Comments on: Pitchers Worse Than Non-Pitchers at Pitching, 2012

By: Hurtlockertwo

Hurtlockertwo — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 20:43:41 +0000

Pitchers forget how to pitch, hitters forget how to hit, happens every year.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:40:43 +0000

Is this sample sufficient to deduce that, if you want to stick around a major league rotation despite being a sub-replacement-level pitcher, it helps to have thrown a no-hitter or a near-perfect game?

By: Youthful Enthusiast

Youthful Enthusiast — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:30:13 +0000

The Pirates generally trotted out at least 2 position players who hit worse than most pitchers.

By: Westside guy

Westside guy — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 23:45:26 +0000

During one extra-innings game this year, when the Mariners were at Tampa Bay, Miguel Olivo was warming up in the bullpen in the 14th (?) inning – and I was really stoked that we might get to see him pitch. But it didn’t come to pass, and now it probably never will…

I’m glad I’ll never have to see him catch again; but I really wanted to see him pitch.

By: mgraves

mgraves — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 03:20:41 +0000

You could just bundle all Twins middle infielders together into those who hit worse than pitchers. (And Butera may be a better pitcher than hitter–the joke was that, of course, he was effective: he hit like a pitcher).

By: P

Sat, 03 Nov 2012 17:49:25 +0000

I smell a sequel: outfielders who hit worse than pitchers.

By: Baltar

Baltar — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 16:08:49 +0000

I had the misfortune in the early 70′s of attending many Giants games in which they were crushed. Dave Kingman, a college pitcher at USC, ended up pitching in some of those games. It was actually kind of entertaining, as the batters never swung at his surprisingly high velocity fastballs, resulting in a lot of walks and a fair number of K’s.
I took a girlfriend, not a baseball fan, to two games, and Kingman pitched in both. The second time, she asked me, “Why do they let that guy pitch all the time. He’s terrible!”