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I see Madison Bumgarner made four pinch-hit appearences this season. (Original Post) malthaussen Oct 2015 OP
Too risky Cartoonist Oct 2015 #1
You must have hated it when Greg Maddux stole bases, then. malthaussen Oct 2015 #2
Don Drysdale hit 9 home runs in 1965. 29 in his career. kairos12 Oct 2015 #3
I'm hip malthaussen Oct 2015 #4
Hoyt Wilhelm, at the age of 28, hit a home run in his first at bat. He never hit another one. kairos12 Oct 2015 #5
Then there's the old chestnut about Gaylord Perry. malthaussen Oct 2015 #6
I have heard that story. Met Gaylord Perry at a spring training game two years ago kairos12 Oct 2015 #7
I detest Madison Bumgarner demtenjeep Oct 2015 #8

Cartoonist

(7,297 posts)
1. Too risky
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 11:39 AM
Oct 2015

By having him bat and run the bases, you increase the chances of injury. Not worth it.

I also prefer the NL over the AL, and have no problem with pitchers batting. I just don't think it wise to push your luck.

malthaussen

(17,065 posts)
2. You must have hated it when Greg Maddux stole bases, then.
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 12:01 PM
Oct 2015

I guess coming from an era before free agency, I have a more cavalier attitude towards risking injury. I like a guy who comes to play ball.

Hell, Michael Vick threw a block for his running back in the last game. It almost makes up for him torturing dogs.

-- Mal

malthaussen

(17,065 posts)
4. I'm hip
Mon Oct 5, 2015, 04:11 PM
Oct 2015

A few pitchers have had years where they did some pinch-hitting. There was this fellow named Ruth, I believe...
Smokey Joe Wood also pinch-hit. As Bill James pointed out, if baseball was 90% pitching (or whatever), they never would have been moved to the outfield. Although Wood hurt his arm.

-- Mal

malthaussen

(17,065 posts)
6. Then there's the old chestnut about Gaylord Perry.
Mon Oct 5, 2015, 05:22 PM
Oct 2015

Supposedly said he'd hit a home run when a man landed on the moon. So he hit one on 20 July 1969.

Great tale, but of course completely apocryphal.

-- Mal

kairos12

(12,817 posts)
7. I have heard that story. Met Gaylord Perry at a spring training game two years ago
Mon Oct 5, 2015, 06:38 PM
Oct 2015

I should have asked him.

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