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
guys hit hitters playing prime time
These guys can hit a little bit. Actually, they can hit a lot, ... (Schilling) is playing catch-up while the hitters are in the prime this time of year.
days last
The last two days is the ?Tale of Two First Basemen? for us.
ball since thrown
You can't read too much into it. He's thrown the ball well for us more than he's not thrown the ball well for us since he's been back.
break kept
He battled and kept us in that game. We just couldn't break it open.
against backs definitely wall
It's definitely crushing. We have our backs against the wall now.
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.
He was fine. He had a five-run lead, so he was just going after guys.
couple
They've got a couple of ours. Now we've got a couple of theirs.
came trying
Right now, we're just trying to get him out, just like everyone else. But he came up big for them.