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Originally Posted by basenjib123
IMO the best Catchers in last 50 years goes...Bench, Fisk, Rodriguez.
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Bench was great, but I never saw a better arm than Rodriguez had--he threw out 70% of runners trying to steal at one point of his career, and mastered the art of the snap throw to first to catch a guy lollygagging back to the bag after a pitch. There was a time when he probably picked more guys off first than his entire pitching staff in a season. I took my son to a Yankee game vs. the Rangers once, where he threw Bernie Williams out by a good 20' on an attempt to steal second. A-Rod took the throw, and he had time for a cup of coffee before putting the tag down.
Bench and Fisk were much better hitters than the pre and post juice Rodriguez.
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