Comments on: What to do about Tek? http://umpbump.com/press/2007/04/10/what-to-do-about-tek/ In-your-face baseball commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:48:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Sedition in Red Sox Nation http://umpbump.com/press/2007/04/10/what-to-do-about-tek/comment-page-1/#comment-52385 Sedition in Red Sox Nation Thu, 12 Apr 2007 02:34:11 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/what-to-do-about-tek/#comment-52385 After tonight's travesty, perhaps it's time to let Kottaras take over, keep Mirabelli to catch Wake and send Varitek to the glue factory. After tonight’s travesty, perhaps it’s time to let Kottaras take over, keep Mirabelli to catch Wake and send Varitek to the glue factory.

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]]> By: Eric Hanson http://umpbump.com/press/2007/04/10/what-to-do-about-tek/comment-page-1/#comment-52383 Eric Hanson Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:44:01 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/what-to-do-about-tek/#comment-52383 Pony: agreed. At this point, 'Tek isn't there to hit (or at least not as much as he used to, seventh position in the batting order not withstanding), he's there to call the game. Kottaras is his own special problem, because if he is hitting so well, calling him up as the third option would just cool his bat off. I just looked at his stats for this year; I wouldn't say 3 hits in seventeen ABs is exactly tearing the cover off the bal... Pony: agreed. At this point, ‘Tek isn’t there to hit (or at least not as much as he used to, seventh position in the batting order not withstanding), he’s there to call the game. Kottaras is his own special problem, because if he is hitting so well, calling him up as the third option would just cool his bat off. I just looked at his stats for this year; I wouldn’t say 3 hits in seventeen ABs is exactly tearing the cover off the bal…

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]]> By: Pony Starks http://umpbump.com/press/2007/04/10/what-to-do-about-tek/comment-page-1/#comment-52382 Pony Starks Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:32:46 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/what-to-do-about-tek/#comment-52382 This is a fair commentary on Tek's hitting and/or lack there of. Call me old school, but I don't think the catcher needs to hit for a team to be successful. Sure, it helps, but it's a defensive and leadership position. I'd rather have Tek back there batting 240 and anchoring the staff and the general direction of the team than somebody hitting 300. Not everybody needs to hit. (This is basically my exact same theory on Manny - not everyone needs to field.) This is a fair commentary on Tek’s hitting and/or lack there of. Call me old school, but I don’t think the catcher needs to hit for a team to be successful. Sure, it helps, but it’s a defensive and leadership position. I’d rather have Tek back there batting 240 and anchoring the staff and the general direction of the team than somebody hitting 300. Not everybody needs to hit. (This is basically my exact same theory on Manny – not everyone needs to field.)

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]]> By: Sarah Green http://umpbump.com/press/2007/04/10/what-to-do-about-tek/comment-page-1/#comment-52384 Sarah Green Wed, 11 Apr 2007 03:48:50 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/what-to-do-about-tek/#comment-52384 Coley Ward just looooves writing about the Red Sox. He just looooves writing about their hefty payroll. And he just looooves writing about how Jason Varitek is either a) on steroids b) overpaid or c) getting old. And then the Captain ends up going 3 for 4 with two RBI. Lots of hitters have slow starts, dude. The Sox *just* got back to the confines. Save your Varitek-is-old-and-lame-and-washed-up post if his bat is still cold in, say, May. Coley Ward just looooves writing about the Red Sox. He just looooves writing about their hefty payroll. And he just looooves writing about how Jason Varitek is either a) on steroids b) overpaid or c) getting old.

And then the Captain ends up going 3 for 4 with two RBI. Lots of hitters have slow starts, dude. The Sox *just* got back to the confines. Save your Varitek-is-old-and-lame-and-washed-up post if his bat is still cold in, say, May.

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