In baseball, how did the relief pitchers area get to be called the "bullpen?"?
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6 possible answers\nThe bullpen symbolically represents the fenced in area of a bull's pen, where bulls wait before being sent off to the slaughter. The relief pitchers are the bulls and the bullpen represents their pen. \nLate arrivers to ball games in the late 19th century were cordoned off into standing room only areas in foul territory. Because the fans were herded like cattle, this area became known as the bullpen, a designation which was later transferred over to the relief pitchers who warmed up there. \nAt the turn of the century, outfield fences were often adorned with advertisements for Bull Durham Tobacco. Since relievers warmed up in a nearby pen, the term bullpen was created. \nIn the 1800s, jails and holding cells were nicknamed bullpens, in respect of many police officers' bullish features -- strength and a short temper. The term was later applied to bullpens in baseball. \nCasey Stengel suggested the term might have been derived from managers getting tired of their relief pitchers "shooting the bull" in the dugout and were therefore sent elsewhere, where they wouldn't be a bother to the rest of the team -- the bullpen. How serious he was when he made this claim is not clear. \nJon Miller, a baseball analyst with ESPN, said the term is derived from the late 19th century. The New York Giants first played at the Polo Grounds, (since replaced by Shea stadium & the Mets) which opened around 1880. The relief pitchers warmed up beyond the left field fence. Out there in the same area was a stockyard or pen that had bulls in it. \nRetrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullpen"
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the pitcher is credited with a strikeout, however the team batting is not charged with an out.  thus, a pitcher can have more than 3 strikeouts in a single inning!
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All baseball stadiums were made with the home plate on the W side of the stadium.  Thus south was left from home and south was right from home.  If you're standing on the mound, your left are is towards the south.  Here's a link:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southpaw\n\n"The generally accepted origins of the term is from baseball. Ballparks are often designed so that the batter is facing east to avoid the afternoon or evening sun shining in his eyes. This means that left-handed pitchers are throwing from the south side. The first usage is credited to Finley Peter Dunne. However, the Oxford English Dictionary lists a non-baseball citation for "south paw", meaning a punch with the left hand, as early as 1848[8], just three years after the first organized baseball game.\n\nIn boxing a left handed boxer is usually refered to as southpaw. They are often considered a more tricky opponent than the more common right-hander. The term is also used to refer to a stance in which the boxer places his right foot in front of his left."
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It's gotta be the bullpen! Prime example, the New York Yankees. Explosive allstar offense for the past 5 years. Pretty good starting pitching for the past 5 years. But a week bullpen and the result....0 championships. That says it all right there. It's all about the bullpen.
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Ted Abernathy was the closest thing to what we now call a "closer" for the Tribe in '63, leading the team with 12 saves.\nThe bullpen also was made up (at various times) of Gary Bell (who led the staff in appearances), Bob Allen, Jerry Walker and Early Wynn, plus a number of minor league callups including a young Tommy John.\nIt was a different game back then; to a large extent, they didn't have the defined roles they have now for the bullpen guys. Generally, your best pitchers started and your other guys sat in the bullpen and waited to be called if the starter faltered. Also, your starting pitchers were available to relieve if necessary; on the '63 Indians, only Dick Donovan started every game he appeared in; even the staff "ace" Jim "Mudcat" Grant made 6 relief appearances.\nHope this helps.
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According to the official MLB rules book:\n\nSAVES FOR RELIEF PITCHERS \n10.20\nCredit a pitcher with a save when he meets all three of the following conditions: (1) He is the finishing pitcher in a game won by his club; and (2) He is not the winning pitcher; and (3) He qualifies under one of the following conditions: (a) He enters the game with a lead of no more than three runs and pitches for at least one inning; or (b) He enters the game, regardless of the count, with the potential tying run either on base, or at bat, or on deck (that is, the potential tying run is either already on base or is one of the first two batsmen he faces); or (c) He pitches effectively for at least three innings. No more than one save may be credited in each game.
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Historically, left field is the postion that is the "easiest" to play in the Majors.  In sandlot baseball, right field is often where the worst player is placed because there are fewer people that hit the ball towards right.\n\nLeft field is often the smallest field with the fence closer.  It is a shorter throw to third base than the other outfield position.\n\nFirst base has been used as a postion for good-hitting outfielders that can no longer run as fast; but Gary Sheffield will tell you that it is not an easy position to play.\n\nCatcher, shortstop, and centerfield are the hardest defensive positions to play as they have responsibilities beyond their own position.  All three require quick feet and a strong throwing arm.
