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
gives people playing reason
It's really exciting. It gives all the new people a reason to know why we like playing at home.
rotation
It's big. Having him back in the rotation is big for this team.
confidence fastball pitcher
It's very encouraging. That's a big part of what a pitcher does, having confidence in (the) fastball and being able to go with No. 1.
nice sudden
It's nice to contribute. Sometimes you all of a sudden feel better. Sometimes you don't know you're tired.
It's like snowflakes ... no two are ever alike,
difficult honest johnny seeing
It's going to be very difficult seeing him in a different uniform, to be honest with you. We didn't want to see Johnny play for another team. I know I didn't want to see Johnny play for another team.
gave good second win
It was big. We gave away the first one and got pounded in the second one, so it was good to get out with a win today.
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.
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.
area dealt far gray leaves people step
It leaves a lot of gray area right now, because we don't know. We've got to take a step back, but not too far back, because we've got a lot of important people to be dealt with right now.
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.
goes good handled knowledge public telling
What I think and what goes on is not public knowledge. Good or bad, it's handled in here. That's all I can really tell you without telling you too much.
bottom downfall games great half next playing publicity texas turn
Those games are great. They are great for the organization and the publicity of your team. The only downfall is that sometimes you are playing in Texas and you turn around the next day and you are playing in Boston. We've had the bottom half of some of those results.
good known second signs
They're known for relaying signs at second (base). They always have been and they're good at it.