Is it weird that I throw left-handed but bat right-handed?
Question:This happened naturally I didn't even have to practice it. I can't hit at all batting left-handed even though I throw left handed. Is there something wrong with me?
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What pitcher has the best lifetime strikeout to walks ratio?
Its a little weird. Most players that throw one way and bat the other throw right and bat left, but no, there is nothing wrong with you. Work on that left handed batting, switch hitting is an art.It's baseball season, the players are ready and so are the fans...?
No at all. You are what is knows as ambidextrous. You have dexterity with both hands and can use them skillfully for different tasks.It is a gift that very few posses.
1978 Giants and Dodgers, who had the better infield?
Yes. Many, many things including the fact that you've obviously never heard of Rickey Henderson.Actually there are quite a few hitters and pitchers that do that.
Who was the 1st left handed pitcher to strike out 20 batters?
Same here, i throw lefty, bat righty. I find that happens with many sports. I play all of my sports right-handed, but for some reason, i throw lefty. A lot of people do.There's nothing weird about it. I grew up with several friends that were southpaws that batted right-handed. That just happened to be what was natural to them.
I throw right but bat lefty. Just the way it turned out.
Check this out. To me this is more of a rarity: Both Babe Ruth and Stan 'the Man' Musial threw and batted left-handed... but wrote with their right hands.
Are American League teams required to have a designated hitter?
no, that is a good thing to be able to do... it is rare!Will the devil rays ever be good?
It's uncommon -- left-handedness is dominant in only about 10% of the population -- but there's nothing weird about it.Rickey Henderson is probably the best-known bat-R throw-L player.
Carl Yastrzemski used to golf right-handed just so his golfing style wouldn't corrupt his lefty batting.
Who is you favorite baseball team? Mine is the A's!!?
no not at all im the same but for me its that i throw righty and bat leftyIf you could change only one thing about your favorite team.what would it be?
no, alot of guys do that, like Jim Thome, Who bats left but throws rightRandy Johnson also does that.
Many Pitchers will throw with one hand and bat the other so their dominate arm is pulling the bat instead of pushing and in theory giving you power.
No, i actually know quite a few players who do that. someone i know that does that is a fantastic first-baseman and an above average hitter.
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