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
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.
couple
They've got a couple of ours. Now we've got a couple of theirs.
believed knew
I knew it was coming. Believed it was coming.
eyes kept looked lousy royals sick thrown
He was sick with some kind of virus, he was coughing, he had thrown up, his eyes looked terrible, he had lousy stuff, and yet he kept the Royals from scoring,
days last
The last two days is the ?Tale of Two First Basemen? for us.
gives people playing reason
It's really exciting. It gives all the new people a reason to know why we like playing at home.
field hard leave
It's time. It's our time. Just play our game. Play hard and leave it on the field for 13 games.
confidence reason single ton
Keith was the single reason we have a championship in this city. I have a ton of confidence in him.
awful deal gone maintained matter today
He's had to deal with it an awful lot. Sometimes you can't really tell because he's gone out there and pitched so well. Today he maintained his focus. It didn't matter how he felt.
flip general manager team time upset
I'm very upset Theo's gone, ... But on the flip side, it isn't the first time a general manager has been gone, and we need to find a way for the organization to get things done and see what the team is doing.