by brandwon stewart | Apr 30, 2010 | Bill Hall, Boston Red Sox, Darnell McDonald, David Ortiz, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Jeremy Hermida, Jonathan Papelbon, Mike Cameron, Mike Lowell, Poll
As the baseball season enters the second month, what is the lasting impression from the Red Sox start? The mighty struggles David Ortiz, and his decreased role as of late? Starting the month with two center-fielders in the outfield and finishing it with two...
by Troy Patterson | Apr 22, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Jason Varitek, Josh Beckett, Ramon A. Ramirez, Scott Atchison, Tim Wakefield, Victor Martinez
Giving up a stolen base can sure seem like a big deal and when you give up nine of them you would think that is a huge number. It isn’t something you want to give up every night, but it’s not as big of a problem as our pitching staff’s inability to...
by andrew lipsett | Apr 21, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Casey Kelly, Darnell McDonald, Jason Varitek, Jeremy Hermida, Josh Reddick, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen
It’s been a rough couple of weeks, folks. We’ve all heard it, we’ve all said it, we’ve all felt it. There’s been enough negative energy in this town lately to give Vigo from Ghostbusters II a sugar high. However, if you sat there tonight...
by evan brunell | Nov 14, 2009 | Jason Varitek
He’s the only position player to have bookended the Red Sox’s history-altering decade. He was anointed team captain, an occurrence that does not happen often. He’s Jason Varitek, the All-Aughts catcher of the decade for Boston. When Varitek retires,...
by mike silver | Nov 12, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Hideki Matsui, Jason Varitek
Hideki Matsui as a Red Sock? (Left: While not the best “action shot” out there on Matsui, it would offend our sense of decency to have pictures of Yankees high-fiving or trotting around the bases on our site. Therefore, we felt a picture of Matsui being...
by mike silver | Nov 11, 2009 | Billy Wagner, Boston Red Sox, Jason Varitek, Joe Mauer, Quick Post
Billy Wagner According to MLB Trade Rumors, Billy Wagner is considering accepting an arbitration deal from the BoSox because he “loved his experience with the Red Sox enough that’s it’s now a possibility.” That is an MLB Trade Rumors quote, not...
by jake digregorio | Nov 10, 2009 | Jason Varitek, Poll, Tim Wakefield
New Poll Question: Which Red Sox veteran will have the biggest impact on the 2010 team? Jason Varitek Tim Wakefield Which of the younger players stand the most to gain from these two as teachers? Previous Poll results: Which Red Sox catcher would you least like to see...
by mike silver | Nov 10, 2009 | Bobby Abreu, Boston Red Sox, J.J. Hardy, Jason Varitek, Jeremy Hermida, Jermaine Dye, Tim Wakefield
Well, that was quick. After a slow couple weeks while we waited for the crowning of the new World Series Champion (who, sadly, were the New York Yankees), the MLB hot stove exploded in a flurry of moves including the trades of Jeremy Hermida and J.J. Hardy, the...
by evan brunell | Nov 9, 2009 | Jason Varitek, Quick Post
[UPDATE: Ladies and gentlemen, your 2010 backup catcher will be Jason Varitek. ‘Tek exercised his option, and I for one am pleased he did. It’ll likely keep him in Boston threads for his entire career, as well as give the club an option to make Varitek the...
by jake digregorio | Nov 6, 2009 | George Kottaras, Jason Varitek, Poll, Victor Martinez
New Poll Question: Which Red Sox catcher would you least like to see go on free agency? * George Kottaras * Victor Martinez * Jason Varitek Vote in the poll on the sidebar.
