Left Handed

"They are similar to prepare for except for the fact of right and left," said Coughlin, referring to left-handed Vick and right-handed Young. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Mickelson, whose nickname "Lefty" refers to his left-handed golf swing, was voted into the World Golf Hall of Fame last fall. ❋ KIM MACKRAEL (2012)

The name-tag rosette was worn on either side of the costume, depending on whether the owner was right- or left-handed. ❋ Thomas Vinciguerra (2011)

Interestingly, he swings right-handed, but putts left-handed. ❋ Joe Peyronnin (2011)

Hitting Morgan leadoff is not tenable if he logs another .319 on-base percentage - including .280 against left-handed pitchers - with a 73 OPS+ while leading the league in getting caught stealing to boot. ❋ Adam Kilgore (2011)

If most people were left-handed, then keyboards would have the opposite orientation they do. sherifffruitfly says: ❋ Unknown (2010)

While they believe he is and will be fine, the Nationals are keeping an eye on the spring training progression of newly acquired left-handed starter Tom Gorzelanny, who suffered from a sinus infection and walking pneumonia for the two weeks immediately preceding spring training - "seriously bad timing," Gorzelanny said. ❋ Unknown (2011)

But he was here Wednesday, when the past met the present, and a crowd-muting message was sent by a left-handed pitcher who started the season for the Cleveland Indians. ❋ Unknown (2009)

His teammates won't let him forget about missing a breakaway, left-handed dunk in the second quarter, even though he came back and made his next attempt with two hands. ❋ Michael Lee (2011)

The Nationals this offseason signed Ankiel, a speedy, left-handed outfielder whose skill set resembles Bernadina's. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Starting with this account of his humble origins, Manny Garcia, who describes himself as "a left-handed, rather contrary Mestizo-American," has written a memoir that begins in late 1947 in the San Luis Valley of Southern Colorado and takes him to Utah and a stint as a Mormon and ultimately to Vietnam. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Twenty years after being saved from unemployment by his reputation as a solid left-handed pitcher, David N. Mullany was once again out of work. ❋ Joshua Robinson (2011)

OK, exactly what problems have you encountered as a result of being left-handed? ❋ Unknown (2010)

If Morgan falters, the Nationals could move to a platoon, perhaps with Werth taking center and Michael Morse taking right field against left-handed pitchers. ❋ Adam Kilgore (2011)

As its name implies and the above picture shows, B. sinistrum is a left-handed or sinistral species. ❋ AYDIN (2009)

The International Monetary Fund's leader, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, may come out of a socialist party background, but the IMF's underlying trend became apparent at a morning reception where right-leaning coffee cups made it near impossible for the left-handed to drink without making a mess. ❋ Howard Schneider (2011)

• The Phillies could face a left-handed starter five times if the series goes seven games, which suits Raul Ibanez. ❋ Unknown (2009)