PostByYounis--Jason is an icy stare that never blinked and never quivered with an iron jaw that Varitek Boston Red Sox for 15 seasons spent as a center for the brave.
Toughness and determination that defined his career and the Red Sox to the top of the baseball world finally galvanized back Thursday night, when the Captain gave way to bid farewell.
His wife and three daughters from a party, and only a few feet away from their parents and saw dozens of party, an emotional Varitek has officially announced his retirement.
"My partner," Varitek said, his voice shaking and her eyes are welling, "I'm going to remember most. Most difficult thing to do with you and you in the last years is meant to go away. "
If Dustin Pedroia Red Sox David Ortiz of the heart and soul, Varitek has a steel spine that was held everything together.
He caught four no hitters, played in three All Star games, won two championship rings Yankees star Alex Rodriguez and with a memorable run for Boston sports fans will endear him forever.
Red Sox chairman Tom Werner said, "You not only have our captain, you are our rock." "You rugged, aggressive game, a very competitive style that is characteristic of our club during his regime has personified."
Red Sox Heathcliff Slocumb to Seattle for a one-way trade in 1997, Varitek and Derek got it. The curse seems to catch the next 14 franchise teams of the century most of the big moments and choking her with tortured Sox fan spent the season of change.
"I'm probably a bit special," ace pitcher Josh Beckett said.Other guys have respect for Jason and he is able. "
And his fingerprints were everywhere.
He had received a team of colleagues suggest, because when a pitcher needs a strong voice and a very big challenge in making them aggressive opponents off guard when one wanted to budge.
The moment everyone will remember came in 2004 against the hated Yankees, Alex Rodriguez when he chafed Bronson Arroyo after being hit by a pitch. Rodriguez curse as Arroyo, Varitek and A-Rod's face in his mitt shoved, sparking a bench clearing brawl.
"I was just being a team," he said.
During his speech, Varitek, who in his Little League coaches in the way of their three daughters, their families, clubhouse and course staff, bullpen coach Gary Tuck saw the baby sitters for help, a long Thanks for the list.
Red Sox 39, a minor league contract in the camp offered a chance to come, and with Varitek last seen on other teams. But finally, in his entire career with one team has won the chance to play.
"It means a lot," his father, who said. He said, 'I'm a Red Sox. And once the Sox, always a Sox. With its very large. "
There was no immediate decision. He worked on it for months, while agent Scott Boras prodded him to come to a conclusion.
I still trained and tried to get herself ready, "Varitek said." I love being able to play. Competition on the field, behind the plate I love the game of chess. It is not easy. "
Boras has indicated that other options for him, both in winter and in previous seasons can be. But in 2004 and 2007 helped win World Series Varitek not sure he wanted to go somewhere else to know.
"When you lead a pitching staff and your organization has set a tone and look of your players, they just really identified with this team," Boras said. "And that his friends knew him as a Boston Red Sox. It was something that was a uniform or a job or a place more."
Maybe fittingly, Varitek longtime Yankees catcher Jorge Posada as the game is going at the same time.
David Wells, who pitched for both the Boston and New York said, "I tell you what, will Jason was unbelievable." "He is a man who had come prepared every day. It's just a shame that I did not catch me now because he is right about there with George. George, my boy, and there always will be, But George is the only way, he had his homework done and Jason as well. "
Varitek said Posada reached out for him this week after news broke of his decision.
"You see many games and you butt heads a little bit," Varitek said.is to prepare. But you respect what you do behind the plate and do the little things. "
It's hard on his chiseled frame draped over the left shoulder "C" with the number 33 jersey to imagine without Varitek. Varitek in front of his locker, his shoulders, knees and elbow with a lot of bags of ice sitting on a chair without the Red Sox clubhouse is difficult to photograph.
As the JetBlue Park, the replica Green Monster in left Boston with shiny new spring training home in front of home plate standing on podium, Varitek was asked if he knew how hard it is to answer them As a ballpark for the first time a player will come.
