Many of our devoted fans knew about the bet that Eric and I made. I obviously won that bet. Since then, The Yankees have been stumbling somewhat. Want to know my diagnosis? Of course you do.
I am diagnosing this disease to Jorge Posada. Prescription? More Francisco Cervelli.
Posada might be better offensively, but on the defensive side of things, he might be the worst of all catchers in Major League Baseball. On Thursday, Cervelli caught our Ace CC, and CC threw a gem. Yes, he got the loss, but that was also in part to our bullpen. CC threw 123 pitches, and pitched into the 8th, allowing 1 run until then. Posada catches Burnett/Joba/Wang and none can even go 5.
Friday night, Joba threw 100 pitches, Saturday Pettitte threw 103, both games caught by Jorge. Joba went 4, and Pettitte went 5. Today, although the game is only in the 4th, and the Yankees are winning 13-0, Cervelli is catching AJ Burnett, and he is throwing a gem. BTW, Cervelli has 2 hits.
If Posada is so much better offensively, how come we always lose when he catches? My theory is this: Posada scores runs on the offensive side, but, costs us runs defensivly every game. Cervelli on the other hand, calls a great game, pitchers love him, and sometimes he swings a nice bat. If Posada is even on the runs gained/allowed side, and Cervelli is plus 1 or 2, than why doesnt he catch more often?
Lets Go Yanks
-Brian
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back this up with some stats, hombre. I agree with you about Posada, but the defsnive argument is different than him calling a game.
ReplyDeleteposada sucks, makes pitchers throw extra pitches. cervelli catches, and pitchers go deeper in games. people steal more frequently on posada than cervellie. stat enough?
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