I can’t believe it. I have actually been hearing sports radio callers bringing up that tired old argument: the Red Sox pitching suffered because Jason Varitek wasn’t behind the plate. Because, say it with me, Jason Varitek calls a great game! Sorry Tek lovers, the numbers tell a different story. No matter how great a game he calls, the pitcher still has to make the pitch…that is my captain obvious statement of the night.
| Varitek | Martinez | Cash | Saltalamacchia | |
| Buchholz | n/a | 2.13 | n/a | n/a |
| Lackey | 3.29 | 4.81 | 3.93 | 2.86 |
| Lester | 1.88 | 3.64 | 3.38 | n/a |
| Matsuzaka | 3.81 | 5.9 | 3.57 | n/a |
| Beckett | 7.18 | 5.11 | 6.97 | n/a |
| Papelbon | 4.11 | 4.02 | n/a | n/a |
Despite my previous couple hundred posts trashing Tek, I’m on the record as saying I want him back on the Sox next season. So this isn’t one of those, I just think there’s a bigger problem with the pitching staff than who is crouching behind the dish.
