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Friday Night Lights
You can finally see the Red Sox for yourselves on Friday night, when they travel to Tampa to play the Yankees. It will be the first NESN telecast of 2011. With a split squad coming up on Saturday, the...
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Captain debuts for 0-4 Sox
Headed to the park with an 0-4 lineup, the Red Sox have made one change to the lineup tonight, giving captain Jason Varitek his first start of the season behind the plate. It is adverse moments like...
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Varitek wowed by Beckett
Jason Varitek isn’t prone to hyberbole. If anything, he is usually pretty guarded with praise, just like he is with criticism. So it means something when he is as impressed as he was with Josh...
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First of four in Anaheim
Tonight, the Red Sox open a four-game series in Anahiem, where J.D. Drew will lead off, Jason Varitek will catch and the scorching-hot Jed Lowrie will be in the lineup for the sixth straight day....
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Tito in a catch-22
It was the third game of the season, a day game after a night game, and manager Terry Francona was asked if he had thought about giving Jason Varitek his first start of the season. Francona’s answer...
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Red Sox remembrances of 9/11
It is a day none of us will ever forget. Here is what the Red Sox remember. The Red Sox were in New York getting ready to face Roger Clemens the night of 9/10, but that game was rained out, enabling...
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Reaction on the retirement of the captain
David Ortiz, on the notion that Varitek was a quiet leader: “He did say a lot. He did. He just always found the right moment to say it, you know what I’m saying? Tek was somebody that I think this...
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‘Tek tributes
Tremendous job by the Red Sox PR staff getting quotes from impactful voices near and far on the career of Jason Varitek. Without further ado: “Tek epitomizes what a true professional should be. He’s...
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Chatting with Cherington
Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington took some time out of his busy schedule on Wednesday morning to talk with MLB.com about his first Spring Training in his new job. Here are some highlights from...
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Varitek honored at Fenway
The Red Sox honored Jason Varitek with a nice tribute before tonight’s game at Fenway against the Blue Jays. Without question, being away from the game is still an adjustment. But he seemed in good...
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