tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132588.post6373903062029933721..comments2023-09-11T10:35:26.165-04:00Comments on The Flagrant Fan: A Tale of Four Old CatchersWilliam J. Taskerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02313204947130235560noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132588.post-82946771716892050102009-09-27T02:27:31.846-04:002009-09-27T02:27:31.846-04:00Yeah, Varitek definitely looks finished. As does R...Yeah, Varitek definitely looks finished. As does Rodriguez. I wonder if Ausmus will make the Dodgers' postseason roster.<br /><br />Remember Charles Johnson? God, he was good. Yadier Molina and Kurt Suzuki are my favorite catchers today. And even though Pierzynski has never been a great defensive catcher, I still love him for his tenacity and high baseball IQ.Josh Borensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418664151302692734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132588.post-3196123094744290532009-09-26T20:03:10.400-04:002009-09-26T20:03:10.400-04:00Well, thanks for the feedback, Anon. But you might...Well, thanks for the feedback, Anon. But you might have missed that the heading of the post called it a Tale of Four OLD catchers? Victor Martinez is still 30 years old.William J. Taskerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313204947130235560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132588.post-29340607127409445582009-09-26T18:15:41.397-04:002009-09-26T18:15:41.397-04:00How can you talk about catchers and not talk about...How can you talk about catchers and not talk about Víctor Martínez?<br /><br />While the Varitek numbers are interesting in an almanac-tic and trivial way, they do not offer introspection into the current world of baseball being "The Captain" is relegated to a bench playing role.<br /><br />Your random facts and chaos theory concerning wager picks are reasons for reading this blog, but I prefer to have some meaning to my daily jaunts around the blogshepere...<br /><br />Call me a realist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com