Yankee Catfight

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by Crown@club

Actually Girardi learned from Maddux when they were with the Cubs. 89 postseason Girardi was the Cubs starting catching for the season, but they let Maddux have Wrona Barrett for his games.

In Maddux's first 24 games in the Postseason with the Braves, his catcher caught 21 of them. I'm saying his catcher because there were 3 he had. None named Javy. Have to look up the first name, but Eddie Perez was #2 and Paul Bako #3. In '96, the Braves were down 3-2 to the Cards in LCS when came to the mound in Game 6. Javy was behind the plate. Not sure on the history, maybe Eddie Perez was injured. Braves won and of course went on to win the WS. Javy caught both of Maddux's WS games. In 2003, Cox basically told Maddux that Javy was going to be his catcher for the postseason in which he only made one appearance and last postseason appearance with the Braves. (a different story - I'm trying to imagine how Russ Ortiz was game 1 and 4 starter, while Smoltz and Maddux only had one start a piece in a 5 game set).

Eddie Perez held his own when he was in there.
74 AB - 3HR's 12RBi
.299/.324/.463 splits.

I know what you meant but the Yankees won the world series in 1996. Braves won in 1995.

[Crown@club]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

I know what you meant but the Yankees won the world series in 1996. Braves won in 1995.

OOPS! Proofread darn it. Yes lost, but it was 1996 season that Javy caught Maddux games. They were well pitched games too, not the "we destroyed Maddux when he pitched against us," said a certain Yankee diehard.

[Cannon Shell]

George Costanza could catch against the Twins and the Yankees will win. Gardenhire really should be manager of the year every year. They have maybe 4 or 5 major league starter level guys (Mauer, Cuddyer, Span, Kubel and Cabreara) and and a bunch of nobodies or retreds on the P staff with the exception of Joe Nathan.

[ateamstupid]

Nice job by Posada proving his worth behind the plate with two passed balls.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Can't believe Maurer hesitated that badly.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

LOL-AROD swung at every pitch (seemed like it.) Likes them all.