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
call hit team
This team can hit a lot better than we are right now, and I think we're going to. I don't know if it's a cycle. I don't know what you can call it. But I think this team can hit a lot better.
bones break dugout hit knew walked
When he walked back to the dugout like that, you knew it hit him good. Those bones are delicate. They break easily.
care concerned couple hitting last pitching played
We have to be concerned with ourselves. We have to take care of what we have to take care of. We haven't played awful. But we haven't had everything over the last couple weeks, where we're pitching well and hitting well at the same time. They've kind of alternated a little bit.
hit slider
The slider didn't really break. I didn't think he hit it that good.
best experience gaining happens hitter hopefully ways
Hopefully he can find ways to just have a comfortable lifestyle. Hopefully he's gaining more and more experience with it every year. That's what happens when you're the best right-handed hitter in the game.
accident bounce bump equipped hit situation
At some point, he will hit a bump in the road, but he is very well equipped to bounce back if that situation arises. He'll be fine. It's not by accident he's having success.
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.
bounce good ready
We have to come out and bounce back and be ready to play tomorrow, period. We're right there, we're right in it, that's a good thing.
start wins
There haven't been any cheapie wins anyway. We have to play well and that will start with our pitching. If we can do that, we should be OK.
focus guys jump maintain
We just have to maintain focus. You guys jump up and down. We have to maintain focus.
game gave second
This was big, because we gave away the first game (7-6 in 12 innings) and we got pounded (8-1) in the second one.
behind fans scratch
We need to get back there, get our fans behind us and scratch one out.
frustrated guy mound strike threw throwing time tough
What am I thinking? The guy on the mound was pretty frustrated. He was just frustrated with the strike zone. He had a tough time throwing strikes. That's all. I don't think he threw at Trot, by no means. I think he had a frustrating day.
experience matter
We have experience. That's all. All you can say is we're not going to quit, no matter what happens.