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  • In baseball, they call the catcher's equipment the tools of ignorance - maybe because only a fool would put himself between a hard-charging base runner and home plate with so little protection.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2010

  • In baseball, they call the catcher's equipment the tools of ignorance - maybe because only a fool would put himself between a hard-charging base runner and home plate with so little protection.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2010

  • But the home-plate umpire had called catcher's interference, putting runners on first and second.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2011

  • But the home-plate umpire had called catcher's interference, putting runners on first and second.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2011

  • It is the lowest moment in a humbling season for the 39-year-old Posada, as he was stripped of his catcher's job, then removed as DH against left-handed pitchers, and now, finally, taken out of the starting lineup completely.

    Struggling Posada Benched by Girardi Daniel Barbarisi 2011

  • But there were no fireworks and no stirring musical cue provided by a Randy Newman score last night, just ESPN's Jon Miller describing the Giants catcher's contribution to what would be a four-to-nothing San Francisco victory.

    Bumgarner Leads Giants Into Game 5 2010

  • I hesitate to use the word “claque,” but the guys are behind me all the way on this one, and the place erupts with a noise not heard since Jason Varitek stuffed his catcher's mitt in Alex Rodriguez's mug.

    My Poetic Nemesis Con Chapman 2011

  • But there were no fireworks and no stirring musical cue provided by a Randy Newman score last night, just ESPN's Jon Miller describing the Giants catcher's contribution to what would be a four-to-nothing San Francisco victory.

    Bumgarner Leads Giants Into Game 5 2010

  • Quote, A dog catcher's most important role is to keep wayward dogs safe and understand why they've run away.

    Bluff The Listener 2010

  • He threw a bullpen session today, and you may have heard the catcher's mitt popping from D.C. McCatty has stopped trying to get him to hold back - there's no point.

    Chien-Ming Wang makes a change, Cole Kimball throws heat, Ross Detwiler looks good 2011

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