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
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.
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.
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.
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.
pitches win
He executed his pitches real well. If he pitches like that, he's going to win a lot of games.
four instead pitches three throwing
He's throwing three pitches instead of four pitches, but how he's throwing those three pitches isn't different from when he was starting.
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.
best help job pitchers work
The most important job that I have is to work with the pitchers to help them be the best that they can be.
pitch
I don't think we had any anxiety. We didn't pitch well those two games, we didn't pitch well at all.
pitches win
If he pitches like that, he's going to win a lot of games.
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.