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Originally Posted by jaxmagicman
They don't exist because managers say that it takes too much time. There are people who have the ability. The fact of the matter is it takes what, 1 second more, if that? Not to mention the gain these players get when going up the middle. That one second can be made up if the player has a good enough arm. But what happens to left handers with good arms? I like OOTP because you get results of what would happen if stupid opinions don't get in the way. It is just an opinion that no left hander can play on the left side of the field. And really that opinion is not a good one. Left Handers can play just as easily if they were given a chance.
Don't get me started on left handed catchers. There is abosulety no reason a player couldn't be a catcher and be left handed.
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That argument holds true at lower levels, but not at the professional level. A lefty with a good strong arm can more than make up for his handicap playing third base at the little league level, and at the high school level should do just fine. But when you get to the professional level, competing against all the other third basemen who also have strong arms, a lefty suddenly can't make up that split second anymore against the stronger competition. Thus, he becomes a rightfielder.