*Varitek's horrible at ...*

[AnibalJonJon]

Calling pitches, he's horrible & very predictable. Even my 12 yr old brothers calls it when there's 2 strikes on a hitter, it's either a FB inside or a high FB. I know that alot of you are going to tear me a new one but it's true .... :dunno:

[yankeessuck013]

Calling pitches, he's horrible & very predictable. Even my 12 yr old brothers calls it when there's 2 strikes on a hitter, it's either a FB inside or a high FB. I know that alot of you are going to tear me a new one but it's true .... :dunno:

 

http://www.bulatlat.net/images/4-17/bm%20shut%20up.jpg

 

you really have no idea what you are talking about.

[riverside sluggers]

what the hell? you got it all wrong, why do you think Sox named him the f***ing captain??!

[empirestrikesback26]

Would you rather have jorge posada? Varitek's a very good catcher, might not be that manly, but he's a very good catcher.

[stocker323]

Would you rather have jorge posada? Varitek's a very good catcher, might not be that manly, but he's a very good catcher.

Yeah but he has no balls, as you astutely pointed out on your board.

[HOFer51]

Yeah but he has no balls, as you astutely pointed out on your board.

[empirestrikesback26]

Yeah but he has no balls, as you astutely pointed out on your board.

Correct-amundo.

[AnibalJonJon]

I agree, Tek's a very good captain & a very good DEFENSIVE catcher but he's very predictable in the pitch calling department.. Oh &, lets take it easy on the ignorant remarks YANKEESSUCK ... ty ...

[riverside sluggers]

of course i'll take it easy on him because he's telling the truth. Varitek is not the frigging Sox player to bash on, dumbass

[BigPapiEnFuego]

Yet you'd still piss yourself if you got in a fight with him.

[empirestrikesback26]

Thats a different story for another time. This is about his bad pitch calling, which I don't agree with. Only the pitcher knows if he's calling a good game or not.

[AnibalJonJon]

of course i'll take it easy on him because he's telling the truth. Varitek is not the frigging Sox player to bash on, dumbass

 

Who's bashing Tek? I'm just questioning his talent for calling pitches ... dumbass? .... wow .... :thumbsup:

[empirestrikesback26]

Who's bashing Tek? I'm just questioning his talent for calling pitches ... dumbass? .... wow .... :thumbsup:

His talent for calling pitches? Do you pitch to him every 5th day? How do you know if he call's a good game or not?

[riverside sluggers]

Calling pitches, he's horrible & very predictable.

 

that is bashing him

[jimmycarter05]

are you going to bash on varitek's ability to call pitches? my god man...wells is coming of a complete game...clement is 13-3 and wakefield is 14-10...papolbon was great in his first 2 starts, giving up 1-2 runs in each one...that wasn't all the rookie though, varitek had something do with it... and boston has the 2nd best record in the american league...don't bash on varitek dumb ass and go take your sorry posts on the yankee forum :harhar:

[AnibalJonJon]

His talent for calling pitches? Do you pitch to him every 5th day? How do you know if he call's a good game or not?

 

Dude, even my roaches can predict a high FB on an 0-2 count. Tek goes FB crazy even with pitchers that don't have a good-great FB & we all know it's true. As a Cap I agree, he's one if not the best Cap in the league but I am not questioning that, I am questioning his talent for calling pitches which is average to horrible.

:thumbdown

[AnibalJonJon]

are you going to bash on varitek's ability to call pitches? my god man...wells is coming of a complete game...clement is 13-3 and wakefield is 14-10...papolbon was great in his first 2 starts, giving up 1-2 runs in each one...that wasn't all the rookie though, varitek had something do with it... and boston has the 2nd best record in the american league...don't bash on varitek dumb ass and go take your sorry posts on the yankee forum :harhar:

 

 

All of which are good pitchers pitching behind a GREAT OFFENSE "DUMB ASS!!!", Belli's better at calling pitches then Tek is ....

[jimmycarter05]

good pitchers?duh they certainly are, but wakefield and wells are 43 and 42 years old...of course wakefield only throws it about 80mph best...but why don't you call pitchs while trying getting a 40+ pitcher to throw a complete game against a major league team?

[AnibalJonJon]

First of all, Belli catches Wake moron ( I'm joining in the name calling frenzy LOL...),Wells has always been a good pitcher, even last yr + he was well rested ...

