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Originally Posted by Paul S
If that was Gehrig on deck there'a a good chance he might "signal" with his left hand.
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Not necessarily. The correct hand to signal with would be the right hand (or just both), because it's more visible to the runner. It's conceivable that the on deck batter would be aware of this.
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Originally Posted by brickyardkennedy
It's conceivable that might be Gehrig. Early on in his career, he batted sixth. Going by the theory that the on deck batter is signaling a base runner, nless Ruth was batting fifth, that could be Lou.
"Batting sixth, behind Ruth and Bob Meusel, Gehrig went 3-for-5 with a double in his first game at first base that season"
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http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/ccdffd4c
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Well, then I guess it is a possibility. Heck, it's even a possibility that the guy is actually the first or second hitter who already scored. My money's still on Lazzeri, though.