Tim Kurkjian

Stunning, absolutely stunning.

So he is the first catcher since Johnny Bench, the greatest catcher of all time.

In 1975, Johnny Bench caught 1,002 innings, did not have a pass ball.

So the big dumper is the is the first catcher since Johnny Bench in 75 to catch at least 120 games and not have a past ball.

Now, interestingly, in the series against the Tigers, Dylan Dingler, the catcher for Detroit.

had caught 118 games this year without a pass ball so two catchers in the same postseason series had caught at least 118 games this year and not had a pass ball and then Cal Raleigh had a pass ball in the postseason and Dan your point is well made with the violent stuff that we see today I

I don't know how there aren't pass balls like three per game because guys are throwing so hard.

Right.

The stuff on that staff is so ungodly good.

Wait till you see Luis Castillo throw tonight.

I mean, nobody can hit him.

He was so good in a playoff game three years ago that Manny Acta, who is a coach for the Mariners, told me after the game, after Castillo shoved for seven innings against the Blue Jays, he said, we have to move the mound back.

two feet because it's not fair to the hitters.

That's the kind of stuff Luis Castillo has.

And for Cal Raleigh to catch him and all of that staff without a pass ball is just remarkable to me.

Now, he's an elite defensive catcher, even though he didn't finish in the top three for the Gold Glove finalists this year in the American League, which I was astonished by.

Johnny Bench is the greatest defensive catcher of all.

He's the greatest catcher ever.

He's the greatest defensive catcher ever.

But Cal Raleigh is really good.