CATCHERS LOSE IT

THIS POST IS ALL CAPS BECAUSE THE CONTENT IS AWESOME.

THIS LINK IS A VIDEO OF YADI MOLINA LOSING HIS MIND OVER A BAD CALL.

HIS 3000 POUND BROTHER THEN TRIES TO HOLD HIM BACK AS MIKE MATHENY ALSO GOES BIZONKERS AT THE UMPIRE.

BASICALLY ITS A BUNCH OF CATCHERS JUST RUNNING AROUND AND YELLING.

P.S. We would embed it, but we are too cheap to buy that WordPress upgrade. So sorry.

Another Fun Barry Bonds Fact Because Duh

I understand that catchers are the type of position player that you would ever expect to steal. They’re are very very few in today’s game with anything that even resembles average speed, let alone base-stealing ability. Regardless, I took a look at some career stolen base totals for some active catchers and oh my god let’s relate it to Barry Bonds because Barry Bonds etc.

So.

Earlier in his epic career, Barry Bonds actually stole a ton of bases. He was rather skinny and very quick on the basepaths, stealing a career high 52 bags in his 1990 campaign with Pittsburgh, and stealing at least 28 in nine other seasons. But let’s fast forward to the end of Barry Bonds’ career…

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