I always enjoyed seeing the quirky sides of baseball including position players out of their element and protests for ridiculous things.  In Friday night’s MLB madness, a backup catcher and utility fielder pitched and a game was put into protest because of an incorrect lineup card.

Astros backup catcher Kevin Cash pitches

Cash pitched one inning against the Reds, allowing three hits and one run on 10 pitches.

Red Sox utility man Bill Hall pitches

Hall went 1-2-3 in the ninth inning of a 12 run loss to the Royals. Of his 11 pitches, he topped out at 89 mph.

“I felt good,” said Hall. “I hadn’t pitched since high school. It was just something if I ever got the chance, I always wanted to just to see if I still had it. I almost got drafted as a pitcher in high school. I threw pretty hard, so it was fun to get back out there.”

“They told me not to turn it loose,” Hall said. “I threw hard, around 95, in high school. They wouldn’t let me turn it loose or throw a curveball. I’ve got a pretty good curveball, too, but obviously you don’t want to get hurt in one of those situations. Something happens tomorrow and I have to play shortstop … if I’m hurt, obviously that couldn’t happen.”

Nationals issued protest against Padres

The Padres listed reliever Adam Russell on the lineup card submitted to the umpires in their game versus the Nationals. The Nationals issued a protest, but the point was moot since the Nats won the game.

Information from John Schlegel of MLB.com was used in this article.