Rules for the Ambidextrous

I'm sure you remember the video I circulated previously about Pat Venditte, the Yankees' ambidextrous pitcher who danced the batter's box tango with a switch hitter in his professional debut.

Well, as a result of that incident, the minor league umpires' commission has created new rules to deal with it. It seems that the pitcher must now declare which arm he's pitching with first; the batter can then decide where he wants to bat. This seems like it would pretty much neutralize any advantage an ambidextrous pitcher would have.

In other news, check out the Newark Star-Ledger's coverage of one of the things that makes Yankees/Red Sox great: interminable games.