Comments on: Card Corner: Jim Kaat

By: The Mick536

The Mick536 — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:40:29 +0000

[3] Beat me to it. Grrreat fielder. Not pretty. But, then again, Joba’s flop and flip wasn’t either.

By: Will Weiss

Will Weiss — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:58:49 +0000

[0] Great read, Bruce. Quick correction: Kitty won 16 Gold Gloves.

By: Shaun P.

Shaun P. — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:53:56 +0000

Hey Bruce – excellent piece as always. I too really miss the Kaat-Singleton only combo on YES broadcasts. I do recall some outright rants by Kaat against pitch counts, which sadly would obscure some of his good points that you mention – but other than that, I think that was the finest pairing of broadcasters I’ve ever heard. Scooter and White and any of their thirds (Messer, Seaver, Murcer) might have been more entertaining, but I learned more from Kaat-Singleton than anyone else.

This is not a knock, but an observation: the brilliance of the Kaat-Singleton only booth, when contrasted to the Kaat-Singleton-Kay booth, often highlighted how much of a drain on the broadcasts that Kay could be (and sometimes still is).

By: PJ

PJ — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:55:29 +0000

I would argue that in addition to his unsurpassed record as a fielding hurler, his longevity and broadcasting career merit enshrinement.

After all, on his “Similar Pitchers” list from BR, seven of the ten listed as similar to Kaat are in the Hall of Fame.

One would think they could at least get this one right…

: )