[jimmycarter05]

http://www.funpic.hu/swf/numanuma.html

[jimmycarter05]

johnny boy--some words of wisdom: SHUT UP AND LET VARITEK DO WHAT HE'S DOING RIGHT NOW-that be good

[AnibalJonJon]

johnny boy--some words of wisdom: SHUT UP AND LET VARITEK DO WHAT HE'S DOING RIGHT NOW-that be good

Yeah, worst pen era in the majors... GO TEKKKKKKKKKK! :thumbsup:

[Chitalian Stallion]

How can Varitek be a bad game-caller if he is known to prepare excessively for everygmame he catches, and don't you read any of the scouting reports on him? They all say he's a magnificent game caller. ALso there's no comparison between Mirrabelli and Varitek, all Mirrabelli has to call is a knuckleball, and the occasional fastball/curveball. Also he's not fastball-happy, he has different out-pitches that he calls for every pitcher. Schilling- fastball or split, Wells- curveball, Arroyo- breaking ball. I quote from ESPN:

" Varitek is one of the most respected signal callers in the majors. He also has a strong arm and throws well to second base. While opposing baserunners stole at a 79.4-percent clip against him in 2004, pitchers on the mound had more to do with that than Varitek's throwing ability. He never has been fleet of foot, but Varitek was in great shape last year, picking his spots to the tune of 10 stolen bases, most among American League catchers."

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/scouting?playerId=3760

[schillingouttheks]

'Belli looks better because Wakefield throws one pitch all the time. I could make 'Belli look bad as well. "Look, here comes the first pitch knuckleball! TOLD YA!!!" ...

 

Also, 0-2 high fastballs are common throughout the MLB. It's called high-heat. Also known as trying to get the batter to chase a ball up and out of the zone. So...the best offense in the league, yes, you win behind them, but Wells throwing a complete game against the Orioles last night, while holding them TO 1 RUN is s***** pitch-calling? Explain.

[riverside sluggers]

that is not tek's fault, remember mirabelli has caught relievers who had done bad. so embree, foulke, mantei, blaine neal, halamma and remlinger doing suck ass jobs is because of varitek. you got some screws loose up there. are you even a sox fan, with ur name being two of red sox's top prospects and all. god dude get a life and find someone actually worthy to bash on

[AnibalJonJon]

I know Belli only catches Wake but I was reffering to the times he caught Bronson,Lowe,Pedro, they all went dep into the game because of his knack for calling the right pitch... Oh & btw, belli has a better arm then tek, we all know it.

[riverside sluggers]

Varitek has a .993 fielding% while Mirabelli is at .984 fielding%

[AnibalJonJon]

Lets be forreal, Belli is Pudge compared to Tek's chage up's ....

[schillingouttheks]

Also, how can you say Pedro was sucking when Tek caught him? He only went deeper into games because MIRABELLI WAS CATCHING HIM??!?!? ********. For the past near-decade, Tek has been the catcher that Pedro/Lowe knew. Tek's success made them good pitchers, along with their God-given talent.

[BrentD22]

FYI, for the years 1992-2002 the BEST CERA (total/avg) during this period for catchers recording over 1000 innings, the top 29 are:

 

INN C-ER CERA Catcher

1162.3 387 2.997 CARTER GARY

1772.0 624 3.169 SCIOSCIA MIKE

2406.0 872 3.262 OLSON GREG

2322.7 869 3.367 PEREZ EDDIE

8055.7 3170 3.542 LOPEZ JAVY

2539.7 1011 3.583 LAVALLIERE MIKE

2897.3 1201 3.731 BERRYHILL DAMON

2164.0 901 3.747 SURHOFF B.J.

11104.3 4675 3.789 PIAZZA MIKE

3785.7 1619 3.849 MILLER DAMIAN

4237.3 1814 3.853 VARITEK JASON**

4858.7 2096 3.883 PENA TONY

2528.3 1097 3.905 PRATT TODD

1175.3 513 3.928 BIGGIO CRAIG

3635.3 1594 3.946 HERNANDEZ RAMON

2892.3 1280 3.983 HERNANDEZ CARLOS

5676.0 2516 3.989 PAGNOZZI TOM

10144.3 4508 3.999 SANTIAGO BENITO

1349.7 600 4.001 FISK CARLTON*

8356.0 3724 4.011 HUNDLEY TODD

3496.3 1564 4.026 WEBSTER LENNY

1499.0 674 4.047 DECKER STEVE

4608.7 2076 4.054 DAULTON DARREN

2177.0 986 4.076 PARRISH LANCE

4031.3 1832 4.090 EUSEBIO TONY

5666.6 2580 4.098 POSADA JORGE - Yankess Suck!

2391.3 1090 4.102 LODUCA PAUL

3457.7 1580 4.113 HARPER BRIAN

2273.0 1039 4.114 MARRERO ELI

 

Above was copy/pasted from baseball-fever.com

 

**Looks like TEK ranks 11th in ERA for catchers since 1992, not to shaby seeing that pitching hasn't always been the Red Sox most important feature.