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Posted By: Hankron

I think falsely batting as a switch hitter is one thing, as you can look fairly normal posing from the wrong side. However, I would think that the normal pitcher would not want to pose throwing with his correct arm. This is for the same reason we don't throw with our weak arms when there's a crowd wathing. Far worse than the ball not going far or being inaccurate, you might 'look like a girl.' I doubt that someone like Amos Ruse or Chas. Radbourne would take a chance on that. I'm sure Hoss considered himself a big man, and wanted to make sure that all those Old Judge smokers knew it too.