I actually like Salty. He's made huge strides in his first full-year as the starting catcher. But yeah, he does look bad on those breaking pitches. The Sox actually got decent production from the catching position this year. I hope they re-up Varitek as the back-up again.
Dan D Central NJ USA ________________________________ From: Steve Ouellette <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 7:30 AM Subject: Re: ?? Salty got hurt. And he's a better hitter left-handed than he is right-handed -- though he can't stay away from the curve ball in the dirt any more than Carl Crawford can. On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 10:10 PM, Matt & Olga McSorley <[email protected]> wrote: > Not that it mattered, but... > > Bases loaded, one out, down four, and Tito elects not to hit for Saltamachia > (.235./288/.470). Salty predictably struck out on 4 pitches. Then, in the > next half-inning, he put Lavarnway in to catch for Salty. > > I'm generally a fan of the manager but that one makes not an ounce of sense. > > -- Matt > > -- > 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.