Toughness and determination that defined his career and the Red Sox to the top of the baseball world finally galvanized back Thursday night, when the Captain gave way to bid farewell.
His wife and three daughters from a party, and only a few feet away from their parents and saw dozens of party, an emotional Varitek has officially announced his retirement.
"My partner," Varitek said, his voice shaking and her eyes are welling, "I'm going to remember most. Most difficult thing to do with you and you in the last years is meant to go away. "
If Dustin Pedroia Red Sox David Ortiz of the heart and soul, Varitek has a steel spine that was held everything together.
He caught four no hitters, played in three All Star games, won two championship rings Yankees star Alex Rodriguez and with a memorable run for Boston sports fans will endear him forever.
Red Sox chairman Tom Werner said, "You not only have our captain, you are our rock." "You rugged, aggressive game, a very competitive style that is characteristic of our club during his regime has personified."
Red Sox Heathcliff Slocumb to Seattle for a one-way trade in 1997, Varitek and Derek got it. The curse seems to catch the next 14 franchise teams of the century most of the big moments and choking her with tortured Sox fan spent the season of change.
"I'm probably a bit special," ace pitcher Josh Beckett said.Other guys have respect for Jason and he is able. "
And his fingerprints were everywhere.
He had received a team of colleagues suggest, because when a pitcher needs a strong voice and a very big challenge in making them aggressive opponents off guard when one wanted to budge.
The moment everyone will remember came in 2004 against the hated Yankees, Alex Rodriguez when he chafed Bronson Arroyo after being hit by a pitch. Rodriguez curse as Arroyo, Varitek and A-Rod's face in his mitt shoved, sparking a bench clearing brawl.
"I was just being a team," he said.
During his speech, Varitek, who in his Little League coaches in the way of their three daughters, their families, clubhouse and course staff, bullpen coach Gary Tuck saw the baby sitters for help, a long Thanks for the list.
Red Sox 39, a minor league contract in the camp offered a chance to come, and with Varitek last seen on other teams. But finally, in his entire career with one team has won the chance to play.
"It means a lot," his father, who said. He said, 'I'm a Red Sox. And once the Sox, always a Sox. With its very large. "
There was no immediate decision. He worked on it for months, while agent Scott Boras prodded him to come to a conclusion.
I still trained and tried to get herself ready, "Varitek said." I love being able to play. Competition on the field, behind the plate I love the game of chess. It is not easy. "
Boras has indicated that other options for him, both in winter and in previous seasons can be. But in 2004 and 2007 helped win World Series Varitek not sure he wanted to go somewhere else to know.
"When you lead a pitching staff and your organization has set a tone and look of your players, they just really identified with this team," Boras said. "And that his friends knew him as a Boston Red Sox. It was something that was a uniform or a job or a place more."
Maybe fittingly, Varitek longtime Yankees catcher Jorge Posada as the game is going at the same time.
David Wells, who pitched for both the Boston and New York said, "I tell you what, will Jason was unbelievable." "He is a man who had come prepared every day. It's just a shame that I did not catch me now because he is right about there with George. George, my boy, and there always will be, But George is the only way, he had his homework done and Jason as well. "
Varitek said Posada reached out for him this week after news broke of his decision.
"You see many games and you butt heads a little bit," Varitek said.is to prepare. But you respect what you do behind the plate and do the little things. "
It's hard on his chiseled frame draped over the left shoulder "C" with the number 33 jersey to imagine without Varitek. Varitek in front of his locker, his shoulders, knees and elbow with a lot of bags of ice sitting on a chair without the Red Sox clubhouse is difficult to photograph.
As the JetBlue Park, the replica Green Monster in left Boston with shiny new spring training home in front of home plate standing on podium, Varitek was asked if he knew how hard it is to answer them As a ballpark for the first time a player will come.
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