http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/485*306/Adam_Dunn_8-5.jpg http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IDxJUNyFzVA/SeSXIw3vOgI/AAAAAAAACPI/kiD4k3UAPD4/s400/nick_swisher.jpg
non-pitchers with pitching appearances at baseball-reference
the last position players to pitch for each team
celebratory tumblr
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 6 August 2014 16:55 (six years ago) link
Mandatory link.
― OH MY GOD HE'S OOGLEEE (Leee), Wednesday, 6 August 2014 17:29 (six years ago) link
http://multimedia.detnews.com/pix/9c/db/cc/bb/40/65/20110630000822_2011-0629-rb-tigers-mets678.jpg
― Andy K, Wednesday, 6 August 2014 18:33 (six years ago) link
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/adam-dunn-as-a-pitcher/
15 this year!
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Wednesday, 6 August 2014 23:12 (six years ago) link
wonder if it's more common in pitcher-dominated eras bc lower score differentials and better bullpens = more extra innings
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Wednesday, 6 August 2014 23:13 (six years ago) link
i'd imagine that modern theories about pitch counts and proper rest play a greater role
also you know adam dunn wanted to get out there -- he had some decent movement on the handful of pitches i saw
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 6 August 2014 23:39 (six years ago) link
btw this is intended to be an ALERT thread such that i don't miss the next adam dunn
a scoreless eighth for jesus sucre
― mookieproof, Saturday, 13 June 2015 02:49 (five years ago) link
jeff francoeur just threw the phillies' first scoreless inning
jake elmore is faring less well in tampa
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 17 June 2015 01:50 (five years ago) link
wish I was on ILX last may (or June?) to celebrate mike carp's horrendous knuckleballing against the yankees lol
― slothroprhymes, Wednesday, 17 June 2015 02:07 (five years ago) link
good for frenchie I guess tho
― slothroprhymes, Wednesday, 17 June 2015 02:08 (five years ago) link
i was hoping we'd get a yankee position player too, oh well
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 17 June 2015 02:12 (five years ago) link
so per the Effectively Wild FB group, yesterday was the first time (since 1914) more than one position player allowed a home run on the same day.
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 17 June 2015 16:18 (five years ago) link
they left frenchy out there for 48 pitches! apparently because the bullpen phone was 'off the hook' ffs
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 17 June 2015 16:41 (five years ago) link
http://ak-hdl.buzzfed.com/static/2015-06/16/22/enhanced/webdr10/enhanced-13592-1434508072-1.png
― Andy K, Wednesday, 17 June 2015 16:45 (five years ago) link
thread is v active
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 18 June 2015 02:13 (five years ago) link
can brendan ryan go two innings y/n
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 26 August 2015 01:42 (five years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ClSdm7KUYAAKQBF.jpg
― Andy K, Sunday, 19 June 2016 19:05 (four years ago) link
http://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Josh+Harrison+Pittsburgh+Pirates+v+Colorado+ILfBOzkIskYl.jpg
― Andy K, Sunday, 19 June 2016 19:07 (four years ago) link
erik kratz has now pitched in both leagues this season
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 22 June 2016 02:48 (four years ago) link
Ryan Gions. loaded the bases in the 17th inning – then induced a double play to get out of it.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 1 July 2016 23:10 (four years ago) link
sorry, 18th
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 1 July 2016 23:11 (four years ago) link
is one position player relieving another something that happens? i know i;ve never seen it before.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 2 July 2016 03:42 (four years ago) link
ryan lamarre 1.0IP 2H 0ER
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 3 July 2016 02:44 (four years ago) link
Miguel Montero for the Cubs down 13-1
― helpless before THRILLARY (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 3 July 2016 20:10 (four years ago) link
chris Gimenez on clev 2 IP
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 3 July 2016 20:20 (four years ago) link
Jared Hoying, OF for the Rangers, pitched the top of the 9th with Texas down big. Gave up a homer on a 59mph toss
― skateboard of education (rip van wanko), Friday, 8 July 2016 06:03 (four years ago) link
I am not a big baseball guy, so tuning into the end of the Rangers game and seeing this guy I've never heard of pitch @ 60 mph was bizarre, I'm thinking he's a knuckle baller pulled up from the minors, but I'm seeing no movement on the ball whatsoever (I had the TV on mute to listen to coverage of the madness taking place in downtown Dallas, two miles away from me)
― skateboard of education (rip van wanko), Friday, 8 July 2016 13:22 (four years ago) link
Drew Butera again for KC, scoreless inning down 13-0
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 27 July 2016 03:13 (four years ago) link
Jeff Sullivan @based_ball 15m15 minutes agosince the start of last year position players pitching have a 4.93 ERA in about 46 innings. better than Matt Cain, Joe Kelly, and Ubaldo10 retweets 15 likes
― k3vin k., Friday, 29 July 2016 23:21 (four years ago) link
hernan iribarren pitched the eighth for the louisville bats this afternoon
needed seven pitches to get three outs; one was a 46mph knuckleball
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 2 August 2016 19:33 (four years ago) link
@RhettBollingerEduardo Escobar's first pitch was an 88 mph fastball.
