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Elster88 Jun 12 2006 11:50 AM

The phrase "throwing beebees" generally refers to pitchers. Can any player throw a beebee, or just a pitcher?

MFS62 Jun 12 2006 11:57 AM

No. Not just pitchers. I've heard it used to describe a fielder's ability to throw, too. In fact, the White Sox had a shortstop called "Bee Bee" Richards. Later

*62 Jun 12 2006 02:48 PM

Jose Oquendo came up to the bigs with a cannon for an arm and the term was used with him, if I remember correctly, by Kiner and Murph.

RealityChuck Jun 12 2006 03:35 PM

It's seem odd to use it to refer to anyone other than a pitcher. A BB is a tiny bit of shot used in kid's guns;* a pitcher throws BBs when the ball is traveling so fast it seems as tiny as one and hard to pick up to swing at. If a fielder threw BBs, it'd mean the ball was hard to catch. *"You'll shoot your eye out."