But hitting with RISP isn't a personnel issue. The bats will come around. That isn't the case with catching. I doubt Tek is physically able to catch more than one-third a season. Is Salty able to shoulder the rest? I can take a hole in the line up if he were a defensive whiz but I'm not seeing any sign of that. On Apr 22, 2011 9:17 AM, "Dan DiBiase" <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm with you, Larry. I just can't get all hepped up over the catching situation > at this point. I think we have larger issues right now, some of > which you mentioned. Hitting with RISP is another concern. > > Dan D > Central NJ USA > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Larry Rupp <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Fri, April 22, 2011 8:06:32 AM > Subject: Re: Tek must go > > My point was if Salty and Tek have equivalent throw and hit stats, then the > pitching staff prefers Tek calling the game versus Salty. So... Adding a AAA > catcher doesn't solve the pitching challenge which appears to be turning around > now. Our bigger challenges are Crawford isn't hitting, Youk has had a slow
> start, and pitching started slow. Now the pitching seems to be turning - > whether due to Tek or otherwise - at least we appear to be on a better > trajectory in this category. Tek may not be hitting but if he's pulling the > ERAs down dramatically I can live with a low avg in the 7 or 8 hole. > > Any news on Youk this morning? > > Sent from Larry's mobile device > > On Apr 22, 2011, at 7:24 AM, Steve Ouellette <[email protected]> wrote: > >> That's what I'm saying. The Sox have good pitchers who could throw to >> a pitchback if they had to (and the pitchback would have a more >> threatening bat). Salty has struggled in 36 at bats, but Varitek >> hasn't been able to hit in four years. Let Varitek play once or twice >> a week when the Sox are facing lefthanders, but throw Salty out there >> full-time and see if he comes around. If he hasn't by July, go get >> someone else. >> >> Hell, even at .194, Salty is hitting four times better than Varitek. >> >> Steve O >> >> On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 1:16 AM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Captain and respect of the pitching staff????? >>> He can't hit and he can't throw. God forbid he should get more playing >>> time. >>> We can't eat respect. >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 10:11 PM, Larry Rupp <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> He's the Captain AND he has the respect of the pitching staff... Not sure >>>> Salty will come around but if Salty isn't hitting or throwing out stealers >>>> then Tek calls the better game between the two - thus going to get more >>>> playing time in the near term. >>>> >>>> Sent from Larry's Verizon powered iPad >>>> On Apr 22, 2011, at 12:34 AM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> There is No Way that there isn't a competent AAA catcher who could do as >>>> good a job as Tek. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Author of Robot Haiku : Poems for humans to read until their robots decide >>>> it's kill time. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "Red Sox Citizens" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "Red Sox Citizens" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Author of Robot Haiku : Poems for humans to read until their robots decide >>> it's kill time. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Red Sox Citizens" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red >>Sox Citizens" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>[email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >>http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red > Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
