He only got 34 games at catcher in Rochester. As far as I know, none of them were witnessed by the major league staff, came against big league pitching, were thrown by the big league staff, or were umpired by big league umpires. So no, in this case, it doesn't count for much.
With a week to go, these are locks: OVERS: BAL, KCR, LAA, SEA, HOU, WSN, NYM, MIA, MIl, (PIT, CHC, and CLE need one win For Over) UNDERS: TBR, BO'S, TEX, ATL, CIN, COL, ARI All others can yet end up either over or under.
I did watch him the last time he caught. The Twins lost 2-0 in Cleveland on Sep 11. He caught the entire game, with zero wild pitches or passed balls, so I'm not sure which balls he didnt block. He did allow one SB. He coaxed 7 innings of six hit, one run, zero walk, five K ball from Nolasco,
Well, this will be my last game thread for a while. I've been recalled to active duty, and my orders came through. My squadron ships out tomorrow. We're bombing the storage depots at Daiquiri at 1800 hours. We're coming in from the north, under their radar.
Captain, how soon can you land? I can't tell. You can tell me. I'm a doctor. No, I mean I'm just not sure. Well, can you take a guess? Not for another two hours. You can't take a guess for another two hours?
There once were some chickens from Nantucket. When asked for their outlook said "cluck it." They strutted and crowed so healthy they glowed. But they still ended up in a lunch bucket.