How about Jose Molina? The Blue Jays catcher, signed during the offseason for his game-calling ability and defensive skills, showed his worth in a game against the Rays on April 25th. In the first four innings of the game, Molina threw out four Tampa Bay runners trying to steal, including speedsters Carl Crawford twice and B.J. Upton once. He would have kept going, but the Rays either got tired of running or finally learned their lesson. Before Molina, the last time a catcher threw out four would-be base stealers in a game was 2002, when Charles Johnson of the Marlins accomplished the feat.
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23 July 2008
ada can hit pretty well, but can't throw, so even when he was in the game, other teams ran rampant--Jose Molina and Chad Moeller are decent defensive replacements, but can't match Jorge's bat.
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4 July 2008
After yesterday’s game, the Yankees held a closed-door meeting among coaches and players—reportedly, manager Joe Girardi spoke, followed by Johnny Damon and captain Derek Jeter. In a postgame news conference, Girardi repeatedly (and sometimes heatedly) refused to reveal what was said in the meeting, although the gist of the discussion was obvious: the can’t-lose Yankees have been losing.
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