Comment of the Day

Varitek’s pitch calling ability is the stuff of myth, legend, and outright fiction. And as of right now, he can’t do ANYTHING. Can’t hit, can’t throw, can’t block pitches, can’t run. If I forgot something, just assume that he can’t do it. There’s an argument to be made that he is the worst player in the majors who still gets regular playing time. And he’ll make the postseason roster because, hey, he’s the CAPTAIN.

— Jeff Berardi, in the Quote of the Day thread. Please, no one make a great comment in this thread. I think that if you have a comment of the day in a “Comment of the Day” thread you go back in time or the universe collapses in on itself or something.


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Wooden U. Lykteneau
14 years ago

I think that if you have a comment of the day in a “Comment of the Day” thread you go back in time or the universe collapses in on itself or something.

Only if you post this over at NBC, the odds of which (making a comment more insightful) are about the same as Richard Simmons being mistaken for a Chippendale’s dancer.

John
14 years ago

Just reading that description of Varitek made me think of the 2009 Cleveland Indians.

Josh in DC
14 years ago

Who of any of you have the right to call the number one catcher ,an all star,a local hero to thousands of Red Sox fans washed up. 99% of you could not carry his jock strap ……….so go suck it up………the man deserves a roster spot,he earned it the ole fashion way ,,,,,,it is part of his history and not anyone elses,,,,,,,All you poor idiots looking to make a statement on a ball player ,,,who are you Jonny Bench cause if your not then kindly respect the man and be quite

Brian
14 years ago

Just trying to collapse the universe….Damn.

JohnMcG
14 years ago

So, instead of being “five-tool” would that be “no-tool?” “five stool?”

Jeff V.
14 years ago

Melvin Mora says Hi!

Varitek 1.3 WAR in 2009
Mora .6 WAR in 2009

lookatthosetwins
14 years ago

Here’s a list of players who qualify for the batting title and have contributed less to their teams than Varitek.  The ones at the top are with out question worse than him, the ones at the bottom are arguable.

Yuniesky Betancourt
Aubrey Huff
Alfonso Soriano
Garret Anderson
Jeff Francoeur
Emilio Bonifacio
Alex Rios
Jermaine Dye
Hank Blalock
Vernon Wells
Orlando Cabrera
Edgar Renteria
Jeremy Hermida
Daniel Murphy
Mark Teahen
Kaz Matsui
David Eckstein
David Ortiz
Dexter Fowler
Cristian Guzman
Chase Headley
Jack Cust
Skip Schumaker
Jason Kendall

Kahuna Tuna
14 years ago

Willie Mays, Mets, 1973 NLCS and World Series:  Three singles, no walks, 16 innings in center field, two putouts, one error.

See, these things happen.