Clyde King, a New York Yankees special assistant who has been in the game for 57 years, said he learned the lesson from Hall of Famer Branch Rickey. This search has gone on since the first big-league manager. The Rangers are the latest club to join the trend. Lefthanders toil in a world made for righthanders. School desks, car ignitions and voting booths are built for righthanders.
Nothing is built for lefthanders.
To be right-handed is to be normal. The Latin word for right is dexter , meaning skill. To be left-handed is to be different. The Latin word for left is sinister . It all changes in baseball.