why was jason varitek pulled out of tonight's red sox vs indians game?
400101
lol they gave up it's 15-3 ryt now. and he went for 12 innings last friday. he's given time to rest for the game.\n\nbeckett's era will b roughed up after the game
1053755
yes it is. it seems tht the fans in New York and Boston stuff the ballot box meaning tht we'll get starting lineup full of Yankees and Red Sox. and for exampl righte now Jason Varitek is leading the AL Catchers in voting, but Joe Mauer should be the clear cut starter because hes batting almost 100 points higher thn Varitek. i feel Troy Glaus should be the starting 3rd baseman and not A-Rod, ARod is having a mediocre year by his standards. but the all star game has turned into a popularity contest and its up to the managers on both teams to select the players who were chosen but didn`t make the teams.
360643
As a die-hard Met fan, I was sad to see Glendon Rusch go.  He has spurts of talent.  He has good location, but not the greatest speed on his pitches.  I would much rather have a discipline pitcher like Rusch, over a highly talented but immature player like Daniel Cabrera.
366350
Poor ace did....Tylor or Kelly should of been gone tonight :(
543990
It would have been close, but with two bum wheels, Billy Buck wouldn't have made it. But you can't blame him...why?\n\n5. Roger Clemens left the game after seven innings. Clemens has insisted he did not leave the game willingly, and most observers of his career believe him. \n\n4. Calvin Schiraldi's pitching put the Mets in a position to tie and win the game, and the game was already tied at the time of the error. Had Buckner made the play, the game would have moved to an eleventh inning.\n \n3. Pitcher Bob Stanley and catcher Rich Gedman miscommunicated on the wild pitch that tied the game. \n\n2. As noted, Mookie Wilson would have beaten Buckner to first base even if the ball had been properly played. \n\n1. Manager John McNamara. He took Clemens out against his will; he pinch-hit Clemens not with veteran slugger Don Baylor, but with rookie Mike Greenwell, who struck out on three pitches; he refused to replace Buckner for defensive purposes as he had done all postseason; he brought in Schiraldi to start the inning instead of Stanley.
461948
HE REPEATEDLY FAILED.\nWHEN A CAPTAIN,WHO BATS IN OPENING SLOT SHOULD NOT BE IN POOR FORM.\nSO HE WAS REMOVED.\nBUT I CANT DENY ANY POLITICS INVOLVED IN IT.
852694
Manny wants out of Boston, he needs special treatment just to get him to be content there and produce numbers, that treatment hurts the clubhouse and other players.\n\nThat is why they are interested in moving him, for the good of the team and Manny himself.\n\nThey will only trade him if they get equal value in return. That is Major league or Major league ready talent.\n\nThey need to replace his bat, adding J.D Drew will not be enough.\n\nPadres, Giants, Dodgers, Mets, Angels, White Sox are all teams that have been rumoured at one point of the other.\n\nMets are not, White Sox is highly unlikely, Angels seem to be out of it. Giants have nothing to offer. Dodgers or Padres.\n\nBut the Sox need bullpen (closer) and a hitter. Dodgers could fit in here, they have some options in these two areas, don't know if they want to give any of it up..\n\nPlus, the Dodgers need more ex-Red Sox. Grady little, Nomar, Derek Lowe are not nearly enough.
94998
He was leaving the field because of the latest plague to inflict the beautiful game... racism. The Spanish league is notorious for this, and something should be done soon (and I'm not talking about meaningless things like charging a team about 600 pounds... come on! are they serious?! such insignificant action cannot stop anything)
1046021
I think Varitek will bounce back, he's one of the best catchers in the MLB. As long as Boston isn't invaded with more injuries he's end of the year stats will be something like:\n.297 27 HR, and about 98 RBI\nso it's your choice those stats aren't overwhelming, but keeping him is a safer pick then picking up Estrada.
704857
There are a few reasons...\n\nOne is that the player is not lined up properly with his skates, or he doesn't have his stick down.\n\nAlso, if one of his teammates is violating the face-off circle (i.e. moves in before the puck is dropped), the linesman can also kick him out.
718344
It honestly did seem like it was an accident. He was throwing sliders inside and you tend to accidentally hit people with those. Like the announcer said, if you are going to bean a guy on purpose, you throw a 4-seam fastball. Springer obviously didn't have his best stuff tonight.\n\nUnless he's really tricky and just wanted to *make* it look like an acciedent.
538682
Why do you say he's no good?  Did he just make a bad call?  or was it just a call that went against your team.  Act like an adult and don't be stupid.  You have to realize that no matter what you "think" you see in terms of him "missing" a call, you're going to be biased towards your own team.  If he's just a bad umpire, remember he's making bad calls all around, so it's affecting both teams equally.
552032
Manny swung the bat, dropped the bat, and stared at the ball until it left the park. Then he slowly trotted around the bases. The media loves to make these stories much more than they actually are. Just the night before, A-Rod hit a monster shot of his own, but turned behind him, thinking he fouled it back.\nManny's certainly aware of the controversy, though. About an hour ago, he hit another homerun over the monster but ran out of the box as fast as he could.
1067649
It's a double header make up for yesterday. They might postpone one, but not both. It would be almost impossible to make up 2 interleague games.
1104197
Cheap hit?  An Edmonton player knocked the Carolina player into him.  \n\nBut I agree, it's a shame his season has to end this way, and it is a shame for Edmonton to lose him now.  I think he still has a chance to be playoff MVP (depending how the series finishes) for his stellar play in the first three rounds.
1163852
they let the bullpen go.  they cant hold leads late in the game.  they have also forgot how to play defence.  they are commiting way too many errors and giving teams second and third chances.
615737
they either have to forfeit or put pitchers in at position spots.  If McCann had gotten hurt, they probably would have had to forfeit.  Another problem could be if they run out of pitchers.  at the Birmingham Barons game last night (also went to 14 innings) AJ Ellis, the backup catcher for the Jacksonville suns got the loss.