Jason Varitek News Archives

Right after game three and the sweep of the Boston Red Sox at the hands of the Los Angeles Angels, I watched Kevin Youkilis on NESN , answering questions about getting swept, and he says calmly "yes, it's frustrating, but it's time to look forward to next season." While I'd like to see Youkilis be pissed...it is time to look forward to the ...

Leta s get one thing out of the way: Therea s no way Ia ll be doing any Yankee cheering this October.

General Hospital to repair the herniated disc that derailed his season after the All-Star break.

Boston Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield underwent back surgery Wednesday, according to the Boston Herald.

ANAHEIM, Calif. - For the second offseason in a row, Jason Varitek has a decision to make.

Despite scoring the third most runs in baseball this season, the Red Sox offense couldn't rise to the occasion in their brief post-season. That's because two of those three games were played away from Fenway Park.

Theo Epstein: "I ain't mad. I'm just disappointed." Four years ago, the Red Sox were swept out of the playoffs by the Chicago White Sox.

There was a point last offseason where the Red Sox had to make a decision about Jason Varitek.

The Red Sox have had four team captains since 1923a 'Jimmie Foxx, Carl Yastrzemski, Jim Rice, and the current captain, Jason Varitek.A So many great players have played for the Red Sox throughout the years, so being named the captain is a prestigious honor.A Prior to Varitek being named in 2005, the Red Sox hadn't played with a captain since Rice ...

The club holds an option worth $5 million. If the Sox decide, as expected by most, not to pick it up, Varitek then would have to decide to exercise his $3 million player option or become an unrestricted free agent.

Two Red Sox relievers made their postseason debuts in Thursday night's 5-0 loss.

Key offseason issues facing the Red Sox: -- Manager: Terry Francona is signed through 2011 with club options for 2012 and 2013.

The New England writers just met with Terry Francona, who is feeling better after a bout of food poisoning.

If the Red Sox hope to keep the Angels' potent offense in check, they'll have to start by shutting down the running game -- something they haven't been able to do all season.

It's done. It's over. And if Posada is feeling a little inadequate in his one-game benching, he should consider the fate of his longtime rival in Boston.

Wrote in today's paper about Jason Varitek's transition from starter to reserve.

NAHEIM, Calif. - Jason Varitek [ stats ] has been a member of the Red Sox [ team stats ] since September 1997.

He spoke with sarcasm and meant it in jest, though still he managed to sum the sentiments of a fan base in no mood for a joke.

One matchup the Angels intend to exploit against the Red Sox is on the basepaths, where the Angels have stolen 148 bases and the Red Sox have thrown out just 13 percent of all base stealers, just half of the league average.

Three weeks after sending Josh Reddick up to hit for Varitek, Sox manager Terry Francona sent Dusty Brown into the game Sunday to take Varitek's place in the field.

Jason Varitek, right, pats Jed Lowrie, second from right, after Lowrie's grand slam that brought home Varitek, George Kottaras, second from left, and Joey Gathright, behind center, in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, Sunday, Oct.

Jason Varitek clearly remembers his first postseason in the major leagues with the Boston Red Sox.

Red Sox fans I know would like to thank Jason Varitek for providing the soul of the post-Curse Red Sox, for those four no-hitters and two World Series titles.