Wednesday, May 03, 2006

Who the fuck is Pat Venditte?

This name shouldn't sound familiar. If it does, hats off to you -- you know way too much about college baseball.

Venditte, a sophomore pitcher at Creighton, is likely your average college student. He hits up some parties, makes it to class about twice a week and can't tell you the name of the last girl he "met."

But here's the thing with Pat: When he cracks a beer, which hand does he do it with? When he's done in the bathroom, which hand does he wipe with? And most importantly, when the middle reliever pitches, what hand does he throw with?

The answer to each question is both. (Well, we're not sure which hand he uses to clean himself, but just stay with us on this one). The guy is ambidextrous. So he throws with both hands, making him a switch pitcher.

Pretty neat. As SI On Campus learns from Blue Jays coach, Ed Servais, "If another guy throws 30 pitches one day, I know I'm not going to be able to use him the next day. With Pat, if he throws 30 pitches, and 15 are right-handed and 15 are left-handed, I know I can come back to him tomorrow."

Venditte must declare which hand he's gonna use to pitch before each batter which ruins the element of surprise. Speaking of surprise, how 'bout It's Pat? That person didn't know if they were a boy or a girl. Strange. One day you wake up and see a dick between your legs. Surprise!

Read other Who the fuck is...: Mel Kiper Jr.; Chris Shelton; George Mason.

In other news: Lakers' center Kwame Brown has been accused of alleged sexual assault after he admitted that Kobe Bryant was his mentor.

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