BASEBALL 2010 LA REGIONAL DAY 1 (v UC-I) 4pm CST

Somebody heard you.

 

advantage of lefty Pitchers. Hope it works for us.


Most team sports look to fill positions. In baseball, handedness matters most. The game values left-handers overall and left-handed pitchers in particular.


What makes left-handers so special, or so different?
Check the numbers
The more left-handed pitching, the better a team's chances.



Why southpaw?


Left-handers became known as "southpaws" in the sporting press of the 1890s. To keep the sun from blinding spectators in the most expensive seats, teams positioned their parks so that pitchers faced west. The left-handers' elbows pointed south.
How do they work?


There are practical reasons for left-handers' success.
The left-hander holds runners at first more effectively than right-handers because he faces the base from the stretch. The shorter lead decreases the possibility of a runner going from first to third on a hit.


The left-hander usually faces right-handed hitters. Those batters are less likely to take advantage of the hole on the right side, caused by the first baseman holding the runner, than left-handed hitters.


There is also the neutralization factor.
Left-handed hitters have advantages equal to what left-handed pitchers enjoy. The best way to stop left-handed hitters is with left-handed pitchers. Through the last generation, left-handed hitters annually hit about 25 points lower against left-handed pitchers than against right-handed pitchers.

 

We need some insurance here. The more the better.

 

Whew!

 

Good way to start an inning.

 

Clutch DP....Hanover didnt touch second though....wasnt even close

 

I'm surprised we are not showing bunt.