with either hand.
quote:THAT would be odd!
The visual made me laugh.
quote:Originally posted by Dad04:
I thought I was doing well eating an ice cream cone with either hand.
Dad04: LOL! We do what we can with the talents we are given
I wonder what kind of movement on the ball he would have if he pitched the ball with both hands simultaneously?
Kinda' like Prison Ball where the players have handcuffs and leg irons on!
Kinda' like Prison Ball where the players have handcuffs and leg irons on!
Got,
Careful, that resembles a socccur throw-in which is not allowed on this site.
Careful, that resembles a socccur throw-in which is not allowed on this site.
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JT,
I got to see David throw last summer and was amazed at how well he could throw with either arm. I'm also thrilled that he will be playing for my good friend Coach Trimper at Maine. Coach cannot wait for him to arrive.
I got to see David throw last summer and was amazed at how well he could throw with either arm. I'm also thrilled that he will be playing for my good friend Coach Trimper at Maine. Coach cannot wait for him to arrive.
quote:what surprised Ryan was that he changed "hands" during the inning.
I thought that was illegal. Can't change while facing the same batter or even between batters in same inning. Can switch between innings. Very esoteric stuff. A former major leaguer and I discussed this once and he claimed to know the rule. (lord only knows why LOL)