Jason Varitek
Jason Varitek
Jason Andrew Varitek, nicknamed "Tek", is a retired American baseball catcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. As of 2015, he works for the Red Sox as a "Special Assistant to the General Manager". After being traded as a minor league prospect by the Seattle Mariners, Varitek played his entire major league career for the Red Sox. A three-time All-Star and Gold Glove Award winner at catcher, as well as a Silver Slugger Award winner, Varitek was...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth11 April 1972
CityRochester, MI
pitch
I don't think we had any anxiety. We didn't pitch well those two games, we didn't pitch well at all.
against early excellent job kept lost point release towards
He was better early than he was late. He kind of lost his release point towards the end. He kept us right there, though. That's an excellent job against that lineup.
assistant baseball gm good guy losing lost seem upset
I'm very upset we're losing a guy like him. We also lost our assistant GM (Josh Byrnes), who's a very good baseball man. We seem to have a lot of that going around.
add bit taking
He was good. I?ve said all along, he?s been taking steps. Each time, he?s been able to add a little bit and make adjustments.
cards continue dealt ready season
It's kind of the cards we've been dealt right now. Just continue to try and get ready for the season and the games.
excellent job mixed
He did an excellent job in that situation. He mixed up his pitches. He located real well.
rotation
It's big. Having him back in the rotation is big for this team.
pitches win
If he pitches like that, he's going to win a lot of games.
battle
I think he did have to battle with it.
aware beat bullpen contain create execute extra good starting
They do a lot of little things. We have to execute well to beat them. They have a good bullpen and good starting pitching. They can create things offensively. They'll take the extra base. If we're all aware of our surroundings and what's going on, we can contain it.
ability brought clubhouse communication excellent friend good great job josh pitchers taking ton
I think his personality in the clubhouse and his ability to communicate with the pitchers will be good. That's not taking anything away from Josh. Josh brought a ton of communication with the pitchers and he did an excellent job with that, communicating back and forth. I know Dougie really well. He's a very good friend a great teammate.
until
We'll just have to see. You don't know until you have him here.
blessed people realizing
When people thank you for doing something, you begin to realize how truly blessed you were to have been put in that position.
buck catch start worked
Yes, I wanted to catch Clemens, but it's just the way it worked out. Buck said that everyone was going to get a start and we're going to back each other up.