Quick Rob Johnson sory

From The Bellingham Herald:

Lou Piniella used to evaluate his backup catchers not by how they hit or even how they threw – the issue was always whether they won.

If they won, they kept catching.

For the Seattle Mariners, taking a look at catchers has been a season-long examination, and in the final weeks of the season, they’re looking at Rob Johnson, who made his fifth start of the month Tuesday.

In his first four starts, the Mariners went 0-4.

Manager Jim Riggleman isn’t down on Johnson’s record – this may not be the year to use that measuring stick – but he likes the player.

“He’s as advertised, and he came up having been named the Pacific Coast League’s defensive catcher of the year,” Riggleman said. “A catcher is a little bit like an umpire back there. If you don’t notice him, he must be doing a good job.”