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
hit slider
The slider didn't really break. I didn't think he hit it that good.
ourselves tried
I think we just tried to do too much. We got ourselves out.
downright electric stuff
He's got electric stuff that is downright filthy.
leave middle pinpoint pitches
He was pinpoint with his heater and his changeup. He didn't leave very many pitches over the middle of the plate.
accelerate couple few good left next personal weeks
There?s a few I?m going to have to learn, but we still have two weeks left so that?s the good part. It?s important for me these next couple of weeks, just on a personal level. I need to play. I need to get at bats. I need to accelerate my play. I need to see pitchers. There?s a lot to be done.
carry contribute dogs good people
I think that's what makes this lineup good is that different people contribute on different nights. We're going to have our times where our big dogs are going to carry us. But when different people can contribute, that's when we're going to be our best.
accelerate couple next personal
It's important for me these next couple weeks. Just on a personal level, I need to play. I need to get at-bats. To accelerate my play, I need to see pitchers. There's a lot to be done in the next couple of weeks.
contracts given somebody start top
Given all the people's contracts that are up, we've got to get somebody in there. We've got to find a way to right the ship. And we've got to start from the top down.
brings david
I just think it should be David Ortiz. Period. The contribution he brings is tremendous. He's just been such a big part of our success.
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.