Posts Tagged ‘nerd’
Monday, June 7th, 2010 by I Love Nerd York City
Tags: 1992, 1b, glasses, haircut, is that guy going to the bathroom?, negative stretch, nerd, pete o'brien, score
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Thursday, May 27th, 2010 by I Love Nerd York City
Tags: 1982, blurry image, fleer, glasses, haircut, lenn sakata, little league field, nerd, ss
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Tuesday, May 4th, 2010 by I Love Nerd York City
Tags: 1988, donruss, funny smile, haircut, nerd, pitcher, reds
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Monday, April 26th, 2010 by I Love Nerd York City
Tags: 1986, glasses, mike brown, nerd, outfield, pirates, Scott Garrelts, tom hume, topps
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 by Nerdicus Finch
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Apparently, Mr. Harris was a switch-pitcher! From Baseball Library:
Harris’ unusual ability to pitch with both hands led to some tension between him and the Red Sox, who forbade the ambidextrous hurler from throwing lefty. GM Lou Gorman insisted it would “make a mockery” of the game, leading Harris to grumble, “Boston is so conservative. People are afraid to try anything.” In a muted show of defiance, Harris usually chose to wear an ambidextrous glove on the mound.
But just before his retirement, while pitching for the Expos in 1995, the veteran hurler finally became the only twentieth-century pitcher to throw from both sides of the mound. After Harris (pitching righty) retired Reggie Sanders to start off the ninth inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds on September 28, 1995, he turned around to face the left-handed Hal Morris.
Harris issued a free pass, thus becoming the first ambidextrous major-league pitcher since Elton “Ice Box” Chamberlain of the American Association in 1888. Nerve-wracked, he stayed a southpaw and induced a ground-out from Eddie Taubensee, closing out the inning by retiring Bret Boone as a righty. The last pitcher to use both hands in a pro game had been Bert Campaneris, who did so in 1962 while playing for Daytona Beach in the Florida State League.
Pretty awesome stuff. Hopefully we’ll see something similar from Yankees farmhand Pat Venditte in the not-too-distant future.
Tags: 1990, Boston Red Sox, distorted faces, facial hair, glasses, Greg Harris, hat placement, nerd, pitcher, switch pitcher, topps
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Sunday, February 28th, 2010 by Nerdicus Finch
Tags: 1987, facial hair, glasses, Jim Gantner, milwaukee brewers, nerd, nerds, second base, topps, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
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Thursday, February 18th, 2010 by I Love Nerd York City
Tags: 1977, distorted faces, glasses, kent tekulve, lifetime achievement, nerd, pirates, pitcher, stained card, technical difficulties, topps
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Thursday, January 28th, 2010 by I Love Nerd York City
Tags: 1986, facial hair, glasses, hat placement, nerd, pirates, pitcher, topps
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Monday, January 25th, 2010 by Nerdini Alfredo
Tags: 1988, all star, fleer, junior high photo backdrop, milwaukee brewers, nerd, pitcher, severed limb, teddy higuera
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