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Positively Fungo circles.  This is where the coach stands when he hits ball to the infield and outfield during the pregame.
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You are thinking of Jim Abbott, who pitcher for the Angels and the Yankees. Abbott had two arms, but only had one hand. He would rest his glove on his stub hand, then flip the glove onto his good hand after he had thrown a pitch. When he caught a ball he would tuck the glove under his stub arm, pull the ball out, and throw it with his good hand. Hw was actually a pretty good pitcher for a few years - he one 17 games on year for the Angels and threw a no-hitter for the Yankees in 1993.
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Well they SHOULD have... stupid bullpen...
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Lol..why is this in the baseball section?
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It's an informal scrimmage that allows an injured pitcher to test his arm. Simulated games take place at the stadium, with two or three hitters taking turns in live at-bats against a pair of pitchers. (It may happen that both pitchers are recovering from injuries, but most of the time a healthy teammate or coach is recruited for the exercise.) There are rarely any players out in the field, and there's no umpire behind home plate. Either the bullpen catcher or the pitching coach will call balls and strikes and determine what "happens" when one of the hitters puts the ball in play. If it's a hard line drive, they might say it's a "hit"; a weak grounder would be deemed an "out."\n\nIf a pitcher gave up a hit in one of his simulated starts, he had to pitch to the next hitter as if there were someone on base—from the stretch, perhaps. He'd continue to face the same few batters until three "outs" were recorded. At the end of a simulated half-inning, the pitcher would head to the dugout and wait until the other pitcher recorded three outs.\n\nSimulated games rarely last for more than three or four innings. Sometimes stats are kept on the simulated runs and hits, but the more important figure is how many pitches were thrown. An injured player who makes a good showing in a simulated game and demonstrates that his arm has recovered might then be sent to the minor leagues for a tuneup start, or he might return to the team right away.
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Chris Reitsma was the hopeful closer but has not followed through.  Now he is on the DL because of numbness in his fingers.  Ken Ray has been the best one so far that they've used.  Villareal has been the best set up man.  Hopefully the bullpen will improve soon, as the Braves just fell to last place in the NL East and the bullpen lost the game for the fifth time this season for John Smoltz.  Otherwise, Smoltz would have nine wins and be right up there with Schilling, Glavine, and Kenny Rogers.
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walter johnson was the best of them, he pitched great even for some poor teams.\nafter that i would go with christy mathewson, followed by cy young. \ni dont know much about spahn, i guess i would rank him behind the other three.\n\n-also do u know of any good relieving pitchers-\nmariano rivera is the greatest relief pitcher in the history of baseball.
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This will help you: \n http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/art_hr.shtml
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The Team's Name\nThe original name of the Pittsburgh's National League franchise was the Pittsburgh Alleghenies. Some contend this is from the county in which Pittsburgh is the seat of government. Others say that it was named after the mountain range in the region. Others maintain that Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became Pittsburgh's northside after a 1907 annexation, was the tale behind the moniker. It is also one of the three major rivers in the city. In the 1890's, the club was referred to as the Pittsburgh Innocents before the Pirates name stuck by the end of that decade.\n\nWhen the renegade Players League dissolved after the 1890 season, most of the league's player contracts were assigned to National League and American Association clubs, mostly to their previous clubs provided they had been "reserved" by their former teams' owners. Highly-regarded second baseman Lou Bierbauer, who had previously played with the Philadelphia Athletics of the Association, was awarded to the Pittsburgh team on the grounds that the A's had not reserved him. This led to loud complaints by the Athletics that the Pittsburgh club were "pirates". This incident (which is discussed at some length in The Beer and Whisky League, by David Nemec, 1994) quickly accelerated into a schism between the leagues that contributed to the demise of the A.A. The colorful epithet stuck with the Pittsburghers, and eventually became the club's official nickname. It was first acknowledged on the team's jerseys in 1912, but even by the 1903 World Series, "Pirates" was common usage \nThe Pirates are called the "Bucks" because a Pirate was also known as a Buccaneer.
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SECTION 26. If a relief pitcher meets ALL of the following conditions, the\nofficial scorer should credit that pitcher with a save:\na. He is the finishing pitcher in a game won by his team;\nb. He is not credited with the win, and\nc. He meets one of the following conditions:\n(1) He enters the game with a lead of not more than three runs and\npitches at least one inning;\n(2) He enters the game with the potential tying run on base, at bat or on\ndeck, or\n(3) He pitches effectively for at least three innings.\nNote: No more than one save may be credited in each game.