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Old 06-19-2009, 05:44 PM   #71
jbergey22
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Originally Posted by MikeyMikey View Post
It was battery specific not staff. You'd have to look at the bbpro article to find specific examples. I'm on the train so I can't do that right now.

Ill take your word for it as I dont have time at the moment either to dig into it even though it does surprise me.

I was never a huge fan of Varitek until I seen him do something a few weeks ago that was impressive IMO and helped me realize why the Red Sox think so highly of him. Beckett was getting upset with the home plate umpire and was about ready to lose it when Varitek stepped into the umpires face and got himself kicked out of the game to save his pitcher. Stats may not identify things like that but it does quite a few things to help the team.

Also I wonder if having a good game caller like Varitek rubs off on the other catchers/pitchers so they are able to better identify what calling a good game is all about.
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