― mookieproof, Thursday, 11 August 2016 19:54 (four years ago) link
tyler holt is the first reds position player to pitch since skip schumaker two years and one day ago
― mookieproof, Monday, 22 August 2016 20:28 (four years ago) link
five pitches, three outs
― mookieproof, Monday, 22 August 2016 20:29 (four years ago) link
best pitcher on worst staff ever!
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Monday, 22 August 2016 20:30 (four years ago) link
does christian bethancourt even count
― mookieproof, Monday, 3 April 2017 21:32 (three years ago) link
he's pitching in the fourth inning ffs
― mookieproof, Monday, 3 April 2017 21:34 (three years ago) link
he was signed for that reason, so no
― frogbs, Monday, 3 April 2017 21:36 (three years ago) link
whoa this guy's story is cool
― k3vin k., Monday, 3 April 2017 21:45 (three years ago) link
has that happened in the modern game? guy pitching and playing the field on a regular basis?
@AJCassavellNo player in MLB history has caught more than 5 games and pitched in more than 5 games in the same season. Christian Bethancourt might.
― mookieproof, Monday, 3 April 2017 21:46 (three years ago) link
poor guy was immediately spiked by andrew toles on a play at the plate after his first pitch (a wild one)
― officer sonny bonds, lytton pd (mayor jingleberries), Monday, 3 April 2017 23:20 (three years ago) link
michael martinez of the indians last night: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/michael-martinez-pitcher/
― na (NA), Friday, 14 April 2017 18:01 (three years ago) link
Currently ShowingSD & ATLReason: Position player pitching (Christian Bethancourt)Priority #2
― k3vin k., Sunday, 16 April 2017 20:12 (three years ago) link
what's a higher priority than a position player pitching? no-hitter?
(ian kennedy has a 1-hitter going in the 8th btw)
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 16 April 2017 20:18 (three years ago) link
yeah i have no-hitters in the 7th inning or later higher
― k3vin k., Sunday, 16 April 2017 20:19 (three years ago) link
3rd string catcher Kevin Plawecki pitching for the Mets today
― Michael F Gill, Sunday, 30 April 2017 20:48 (three years ago) link
this is the reverse but the Yankees put pitcher Brian Mitchell at 1b late in today's game...
― Screamin' Jay Gould (The Yellow Kid), Sunday, 30 April 2017 21:54 (three years ago) link
Miguel Montero on the mound right now for the Cubs vs Yankees
― Screamin' Jay Gould (The Yellow Kid), Sunday, 7 May 2017 02:21 (three years ago) link
Miguel Montero head hunting with a 80 mph heater 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/r68FZlNIA5— MLB Memes (@MLBMeme) May 7, 2017
― Andy K, Sunday, 7 May 2017 02:44 (three years ago) link
that doesn't sound like Respect for the Game
― mookieproof, Thursday, 26 July 2018 15:36 (two years ago) link
Inauspicious debut for Jose Reyes:
1 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 0 K, 2 HR, 6 ER, 48 pitches (29 strikes), 54.00 ERA
― clemenza, Wednesday, 1 August 2018 03:08 (two years ago) link
Makes me wonder get the record is for most pitches thrown in a game by a position player. Ouch!
