I never gave up on Pedroia. All the stats pointed to a great career (same with Lowrie).
Just saying. I'm actually surprised to hear two people say that "everyone" had. On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 7:00 AM, Steve Ouellette <[email protected]>wrote: > Yeah, I don't know what can be done about hitting with RISP. It's been > particularly maddening the number of times that there are guys on > third base and they can't put the ball in play. But what do they do -- > have team meetings or yell at guys or blame the hitting coach? > > Salty hasn't been good, but (damning with faint praise) he has thrown > and hit better than Varitek. I will not evoke the spirit of Dustin > Pedroia -- who nearly everyone gave up on as a rookie -- because Salty > doesn't have the same minor league track record, but he has the > potential to be good if he gets a chance. There is no potential in > Tek; what you see is what you get. > > Steve O > > On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 9:40 AM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. > > > > -- > 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<http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1440511977?ie=UTF8&tag=rayspicks&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1440511977> : 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. 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