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Luke Murton is SAL offensive player of the week
Infielder Luke Murton (34) of the Charleston RiverDogs hits balls off a tee during batting practice prior to a game against the Greenville Drive on May 27, 2010, at Fluor Field at the West End in Greenville, S.C. Photo by: Tom Priddy/MiLB.com
Last week when I quietly walked over to the batting net where Luke Murton was hitting balls off a tee before a game, I was hoping I could fade into the background and not be noticed.
I almost never ask players to pose for a photo, so sometimes when I catch them by surprise they change what they’re doing and turn away. Murton, was intent, however, and never looked up.
I was just editing these photos when I found out that yesterday he was named the South Atlantic League offensive player of the week, leading the league in doubles and hitting a cool .500 for the week.
Here’s what Josh Jackson of MLB has to say about him: “Yankees ’09 draftee Luke Murton leads the league in doubles after rocketing five two-baggers this week, two of which came in Monday’s 3-for-3 performance. He hit safely in each of the six games he played in, totaling three hits to open a weekend series in Kannapolis on Saturday. In Sunday’s doubleheader, he continued to punish the Intimidators, going 3-for-7 with a homer, a double and two runs scored over the course of the day.”
Infielder Luke Murton (34) of the Charleston RiverDogs, Class A affiliate of the New York Yankees, in a game against the Greenville Drive on May 27, 2010, at Fluor Field at the West End in Greenville, S.C. Photo by: Tom Priddy/MiLB.comCharleston RiverDogs to keep manager Tyson
August 2, 2008: Torre Tyson of the Charleston River Dogs, Class A affiliate of the New York Yankees, in a game against the Greenville Drive at Fluor Field at the West End in Greenville, S.C. Photo by: Tom Priddy/MiLB.com
Following up on some coaching news . . .
The New York Yankees have announced that manager Torre Tyson would return for a fourth season with Class A Sally League Charleston RiverDogs.
The Yanks also announced that pitching coach Jeff Ware and hitting coach Greg Colbrunn are returning and that former big leaguer Carlos Mendoza will serve as first base coach.
Switch-pitcher Venditte is promoted
May 30, 2009: Pitcher Pat Venditte (27), professional baseball’s only
ambidextrous pitcher, of the Charleston RiverDogs, Class A affiliate of
the New York Yankees, before a game against the Greenville Drive at
Fluor Field at the West End in Greenville, S.C. Photo by: Tom Priddy/
Four Seam Images
Switch-pitcher Pat Venditte of the Charletson RiverDogs has been promoted to the Yankees’ advanced Class A team in Tampa.
That means I have an opportunity to run another photo of him, this time in a New York uniform.
Pat Venditte, the game’s only switch-pitcher
I spent quite a bit of time recently doing some on-field stalking of pro baseball’s only switch-pitcher, Pat Venditte of the Charleston RiverDogs, the guy who pitches with both hands.
I rarely bother players and never ask anyone to pose, and this was no exception. But I thought it best to introduce myself and explain why I was hanging around him for a couple of days, taking scores of photos.
I had a specific assignment from a card company, and wanted to take every opportunity to get just the right shots. And Pat was very gracious and understanding as I focused on him during his daily warmups.
His routine is pretty simple — he throws right-handed during the stretching and batting practice, and then a half-hour before game time he throws first right-handed again, then left-handed. He’s the closer for Charleston, so that keeps him ready.
Much has been written about Venditte being the only ambidextrous professional ballplayer, and how he comes into a game with the potential of throwing with either hand, depending on who’s at bat. As I write this he leads the league in saves and has been named to the All-Star team.
I like what MiLB.com did with my photos — and I can’t do it any better — so I’m just reproducing that gallery page right here.
Here’s a few good stories about him:
This looks like an old-time baseball shot
This was really more of an accident than anything else, so I won’t take any credit for it.
I looked at this shot immediately after I took it Thursday night and really liked it. I’ve seen several old baseball photos with the catcher and batter both looking up, and this one just seems to be following that legacy.
I can look at this image and see years gone by.
May 28, 2009: Catcher Chase Weems of the Charleston RiverDogs and batter Anthony Rizzo of the Greenville Drive follow the flight of the ball in a game at Fluor Field at the West End in Greenville, S.C. Photo by: Tom Priddy/Four Seam Images
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