Tichenor exudes awesome awesomeness

[DonInKansas]

Harrumph!

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by DonInKansas

Harrumph!

I didn't get a harrumph out of that guy!

[tjones1]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

I didn't get a harrumph out of that guy!

Let's not forget that Gammons is a season ticket holder in Boston; therefore, a fanboy - it's showing!

[Fittske]

As an ex-catcher I will say that Varitek did what he was suppose to do to keep his pitcher in the game. The catcher can be replaced, but loosing a pitcher could have bigger ramifications to the bullpen. I'm sure Varitek knew as soon as he turned around that he would be toast, but it worked. After that outburst somebody had to go..... Varitek decided it would be him.

[briancurtin]

Originally Posted by Fittske

As an ex-catcher I will say that Varitek did what he was suppose to do to keep his pitcher in the game.

Varitek is not a good catcher in general, and what he did was completely idiotic, which is only slightly less idiotic than what Beckett did.

[jwwashburn]

My guess is that Varitek probably thought that Beckett was going to get dumped and he figured he had a chance of taking Beckett's place.

It looked like it worked. What about what Varitek did was idiotic?

Are you a Yankees fan?

[Nigel Tufnel]

Originally Posted by briancurtin

Varitek is not a good catcher in general, and what he did was completely idiotic, which is only slightly less idiotic than what Beckett did.

I'm sorry, but what you know about baseball could fit on the head of a tack...
That pitch was worthy of a strike...MLB to Connie Mack all the way down to little league....

Beckett was not showing up anybody, but showing frustration at the expense of an umpire who should have called a strike...Varitek protected his pitcher....
Watch it 4 or 10 times til you get what baseball is all about

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Nigel Tufnel

I'm sorry, but what you know about baseball could fit on the head of a tack...
That pitch was worthy of a strike...MLB to Connie Mack all the way down to little league....

Beckett was not showing up anybody, but showing frustration at the expense of an umpire who should have called a strike...Varitek protected his pitcher....
Watch it 4 or 10 times til you get what baseball is all about

Pulled pitch, just outside. What's smaller than a tack? I'll send it your way.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Nigel Tufnel

I'm sorry, but what you know about baseball could fit on the head of a tack...
That pitch was worthy of a strike...MLB to Connie Mack all the way down to little league....

Beckett was not showing up anybody, but showing frustration at the expense of an umpire who should have called a strike...Varitek protected his pitcher....
Watch it 4 or 10 times til you get what baseball is all about

Aw, did your widdle Wed Sox get a ball called on them? Waaaaaaaah.

Look here...Brian knows plenty about baseball. I would put his baseball knowledge up against anyone else on this forum.

Varitek is a tool, and deserved to get run. So the umpire maybe missed a pitch? What, you've never missed a pitch? Get real. When you turn around to argue with the umpire, you are showing him up. If you don't know that, then there is plenty of room on the head of that tack.

Beckett is lucky he didn't get run for screaming the obscenity, which was most certainly personal for the umpire. But that doesn't excuse Varitek's actions, protecting his pitcher or not. He can't stay in the game.

[jicecone]

Originally Posted by Nigel Tufnel

I'm sorry, but what you know about baseball could fit on the head of a tack...
That pitch was worthy of a strike...MLB to Connie Mack all the way down to little league....

Beckett was not showing up anybody, but showing frustration at the expense of an umpire who should have called a strike...Varitek protected his pitcher....
Watch it 4 or 10 times til you get what baseball is all about

Hey when Beckett starts throwing perfect games everytime out and Varitek hits 1000 and throws out every steal attempt then and only then will they come up to the perfection level of the officials. I believe they officiate at about the 97% perfection rate or higher.

It was a ball, because thats what is was called, period.

Varitek, and Francona couldn't accept that. GOOD BYE.

I think your the one thats needs to figure out what baseball is all about, because you certainaly have'nt grasped this concept yet.

And I am a Sox fan too.

[Fittske]

Originally Posted by briancurtin

Varitek is not a good catcher in general, and what he did was completely idiotic, which is only slightly less idiotic than what Beckett did.

This has nothing to do with Varitek's abilities as a catcher. He attempted to protect his pitcher (from an obvious ejection possibility) and it worked. Hell, I would have probably tried to tossed both of em' Beckett for the loud obscenity and Varitek for turning around to argue balls and strikes..... but hey that's why Tichenor is the pro and that’s why he got it right!

[briancurtin]

It actually has everything to do with Varitek's abilities as a catcher.

...and saying "it worked" and then getting ejected is like getting your hand chopped off in the lawnmower and then cheering because the lawnmower is now working.