06-25-08 Top Stories #1 - Jason Varitek

If you haven't seen you Ottawa it's -- it's over. We can finally congratulate the Red Sox for beating. The deal backs here -- White -- it's out but the first time accommodating or -- for. Five big. Nobody out of the great comeback last night for the Red Sox hitters and a little bit of Islam. For this team especially this team at home you know I used to seeing. A team come in like the Cardinals did and taking two out of three -- I used to seeing Papelbon blow us blow saves like he did against the Cardinals. They came back and won that game now. The other than the night before you got Dan Haren shut them down. -- we get a run. In a 21 loss so last night to get a four run eighth inning was pretty big for the team and -- just look at. Earlier today. About the way -- going to use the Diamondbacks later this year. You thinks a lot of the dialect and -- start right around 500 right now the talk to a great start that division making any had a -- I don't believe in the Cardinals. I don't believe in the Phillies I don't believe in the Mets I don't believe in the brewers yet maybe next year for the -- The brewers you know lot of talented young players don't believe and yet I think the Diamondbacks. Will be in the world's here's what about the Cubs. -- the Cubs don't you know I'm rooting for Chicago obvious finance find it tonight for the romantic story but it. I think they'll I think they're for real ever really -- truly believe it yet for real but the best team in the National League -- the best team in the National League. We're going to see again tonight. Arizona Diamondbacks have -- all right now but they well.

What is wrong with this team it seems like every tournament we've been talked about this wild efforts on the face that team they haven't seen a pitcher especially -- a soft throwing lefty. It just always struggle with those guys and it's just it's just speak raise him in Davis like Doug Davis who -- this guy. What do you come from. You're delicate throw harder than he can mean it's just like it was it was you know it was amazing to watch him. Controlled this line up basically for seven innings on the get the three it's in the first inning. -- what to Lee hits something like that from innings two through seven. And in exploded Mayo finally break through last night but it just it was just wryly. A really interesting watching him no control this line up I'm like this guy you mean it's it's Jamie more space than what the last night and those type of guys give this team --

Have at times but you know I think those type guys give a lot of a lot of teams trouble I -- it because when you mentioned we mentioned Jamie Moyer guess that's supposed to be -- Florida some you'd expect but. Jamie Moyer is still yes. Joining -- over the original product he's he's in his he's in his bid for yet approach in his mid forties still successful so it's not just your team. That -- dollars in damage against you don't give a lot of people because of beat but it can because we couldn't do the job he wouldn't be in the Major League right. Well me that's I want him especially well that's one and continue -- smokers could hit the yeah you know so on it it just goes to show that. When you have a guy like that pick and move the ball and that's the key in baseball moving it from different planes up and down left to right we have control like and you. You got that much -- in your arsenal. Stuff it is not another another Q last night's game. Was the mammoth on the play Jason very tech and that because of his deep sense we are with the -- and how prepared -- and I called the great game. Jason -- tech was scuffling he was going through it. Hitless in his in his last thirty at bats I get the big hit last night the game winning hit. Now now -- tech is hitting 231 right now and you know how he is he is he's streaky hitter. I think that when you're Jason Barrett. And you haven't over at thirty slump during the season. Me some guys will bust some guys who bounced back from that and they'll wind up at you know 35 hour or 290. Jason -- probably going to hit 26 future if he thought he does not that type hitter and were filed with. Yeah yeah we are out so yeah they finally got Sox fan and it absolutely fun with -- with a sixty. 231 -- that you know and now we're a little bit on the light side for a year or so it was good to see him step up.

In get a big hit last night this is not it -- maybe this is a positive thing. You can you can look at it. A number of ways depending on how he fielded. If you if you beat the weather is pretty good you -- a great mood. The Boston Celtics just won a championship the Red Sox -- first place you look at it positively. Jason Baird takes 231 you'll say this the guy in a contract year and he's not. Concerned about the dollars he's not concerned about. Taking his game somewhere else he's playing the same way he did last year and the year before he does happen to be going through a slump. And that's okay he focused on the greater good the big picture helping the Boston Red Sox now. If you are. 1 of those people feels like it's June. It should be 95 degrees and it's not hot enough for Maine the Celtics won eight championship that they are an older team. The Red Sox are in first place but the Yankees are close behind. You look at it this way. Jason very tech is done he's only hit he -- thirty of the contract you aren't that out yourself that doesn't watch out for this guy. Jason Barrett to their to their two lightning -- lightning -- on this team for different. Manny Ramirez you mentioned his name. And there's always them -- passionate discuss every direction and Jason very tech is one of those guys they're people who can we're convinced of their tech is rated. That hit well enough we just go crazy here in Boston and there are posters say the stats don't matter. Jason very tech brings so much to the table I you don't see.

Over the weekend getting that out at home league -- you know getting -- noble -- guess one knows exactly that's what you think about the marketplace that's our -- real smart play it. Right and a lot of guys just what will sit there and take it he's -- big guy and I'll never see Jason very tech gear role but. He's he's looking at the runner come toward him when your radiator plant and submit your gonna be dead over the got to get you know he's about the game hit. He goes down slightly right takes the hit holds onto the ball is something that is not discussed when we look at Jason very tech to 31 average. -- the now what the children of our -- off the right bill. I mean a couple of being here almost two years now and look at the guy. Generally a problem go straight to the source -- I'll go to. The coworkers and in this sport talk about the players every single gone -- Every single last one. Have nothing but point remarks about the so that tells me that you know east while the clubhouse fan's problem. I have no problem with the Yankees in 231. What I want to see is the power though if -- at 231 give me 1518 home runs. 62 semi RB for catcher with 2324 down over the course over the course of the season eighteen -- fifteen -- 1960 to seventy RBI and I'm fine with that. Name another catcher in Major League Baseball. But just you know here's the cover.

The ball out what went solo I got a handful of guys -- yet who can do the job but in the question news. What else to neighboring I think I think -- tech is one of those guys. And and a lot of his detractors won't like this but he is going to be that -- as long as he's healthy. We'll be on the Boston -- yeah and you might even wants you might have a look at him and say he's overpaid of course you've got to be overpaid. Because the Red Sox. No what he brings more than any other franchise they value him more worth -- anybody else but Dahlia and got flat. -- lot of money. Like a family member of --

The money I know he's got a can't do what is it can't take it with you right right in my whole different thing to me -- ended now given to me so. So Jason Varitek. He he will be here next year if he is able. He's if he's reasonably healthy will be about threats out party go with a conference -- doesn't that matter given three years thirty million bucks or. I get in and maybe maybe he can only filled two years contrary. But this is going to get some money periphery and it right right of the QB reckless with --