I miss having Chad Bradford in the league.
 
Here's a video of the submariner Bradford and two side-armers (Randy Choate and Brian Shouse) in action.

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=6143961&c_id=mlb

Posted by redsox1966 on 2/28/2012 6:29:00 PM (view original):
Not to be too technical, but did Quiz, Tekulve and Eck throw underhanded?  I'd say they pitched sidearm.  I've never seen an MLB pitcher throw a true underhanded pitch (similar to softball).

I had the ball autographed by Mr. Feiner but that was a looooong time ago.  It's long been lost.

No that's not being technical, that's being factual.  The sidearm motion is distinctly different than the underhanded motion in softball. Many of Feigners motions for entertainment purposes would probably be called a balk.  Though the balk rule is the most inconsistantly interpreted rule in baseball. But hey, Steve Carlton balked everytime and some umps never called a balk in their lives, so who knows?  

I remember that King and his Court guy.  I recall seeing him do his thing at an all star game or something.  Pretty cool stuff.  Didn't Satchell Paige do the same thing while he played in the Negro Leagues?  Had all his fielders take a seat while he struck out the hitter?

I'm wondering about the rules of pitching.  Is it legal for a pitcher to sprint from the grass behind the mound to the mound and to the pitching rubber before pitching the ball then and touching the rubber with his foot to release the throw?  In other words, can a pitcher pitch like they do in cricket?  You'd think pitchers could get even more velocity this way and would also mess with the timing of the hitter. 

Also, once the ball hits the field in front of the plate on a pitched ball, is it considered a non strike? In other words, say in Tampa where they play on turf, could a pitcher skip or bounce the ball over the plate for a strike?  Do the official rules say yah or nah to these incidents? 

Posted by cwillis802 on 3/17/2012 10:23:00 PM (view original):

I remember that King and his Court guy.  I recall seeing him do his thing at an all star game or something.  Pretty cool stuff.  Didn't Satchell Paige do the same thing while he played in the Negro Leagues?  Had all his fielders take a seat while he struck out the hitter?

I'm wondering about the rules of pitching.  Is it legal for a pitcher to sprint from the grass behind the mound to the mound and to the pitching rubber before pitching the ball then and touching the rubber with his foot to release the throw?  In other words, can a pitcher pitch like they do in cricket?  You'd think pitchers could get even more velocity this way and would also mess with the timing of the hitter. 

Also, once the ball hits the field in front of the plate on a pitched ball, is it considered a non strike? In other words, say in Tampa where they play on turf, could a pitcher skip or bounce the ball over the plate for a strike?  Do the official rules say yah or nah to these incidents? 

I just won a World Series (94 wins in regular season), while leading the league in errors and plus plays, and having NO minus plays during the regular season OR the playoffs (except for a few from my pitchers). In the past, I've sacrificed some offense for better fielding players and have missed the playoffs.

So I think it's a crapshoot - sometimes, range can help, other times, I think it is overpriced.

My team is still available to view since our playoffs just ended last week.