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
experience matter
We have experience. That's all. All you can say is we're not going to quit, no matter what happens.
courage fathom matt today
Today was about how much courage Matt had to go out there. I couldn't even fathom what he had to go through.
builds matter momentum testament win
Yeah, that's a testament to our pitching. I think that's what's going to matter in the long haul. It builds momentum to win those one-run games.
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.
good matter throw
He had good stuff. It was a matter of just honing it in to where he wanted to throw it.
appreciate bill bring brought dirty grinding guys hope johnny lost people played playing special time whoever won
I've played with these guys for a very long time and won a championship with these guys, so they're very special to me. Doug, Kevin, Johnny and Bill brought intangibles of playing hard, getting dirty and grinding out games. You appreciate playing with people like that, and you hope that it isn't lost by whoever they do bring in.
hit slider
The slider didn't really break. I didn't think he hit it that good.
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.
hard team
That's the way this team works. We do the hard things first.
added continue depth gotten last pitching stronger
I think our pitching has gotten stronger in the last two weeks. We still have to continue to be better, but we added some depth in our bullpen.
ball gives health injury major opportunity pitcher strength throws win
I think he's been working his way to health and strength and being a pitcher again. He had a major injury he had repaired this offseason. He's real close. If he throws the ball like he did today, it gives us an opportunity to win a lot of games.
battle
I think he did have to battle with 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.
bigger
We haven't scored runs, that's the bigger issue.