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April 19, 2007
If Doug Mirabelli thinks that the fact he has slugged a home run and driven in two runs in each of his last two starts as Tim Wakefield's personal catcher will give him an opportunity to play more often than once every five days he would be mistaken.
Manager Terry Francona fairly bristled at the notion that he would insert Mirabelli more often and sit Jason Varitek more, even though Mirabelli's offensive contributions in far fewer at-bats is superior to what Varitek has been offering the offense.
"Jason's our captain. He's our catcher. Playing Mirabelli two days in a row is not like playing Wily Mo (Pena) two days in a row to get his at-bats. (Sitting) back-to-back for Tek doesn't help him. He'll go down to the bullpen and catch everyone anyway so he doesn't get sluggish," said Francona.
"When we get hits from Mirabelli, that's good. But Jason's our catcher," he said.
-- Steven Krasner
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