Why Don't They make a Baseball League That is Left Handed Biased?

Salsantorre · Nov 17, 2009

Baseball is right handed biased. No lefties can play the infield. I could have been a really good short stop if there were a left haned biased league. In other words, where third base is now, it would be first base in my league. You just run the bases the other way. Then second base now would be like short stop and I would be famous and everybody would love me and think I'm great instead of stinking me out in left field all the time.

ProPokerPlayer · Nov 17, 2009

and the other way around...u have 45yr old left handed pitchers that top out at 80 on the fastball signing 3 yr 15 million contracts....

$tinky · Nov 17, 2009

I played third base as a lefty as long as it was acceptable.

I like your idea.

TomGshotput · Nov 17, 2009

Bradbury had an article asking why there were no lefthanded catchers. His conclusion was that anytime you had a lefty with an arm strong enough to catch, they would have been made into a pitcher

Overall baseball absolutely favors lefthanders, big time, something like 26% of all pitchers and 16% of all position players. It is one of the few sports where handedness makes a difference. It is common for athletes to teach themselves to bat the opposite way, it is extremely rare for them to teach themselves to throw the opposite way

Further, if you really can handle the glove well enough to play shortstop, go play first base like JT Snow or Mark Grace

JohnnyMac · Nov 17, 2009

Lefty hitters are closer to first base. Unfair to the righties.

billhill999 · Nov 17, 2009

Sal santorre said:
Baseball is right handed biased. No lefties can play the infield. I could have been a really good short stop if there were a left haned biased league. In other words, where third base is now, it would be first base in my league. You just run the bases the other way. Then second base now would be like short stop and I would be famous and everybody would love me and think I'm great instead of stinking me out in left field all the time.

I used to play with a lefty SS.
Dude had serious game defensivly.

Ross · Nov 17, 2009

Easy answer. According ot Wikipedia, "Left-handedness is relatively uncommon; 90 to 93 percent of the adult population is right-handed."

You and your 6 to 9 friends out of 100 would have a hard time finding a team to play against.

Left-handedness is weird.

Stocks · Nov 17, 2009

I think its better to be a lefty if your a 1st baseman

Doug · Nov 17, 2009

How about left handed jai alai players ?

You have to learn to play righty, at any level.

GMON · Nov 17, 2009

sal from santor: Are you nuts ? Your saying, start a league for lefties ?

What are you like.......................nine. Everybody would love you and you'd be famous ? YOU REALLY THINK ANYONE GIVES A SHI*T ?

Disney ain't got the shi*t going on down in there theme park that's floating around inside your head......

Willie99 · Nov 18, 2009

while we're at it, why don't we place the baskets in basketball at 5ft, so it becomes a short guys' game

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