re southpaw in article ij news cso uiuc edu rap uxa cso uiuc edu underdog writes can anyone out there tell me why they call left handed pitchers i dont know about the story but it comes from the fact that in most stadiums the batter faces northeast and so when a pitcher is on the mound his left arm is to the south hence the term southpaw also the story on how the term originated thanks go cubs prediction they will finish over this year without winning the east
