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Gosh!!...that was highly amusing stuff,sir!


I've always thought a huge mistake was made when they switched him from stratocaster to dropper.He has dh written all over him.It's funny, good defensive catchers are important.Thy have one in Lou...Marston,I think? Between the two positions, I'd much rather have Santana at first.

Here's why( a few instant broadcast replays):

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"Masterson delivers, runner going from first!....called strike 3....oh what a throw by Santana to second!! Bob, if that throw were just 40 feet lower....the runner is a dead duck at second."

"Yous said it,Ray."

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"Shoo circles the fly ball,times the the catch perfectly on the run.....here comes the throw home......Santana applies the tag!!....What's this? The umpire calls the runner safe?"

"Santana didn't have the ball,Ray."

"He didn't?"

"Uh, no."

"How could he miss it? The throw was perfect!"

"New Santana category: Passed balls on outfield throws to home."

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"Aw fer fucl< sakes, Bob."

"Santana just is not a catcher,Ray."

"Bob, how does a 98 mph fast ball right down the middle of the plate get missed by the batter....yet the catcher commits a passed ball??"

"He fell down."

"How the fucl< do you fall down in a catchers crouch!!?"

" Ah dunno, Ray."