southpaws

Dry den once wrote that left-handed pitchers are called southpaws because a left-hander who once tried out for the Cubs hailed from Southpaw, Illinois.

ROB NEYER’S BIG BOOK OF BASEBALL LEGENDS ROB NEYER 2008

Colloquially, called the southpaws and the commies, left handers are perhaps as intriguing as the tales that have been spinning around them.

Top Headlines 2010

Usually the Mets find these soft-tossing no-name southpaws as baffling as a Calculus AP test, but not yesterday.

Mets Geek 2009

Usually the Mets find these soft-tossing no-name southpaws as baffling as a Calculus AP test, but not yesterday.

Mets Geek 2009

Usually the Mets find these soft-tossing no-name southpaws as baffling as a Calculus AP test, but not yesterday.

Mets Geek 2009

He's hitting a home run every 7.33 at-bats against southpaws this year—the second-best ratio of any left-handed batter against left-handed pitchers since 1974.

Granderson's Incredible Turnaround Against Lefties 2011

So far this season, the lefty-swinging Granderson hasn't merely held his own against southpaws—he's mashing them at historic rates.

Granderson's Incredible Turnaround Against Lefties 2011

He used to struggle mightily against southpaws but he's crushing them this season, improving from a .647 OPS in 2010 to .923 this year.

Bay Would Be Better Off Exclusively Facing Lefties 2011

Making matters worse, the Giants may face two or more left-handed starters in Texas, and Mr. Sandoval was much less effective against southpaws this year.

Should We Just Let Our Pitchers Bat? 2010

Since southpaws comprise a small minority of the human population -- around 10%, as opposed, for instance, to the 47% of left-clawed parrots -- are we squiffies doomed to forever having our ideals crushed by the Right?

Michael Sigman: Why We Hate Going to the Dennis Michael Sigman 2011