Comments on: When Did Catchers Become Caddies? http://knuckleballsblog.com/2011/06/16/when-did-catchers-become-caddies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-did-catchers-become-caddies "Like butterflies with hiccups" Sat, 18 May 2013 04:17:30 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kirsten http://knuckleballsblog.com/2011/06/16/when-did-catchers-become-caddies/#comment-6986 Kirsten Sat, 18 Jun 2011 01:28:19 +0000 http://knuckleballsblog.com/?p=7318#comment-6986 This is so many kinds of stupid. Gardy shouldn’t allow this, they all need to put on their big boy pants (including Gardy), and work with who they’re assigned. Seems like there has been a serious problem with this. I understand that you may prefer to work with a certain catcher, but it’s your job that you are paid very well to do to work with everyone. Especially given the level of injuries this season. Butera is catching around Pavano’s schedule, which will mean that Mauer gets to catch day games after night games. Which probably isn’t all that fun, especially since he’s surgically repaired all over the place.

I also think the bullshit the fans are going on about wanting two batting champ catchers is ridiculous. The backup catcher is there in case the starter is hurt, to give him a day off, usually on day games after a night game, and then I guess in case of a meltdown or something. He needs to have solid defense, and a team attitude. Butera has both of those, and can throw to second better than Mauer. I think they should go with the man who has proven his defensive skills, stepped up when Mauer got hurt, and contributes at the plate a decent amount. Let’s just settle this and be done.

]]> By: AW http://knuckleballsblog.com/2011/06/16/when-did-catchers-become-caddies/#comment-6978 AW Fri, 17 Jun 2011 01:22:57 +0000 http://knuckleballsblog.com/?p=7318#comment-6978 This personal catcher thing is BS. There is probably one team in baseball on which a personal catcher or catchers should be tolearated: Philadelphia. The Twins may have a surplus of starting pitching, but they do not have a surplus of aces. Unless you are toting at 2.5 ERA, you get whoever is healthy, even if he is just a 3 time batting champ and Gold Glove winner.

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