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Best Catcher Of the 00's
Best Catcher Of the 00's
A fortunate oversight on the part of Matt Waters and Rob Neyer provides an opportunity for us to give some love to Jorge Posada. Waters' left the catcher off his All-2000 team , Neyer re-posted the list offered his opinions but didn't notice that catchers were omitted. In turn, this allowed ...
All-MLB Teenage Team
All-MLB Teenage Team
morehardball.blogspot.com — Teenager- a person in their teens, between the ages of 13-19; an adolescent. I don't know about... you, but when I was a teenager I was still a young punk kid, not ready for full time employment nor the limelight of a stage like Major League Baseball. Through baseball's years there have been many ... (more) All-MLB Teenage Team

Jorge Posada Belongs in the Hall of Fame (Probably)
jonahkeri.com — At the tail end of a post arguing Ivan Rodriguez vs. Jorge Posada for best catcher of... this decade, friend of JonahKeri.com (and all-around swell guy) Rob Neyer writes: Ivan Rodriguez is going into the Hall of Fame. Posada isn’t, and ... (more) Jorge Posada Belongs in the Hall of Fame (Probably)
Generals of the Diamond, Baseball QB’s, baseball’s Iron Men: the Catcher
Generals of the Diamond, Baseball QB’s, baseball’s Iron Men: the Catcher
seamheads.com — Is Catching the most important position? Let’s take a look… In my opinion, you have 4 types... of catchers: The defensive minded catcher: He can’t hit his way out of a paper bag so why is he north of Single A? He can field the position better than most! Some examples of ... (more) Generals of the Diamond, Baseball QB’s, baseball’s Iron ...

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