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 1 August 2018 03:15 (two years ago) link
typos there but hopefully the meaning comes through (new profile description)
uh, i only just now realized that we all have profiles (accessible by clicking the username), and updated accordingly.
maybe i did know that we had profiles (i must have clicked them to send ilxmail...right?), but somehow it escaped me that you could edit the information in them, or that it was a thing to look at
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 1 August 2018 03:20 (two years ago) link
re the increase in position players pitching, it seems like people are freaking out about this because it's a direct acknowledgment that a team is giving up on a game?
For me it's mostly about the injury risk. If Rizzo had gotten hurt in that game he pitched, how do you justify losing your All-Star first baseman over something so stupid?
There's also the inherent ridiculousness of carrying 12 pitchers and still not having enough of them to throw some mop-up innings in a blowout.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, 1 August 2018 08:01 (two years ago) link
James tweeted about this last week:
"The surge in the # of position players pitching is a signal that the 100-year trend toward more frequent pitching changes has finally reached a limit within the 25-man roster. The worst mistake that baseball could make would be to expand rosters and allow that trend to resume."
― clemenza, Wednesday, 1 August 2018 13:05 (two years ago) link
xp yeah that's why they usually make the 4th outfielder do it. though idk if I've seen a position player injure themselves on the mound yet. I'm sure it's happened I just can't remember it. pitchers batting, on the other hand...
― frogbs, Wednesday, 1 August 2018 13:11 (two years ago) link
idk if your team is sitting at a 1% win probability I think it makes sense to save your arms if you can hobble through the last couple of innings
― frogbs, Wednesday, 1 August 2018 13:13 (two years ago) link
Ryan Goins hurt himself pitching for the Jays a couple of years ago--he didn't miss much time. Didn't Canseco famously hurt himself pitching?
― clemenza, Wednesday, 1 August 2018 13:20 (two years ago) link
Yeah, it was '93:
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1993-06-29/sports/1993180202_1_texas-rangers-canseco-jobe
He never played after June 23.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 1 August 2018 13:24 (two years ago) link
though idk if I've seen a position player injure themselves on the mound yet.
Jose Canseco famously blew out his arm pitching in the 90's. I think we haven't seen injuries because it used to not happen very often -- only a couple of times per season. If the current trend continues, it's only a matter of time before someone else hurts their arm or gets hit by a comebacker.
xposts
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, 1 August 2018 13:27 (two years ago) link
I haven't paid enough attention to these situations — do position players ever pitch when they're winning in a blowout, or is it just when they're losing?
― a shomin-geki poster with some horror elements (WilliamC), Wednesday, 1 August 2018 13:59 (two years ago) link
it's possible, but i've never heard of it. apart from the fact that the winning team's pitchers, having not given up 17 runs or whatever, aren't as taxed, i'm pretty sure that would be considered a dire insult under the Unwritten Rules
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 1 August 2018 18:41 (two years ago) link
Apparently hasn't happened since George Sisler in 1920, when things wuz different.
https://www.sbnation.com/2018/4/24/17274044/position-players-pitching-heck-yeah
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 1 August 2018 18:46 (two years ago) link
Has Position-Player Pitching Reached Its Peak… or Nadir? Last night we had 3 more position players pitch, furthering the already existing record to 49 —with an average of more than one per day since the All-Star break https://t.co/6nVHnIUOkc— Jay Jaffe (@jay_jaffe) August 3, 2018
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 6 August 2018 11:34 (two years ago) link
Pitchers becoming hitters and coming full circle as position players pitching ... Rick Ankiel wants to make a comeback in 2019 as a reliever. He'll be 40 next year.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Tuesday, 7 August 2018 06:46 (two years ago) link
Matt Davidson is the first 15-HR hitter to pitch 3x in a season since Ruth
https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/white-sox/matt-davidson-pulls-babe-ruth-continues-be-poster-child-baseballs-position-player-pitching
may be joined by Ohtani (11 HR)
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 9 August 2018 11:54 (two years ago) link
Sam Miller:
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/24364647/are-position-players-actually-good-pitchers-yes-definitely-no
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 15 August 2018 14:39 (two years ago) link
confusing url, slightly less but still very confusing title
― challops trap house (Will M.), Wednesday, 15 August 2018 17:35 (two years ago) link
i guess it's understandable that jace peterson didn't cover first on a grounder to the 1B
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 26 September 2018 20:04 (two years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dog2ngGVsAEipId.jpg:small
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 2 October 2018 16:08 (two years ago) link
Pablo Sandoval: "Pitching is not easy. But it's easy for me because I don't care."— Kerry Crowley (@KO_Crowley) May 6, 2019
― mookieproof, Monday, 6 May 2019 20:35 (one year ago) link
Luke Maile threw a 1-2-3 inning yesterday, with a strikeout; using a knuckleball/change-up/fastball repertoire!
