Backstop battles could go down to wire

by yankeechaser on Jun 18, 2007 12:40 PM EDT

Do you go with Pudge or Posada? Or maybe Mauer, Martinez or Varitek? This is what ESPN had to say about picking a catcher for the all-star game. I wonder how Varitek is even considered. Here is the updated votes.
Catcher
RANK    PLAYER NAME    NL TEAM    TOTAL VOTES
1.    Rodriguez, I.    Tigers    679,403
2.    Posada, J.    Yankees    567,153
3.    Varitek, J.    Red Sox    565,335
4.    Mauer, J.    Twins    558,081
5.    Martinez, V.    Indians    306,624

Varitek got all the praise in the world from the ESPN guys while in fact he sucks. My question to you is do you ever remember there being a worse captain of a team?

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There is absolutely no way

you can answer anything but "Posada."

All-Star voting is a joke.

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by PinstripePowerhouse on Jun 18, 2007 12:46 PM EDT reply actions

By performance...

It should be Jorge No.1, V-Mart No.2.

No doubt.

by CharlieBrown on Jun 18, 2007 1:03 PM EDT reply actions

Victor Martinez

is the best catcher in baseball. He and Jorge should be the two All-Stars.

Fear the Evil Empire

by pfistyunc on Jun 18, 2007 1:03 PM EDT reply actions

Hip, hip

Jorge! ESPN always praises players that don't deserve it...

by John Amato on Jun 18, 2007 1:14 PM EDT reply actions

Off Topic ticket question

One of the SBN bloggers from FL is coming to NY in mid-August and wnats to see a Yankee game:

"I've targeted the matinee vs. the O's August 15, and was writing today to see whether you had any advice in procuring tickets or about where to sit without spending money I don't have. Any other advice on how to maximize my enjoyment of the Stadium would also be appreciated."

Any thoughts?

by John Amato on Jun 18, 2007 1:18 PM EDT reply actions

Bleachers are fun

but for a first trip to the stadium Monument park is a must.

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on Jun 18, 2007 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Stats

Here are the batting stats and fielding stats. The only possible argument for Varitek is that his pitchers are doing well, but that's really pretty ridiculous.

by SP on Jun 18, 2007 1:39 PM EDT reply actions

It's ironic

that for the catcher vote someone besides a yankee gets "respect" votes simply because of what he has done before. Most of the time we find yankees like giambi at the top of the vote even if they don't nessecarily deserve it. (partly because NY is the biggest market.) Normally irrational voters help the yankees, but not for poor jorge. He deserves legitimate MVP talk if it weren't for A-Rod. I don't know much about catchers affects on pitchers, but Jorge seems to have handled this years staff full of rooks and shitty relievers extremely well.

go jorge!

"It's great to be young and a Yankee"

by stillmonster on Jun 18, 2007 1:44 PM EDT reply actions

All Star game nominees

Who cares? I'd rather see Posada get 3 days off.

by viasistina on Jun 18, 2007 2:46 PM EDT reply actions

He'll be handed a reserve role

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by PinstripePowerhouse on Jun 18, 2007 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions

Posada

The guy has broken into rarified "Yankee air", and now has to be considered one of the great Yankee catchers of all time. He needs his props, and I don't see him getting it yet.

BTW: I'm in NY July 2,3 with my daughter and would love to take her to the staduim for the first time. Can anyone turn me on to some decent tix? I need 2, and I'll pay whatever (within reason).

"Baseball is the background music of my life." -George Will

by Ronster22 on Jun 18, 2007 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions