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    jeffbaum: sbnation: moooradley: WHY YES, THAT IS ROY OSWALT PLAYING LEFT FIELD. Only one pitcher — Javier Lopez in 2009 — has played a non-pitching position since 1980. Not true! As documented in the classic documentary “1986 - A Year to Remember”, The Mets pulled the following off: The Mets were 13-3 at the end of April, 31-12 at the end of May, and 50-21 at the end of June. The Mets quickly developed a reputation around the league as an arrogant team that would brawl at the drop of a hat. Third baseman Ray Knightwas perhaps the prime offender, charging the mound after being hit by pitches, and starting a fight with Cincinnati’s Eric Davis after Davis slid hard into him at third base. This particular game was a demonstration of Davey Johnson’s managerial skills. The Mets and Reds were tied 3-3 in the tenth inning when Knight and Davis were ejected, and the game dragged on to an eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth inning. Johnson, with his short bullpen, replaced Roger McDowellwith Jesse Orosco, but sent McDowell out to play left field. McDowell and Orosco then alternated between the mound and left field, depending on whether the situation called for a right-handed or left-handed pitcher. Ray Knight’s replacement, Howard Johnson, stroked a three-run homer and won the game in the 14th inning. Even as a child this always seemed brilliant to me, and I wondered why nobody, to my knowledge, has tried it since. (via) I knew this didn’t sound right, and I think Jeff nailed it. Others weigh in:  Tumblr Newsweek Legend Mark Coatney : “Not true! Ron Guidry played center field for the Yankees in the resumption of the 1983 Pine Tar game with Kansas City…” SB Nation favorite mightyflynn : “You don’t even have to go back that far. On April 17, 2010, Kyle Lohse played three innings in left field.” Looks like we done goofed, and added a correction. Well done, guys, thanks for keeping us accurate.

    jeffbaum:

    sbnation:

    moooradley:

    WHY YES, THAT IS ROY OSWALT PLAYING LEFT FIELD.

    Only one pitcher — Javier Lopez in 2009 — has played a non-pitching position since 1980.

    Not true! As documented in the classic documentary “1986 - A Year to Remember”, The Mets pulled the following off:

    The Mets were 13-3 at the end of April, 31-12 at the end of May, and 50-21 at the end of June. The Mets quickly developed a reputation around the league as an arrogant team that would brawl at the drop of a hat. Third baseman Ray Knightwas perhaps the prime offender, charging the mound after being hit by pitches, and starting a fight with Cincinnati’s Eric Davis after Davis slid hard into him at third base.

    This particular game was a demonstration of Davey Johnson’s managerial skills. The Mets and Reds were tied 3-3 in the tenth inning when Knight and Davis were ejected, and the game dragged on to an eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth inning. Johnson, with his short bullpen, replaced Roger McDowellwith Jesse Orosco, but sent McDowell out to play left field. McDowell and Orosco then alternated between the mound and left field, depending on whether the situation called for a right-handed or left-handed pitcher. Ray Knight’s replacement, Howard Johnson, stroked a three-run homer and won the game in the 14th inning.

    Even as a child this always seemed brilliant to me, and I wondered why nobody, to my knowledge, has tried it since. (via)

    I knew this didn’t sound right, and I think Jeff nailed it.

    Others weigh in: 

    Tumblr Newsweek Legend Mark Coatney : “Not true! Ron Guidry played center field for the Yankees in the resumption of the 1983 Pine Tar game with Kansas City…”

    SB Nation favorite mightyflynn : “You don’t even have to go back that far. On April 17, 2010, Kyle Lohse played three innings in left field.”

    Looks like we done goofed, and added a correction. Well done, guys, thanks for keeping us accurate.







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  1. jablair reblogged this from tbridge and added:
    The SBNation post missed several cases of pitchers in the field, but...the juxtaposition...
  2. kdbp reblogged this from sbnation and added:
    But that’s not entirely true either, when Noah Lowry was with the Giants, Molina was lifted for a pinch runner, and the...
  3. tbridge reblogged this from mightyflynn and added:
    sbnation:jeffbaum:sbnation:moooradley:...— has played a non-pitching position since 1980....
  4. fuckyeahcubs reblogged this from sbnation
  5. gutsandachangeup reblogged this from mightyflynn and added:
    Yeah this is for sure not true. Noah Lowry played an inning in right field for the Giants on June 8, 2007. And I know...
  6. realstupid reblogged this from sbnation
  7. thesmoo reblogged this from mightyflynn and added:
    Thanks mightyflynn, I was getting nervous I was the only one who remembered that 20inning game.
  8. mightyflynn reblogged this from sbnation
  9. markcoatney reblogged this from sbnation and added:
    Not true! Ron Guidry played center field for the Yankees in the resumption of the 1983 Pine Tar game with Kansas City…
  10. sbnation reblogged this from jeffbaum and added:
    I knew this didn’t sound right, and I think Jeff nailed it. Others weigh in: Tumblr Newsweek Legend Mark Coatney : “Not...
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  13. johnnydontcry reblogged this from philadelphiaphillies and added:
    This was just amazing. I loved the fans giving him a standing O after that first catch, haha. And the standing O from...
  14. screamingunderneath reblogged this from philadelphiaphillies and added:
    I could not stop laughing omg.
  15. philadelphiaphillies reblogged this from behindthedynamo and added:
    FIELD FROM OUR SEATS. IT WAS THE BEST.
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