Trying to find a bright spot in Randy Johnson's debacle against the Devil Rays, I was hoping that maybe Torre would at least drop the notion that John Flaherty needed to be Randy Johnson's catcher.
But if Jason Varitek can still be widely praised as "a wonder at handling pitchers and calling a game" while the Red Sox possess the second-worst ERA in the league, then I guess we can all just stick to the story: John Flaherty has good chemistry with Randy Johnson.
Of course tonight's awful performance by Johnson wasn't Flaherty's fault. Just like Flaherty deserves no credit for Johnson's previous two excellent outings. It's the pitcher, it always has been the pitcher, and it always will be the pitcher.
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