Comments on: State of the Yankees: Catcher http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2010/02/08/state-of-the-yankees-catcher/ A New York Yankees blog by Chad Jennings and the staff of The Journal News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:42:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ko http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2010/02/08/state-of-the-yankees-catcher/comment-page-3/#comment-1230857 ko Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:24:25 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=22886#comment-1230857 Who says that the Twins are doing the right thing with Mauer? They're negotiating a ten year extension with him. If that goes thru, I bet they re-think Mauer as catcher over the long haul. He's a great hitter and great hitters don't last nearly as long as they could if they weren't catching - you could look it up. Posada seems like an exception, but isn't. You have to remember that he didn't start catching until he was twenty four, or so. That's a lot of wear and tear years that Jorge missed. Who says that the Twins are doing the right thing with Mauer? They’re negotiating a ten year extension with him. If that goes thru, I bet they re-think Mauer as catcher over the long haul. He’s a great hitter and great hitters don’t last nearly as long as they could if they weren’t catching – you could look it up. Posada seems like an exception, but isn’t. You have to remember that he didn’t start catching until he was twenty four, or so. That’s a lot of wear and tear years that Jorge missed.

]]> By: The Damon-ator http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2010/02/08/state-of-the-yankees-catcher/comment-page-3/#comment-1230808 The Damon-ator Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:04:10 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=22886#comment-1230808 Nobody said he was going to be as good defensively as Mauer so why go there? What he needs to be is a passable defensive catcher with an outstanding bat. ================ Why go there? Because everyone is comparing Montero is Mauer as an example of another catcher with a big body frame. Montero is 21 years old and already at 225, he's only going to get bigger. Let's not forget, Mauer already has had some knee issues. There's a reason there aren't many big catchers in the MLB. Nobody said he was going to be as good defensively as Mauer so why go there? What he needs to be is a passable defensive catcher with an outstanding bat.

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Why go there? Because everyone is comparing Montero is Mauer as an example of another catcher with a big body frame. Montero is 21 years old and already at 225, he’s only going to get bigger. Let’s not forget, Mauer already has had some knee issues. There’s a reason there aren’t many big catchers in the MLB.

]]> By: champ809 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2010/02/08/state-of-the-yankees-catcher/comment-page-2/#comment-1230696 champ809 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:10:10 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=22886#comment-1230696 just to chime in I think that Higgy has a good chance of skipping Charleston altogether and being the primary catcher in Tampa this year... It would make sense to maybe team Murphy with Farnham in Charleston and have Sanchez and Damien together in the GCL just to chime in I think that Higgy has a good chance of skipping Charleston altogether and being the primary catcher in Tampa this year…

It would make sense to maybe team Murphy with Farnham in Charleston and have Sanchez and Damien together in the GCL

]]> By: Doreen - Ain't it Just "Grand"? http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2010/02/08/state-of-the-yankees-catcher/comment-page-2/#comment-1230685 Doreen - Ain't it Just "Grand"? Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:58:55 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=22886#comment-1230685 pat - Good idea! pat -

Good idea!

]]> By: pat http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2010/02/08/state-of-the-yankees-catcher/comment-page-2/#comment-1230681 pat Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:51:48 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=22886#comment-1230681 Doreen A neighbor's son and $20 will solve your problem. My sons eyes turn to $$ signs when a snow storm is predicted. Doreen

A neighbor’s son and $20 will solve your problem.

My sons eyes turn to $$ signs when a snow storm is predicted.

]]> By: Fran (the original) and OPPC member http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2010/02/08/state-of-the-yankees-catcher/comment-page-2/#comment-1230680 Fran (the original) and OPPC member Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:50:38 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=22886#comment-1230680 Doreen, Cleaning the snow may be really hard if it is going to be as windy as they say. My cousin in Baltimore tried cleaning his driveway and walkway on Saturday after the snow and after 3 hours it looked like he hadn't done too much! Hopefully your husband' meeting will be cancelled-or maybe the snow won't be as bad as they are predicting. Doreen,

Cleaning the snow may be really hard if it is going to be as windy as they say. My cousin in Baltimore tried cleaning his driveway and walkway on Saturday after the snow and after 3 hours it looked like he hadn’t done too much!

Hopefully your husband’ meeting will be cancelled-or maybe the snow won’t be as bad as they are predicting.

]]> By: GreenBeret7 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2010/02/08/state-of-the-yankees-catcher/comment-page-2/#comment-1230678 GreenBeret7 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:47:20 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=22886#comment-1230678 Tom B February 9th, 2010 at 9:21 am “When he and I go to a Greek restaurant, he always orders octopus,” Boras said Monday. hahahahaha ------------------------------------------------------------ I wonder if he only orders "game thrown" octopus? Tom B
February 9th, 2010 at 9:21 am
“When he and I go to a Greek restaurant, he always orders octopus,” Boras said Monday.

hahahahaha

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I wonder if he only orders “game thrown” octopus?

]]> By: Doreen - Ain't it Just "Grand"? http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2010/02/08/state-of-the-yankees-catcher/comment-page-2/#comment-1230676 Doreen - Ain't it Just "Grand"? Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:45:10 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=22886#comment-1230676 Fran, We had 6 to 7 inches over the weekend. What's going to really be awful this time is, my husband is supposed to go to Tarrytown for a 3-day off-site meeting starting tomorrow. If they don't cancel it, which I don't think they will be (they made arrangements for people to arrive a day early), he will be away for the snowstorm, which means I have to do the shoveling. Frankly, I don't know how he's going to drive up there tomorrow morning. We have a snowblower, which I've used before, but I'm not adept at it. The snow always seems to blow on me. I have also shoveled before. I'm not a spoiled suburban housewife, believe me. But I don't like doing it. And I don't look forward to doing it. Especially if it doesn't stop snowing until it gets dark out. So, we'll see. Fran,

We had 6 to 7 inches over the weekend.

What’s going to really be awful this time is, my husband is supposed to go to Tarrytown for a 3-day off-site meeting starting tomorrow. If they don’t cancel it, which I don’t think they will be (they made arrangements for people to arrive a day early), he will be away for the snowstorm, which means I have to do the shoveling.

Frankly, I don’t know how he’s going to drive up there tomorrow morning.

We have a snowblower, which I’ve used before, but I’m not adept at it. The snow always seems to blow on me. I have also shoveled before. I’m not a spoiled suburban housewife, believe me. But I don’t like doing it. And I don’t look forward to doing it. Especially if it doesn’t stop snowing until it gets dark out.

So, we’ll see.

]]> By: pat http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2010/02/08/state-of-the-yankees-catcher/comment-page-2/#comment-1230675 pat Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:42:08 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=22886#comment-1230675 Curtis Granderson helping Michelle Obama take on childhood obesity education. http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/weightloss/2010-02-09-1Afirstlady09_CV_N.htm Curtis Granderson helping Michelle Obama take on childhood obesity education.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/h.....9_CV_N.htm

]]> By: Erin http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2010/02/08/state-of-the-yankees-catcher/comment-page-2/#comment-1230674 Erin Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:40:19 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=22886#comment-1230674 New Post- Pinch hitting: Jeff Wildfogel New Post- Pinch hitting: Jeff Wildfogel

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