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 6 May 2019 21:05 (one year ago) link
Phillies' Sean Rodriguez throws a perfect 8th against the barves. (15-1 game)
― I am curious (george) (slight return) (WmC), Sunday, 16 June 2019 20:26 (one year ago) link
roman quinn got the job done for the phillies
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 02:40 (one year ago) link
pirates' jose osuna comes in for the top of the 7th, down 13-4
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 25 July 2019 01:43 (one year ago) link
he's pumping 90 mph
mixes in a 74 mph breaking ball
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 25 July 2019 01:44 (one year ago) link
some wild lineup moves by the rays today. kolarek gets an out, moves to first base for the second batter (first baseman leaves the game) in favour of righty chaz roe, then comes BACK to the mound for out number three, with a new first baseman.
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 25 July 2019 04:14 (one year ago) link
austin romine . . . pounding the zone
― mookieproof, Friday, 26 July 2019 02:43 (one year ago) link
"pounded in the zone by the abstract spirit of being owned by your rivals"when he came in i was sort of not paying attention and was like.. is this a knuckleballer, what is going on
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Friday, 26 July 2019 05:01 (one year ago) link
Orioles' Stevie Wilkerson becomes first position player to record save since 1969
― mookieproof, Friday, 26 July 2019 13:12 (one year ago) link
https://deadspin.com/with-a-series-of-slowballs-stevie-wilkerson-became-the-1836724040
throwing at an average of 54.3 mph
― na (NA), Friday, 26 July 2019 14:13 (one year ago) link
Brandon Hyde's nickname for Wilkerson is "Dr. Poo Poo" apparently
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 26 July 2019 15:05 (one year ago) link
that's Wilkerson's 3rd pitching appearance this month
lmao Orioles
― frogbs, Friday, 26 July 2019 17:11 (one year ago) link
OF Roman Quinn for the Phillthies (in a tie in the 15th)
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 3 August 2019 04:27 (one year ago) link
Vince Velazquez making highlight reels in LF
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 3 August 2019 04:30 (one year ago) link
Quinn takes the loss
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 3 August 2019 04:38 (one year ago) link
jaws
"Pitcher playing position" works out a bit better than "position player pitching" pic.twitter.com/PQrS3Y3Y9H— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) August 3, 2019
― mookieproof, Saturday, 3 August 2019 05:34 (one year ago) link
cubs back-up back-up catcher taylor davis pitched yesterday, and he was caught by kyle schwarber, who hadn't played as a catcher in about two years
― na (NA), Wednesday, 7 August 2019 19:36 (one year ago) link
what is the Run Expectancy when you've got the bases loaded with no outs and the opposing pitcher is the 3rd string catcher
― frogbs, Wednesday, 7 August 2019 19:38 (one year ago) link
Brandon Dixon’s curveball would not be keeping up with traffic on most of Detroit’s freeways, but he tossed a hitless ninth inning. pic.twitter.com/niWYpUh3Os— Jason Beck (@beckjason) August 7, 2019
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 7 August 2019 20:21 (one year ago) link
Jay Jaffe on its last hurrah
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/weve-reached-peak-position-players-pitching/
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 17:41 (one year ago) link
Jays up 12-4 in the 8th. Rays bring in Mike Brosseau
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 15 August 2020 01:39 (five months ago) link
And he strikes out Randal Grichuk to end the inning!!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 15 August 2020 01:42 (five months ago) link
Backup catcher Kratz on the mound for the Yankees dealing a knuckle ball!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 24 September 2020 02:09 (three months ago) link
he pitched the other night!
― mookieproof, Thursday, 24 September 2020 02:14 (three months ago) link
Jays middle infield Santiago Espinal has also pitched a couple times now.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 24 September 2020 02:36 (three months ago) link
Rejoice! We've finally added a flag for "Position Player Pitching" to help you better find amazing videos https://t.co/X7AA6ZGq7y— SavantTips (@SavantTips) November 10, 2020
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 10 November 2020 16:32 (two months ago) link