Navi Is The Fat Catcher

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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss The Fat Catcher, Soriano’s Short Workout And More On The Looming Battle Between Tampa And St. Pete

  February 20, 2010 at 11:11 am 6 comments

  At right is new Rays catcher Kelly Shoppach. A lot of Rays fans are rooting hard for Shoppach. Even we, who have long been Dioner Navarro apologists are hoping Shoppach steps up to be the most-days catcher. Putting on what appears to be 30 extra pounds this off-season didn’t help. [...]

   
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  [DIONER NAVARRO] Defending ‘The Fat Catcher’

  June 4, 2008 at 3:01 pm 3 comments

  Yesterday, we ran two posts defending Dioner Navarro against the suggestion from one writer that Navi is a “middling” catcher and that if the Rays want to win now, they should draft Buster Posey. Tampa Bay Sports Blog thinks we went too far… This is getting out of control now. [...]