Talk:Top ten catchers of all-time/@comment-101836-20060517100325

I never said that defense at other positions isn&quot;t more important. I definitely think a great center fielder or a great short stop is more important. But that&quot;s not the point. If you&quot;re going to talk about the greatest of all time, you can&quot;t just look at one aspect of the game. You have to look at all of them. And I think a catcher that is really good on offense and really good on defense is better than a guy that is superb on offense and bad on defense. And Mets, the fact that none of the pitchers demanded personal catchers is more indicative of the pitcher than it is of the catcher. Nobody on the Astros demanded a personal catcher when Mitch Melusky was sucking it up behind the plate during his rookie season. And Glavine never requested a personal catcher when Javy Lopez was behind the plate for the Braves. And then there&quot;s Steak&quot;s comment about Varitek. Sorry, but I don&quot;t buy your premise at all. It says more about the pitchers than it does about the catcher.