Sunday, August 16, 2009
Things I'd Rather See Tek Doing...
The Red Sox have thrown out eight baserunners trying to steal this season, 103 have made it safely. Last night the Rangers swiped eight bases on Jason "he calls a good game" Varitek's watch.

"I'm trying to get outs and make good throws," Varitek said. "I'm making the
best throws I can make."

Unfortunately, the only time he makes outs lately is with a bat in his hand.And his best throws aren't good enough anymore.

Two nights ago Tito was rescued from his bad decisions by a great Red Sox comeback and a Ranger bullpen meltdown. No such luck last night.

With Youk suspended and Drew (gasp!) injured, Tito can't afford to put automatic outs like Tek in the line-up. Could Martinez have thrown out one or two of those runners? I know I'm subjecting myself once again to the verbal abuse of the Tek-lovers, but I'm not seeing this guy bringing anything to the table lately.
Posted by Denton at 2:45 PM