When In 2000 The Baseball Writers Association Of America Elected The Ever-durable Carlton Fisk To The National Baseball Hall Of Fame, Many Fans Quietly Pointed To The Hall's Omission Of Fisk' Greatest American League Contemporary, Thurman Munson. And When In 2001 The Writers Honored Kirby Puckett, The Twins Star Forced To Retire With Glaucoma After A Brilliant But Brief 12-year Career, The Same Fans Began To Raise Their Voices In Support Of Munson, Another Short-timer Who Was Once The Toast Of His Team's Hometown. In A Position That Requires The Strapping On Of Hot, Awkward Equipment And The Torturous Alternation Of Standing And Squatting, Most Catchers Struggle To Maintain Electrolytes, Let Alone A Respectable Batting Average.