Jason Varitek

Welcome back to the baseball on the WEEI Sports Radio network and Comcast -- so let's go to Philadelphia right now Steve Buckley is there with the team but we've also got. Jason Varitek on the phone Jason thanks to the time this morning we really appreciate you catch all thirteen innings in that game last night I feel this morning. For. You don't just I think you know look at that game and we say that was a bullpen win. For the Red Sox even -- Ramon Ramirez gave it up in the -- you still strung together enough good innings and really had better pitching at the end of that -- and Philadelphia did.

Yeah I guess where we're about love and fictionalized. As nicely -- the ball over for punitive and that being the keywords that they really leading usable when Johnny it's such a good job we really needed and I have ever.

Steve Buckley here. Judge Jon Lester last night spoke. -- you working with him to help him find his -- Which he struggled with the first couple of innings in a how do you notice that how do you convey that and also -- talked to both throwing a fastball away for strikes which is a new weapon in his arsenal to talk about that too. Well her -- just. Just generally -- just sort.

Sure there was so little and so those -- the big deal. Little things that happen out of the field just happen.

But that's part of -- you know. It will be over for strikes and -- you love that part of the play. And it just then part of his.

And maturation I'm just learning.

A better picture and where -- able to do that. You know they're already has strengths and we just simply stop and is able to do that more if this is able -- that he dominated a lot of people.

gets thirteen innings last night. Legs probably would have been to get to catch Daisuke today. Is that you can't just talk but late -- heavier. Normal. That's BI here you -- last last -- he talked about. If -- acutely more aggressive with his fastball big guys on basic challenge guys more wasn't the kind of got a week custom this year I think previously commendable in the corners. Did that cost him -- what's the final nine as far as champion challenging guys this kid.

I thought I don't think it's a matter I think if so try to make it probably pitch. I think sometimes it goes lives for the time because we're wanted to. As the president of cinema overplay.

And he actually use fastball the first time.

And he will he can't he has that ability period big enough fast but we have -- You know abolish so I don't think it's gotten found -- Repertoire of pitches spurs had a good feel for me yet but he has shown that he is wrong.

As far as people is. That are teaching -- and then -- some -- on it. So was just him aren't -- words. Now what he can do.

Jason the show on the domino that you like to concentrate and speak more about. Your work canceling the pitching staff and behind the plate. But would be remiss if we didn't talk about the kind of year you're having offensively. I -- you make some adjustments particularly on the left side. How are those going for you and how much more comfortable are you. At the plate this year than say the second half of last season.

Well I don't I thought well we don't really feel like part about it that. Well we just trying to make things a little less timing from the left side. We didn't take it away wherever they cited as. Wouldn't they have the -- make that -- of -- switch. Where and it. Who would just start -- so it's not. -- Well I think there's -- the progress of the one thing for about 55. Or so years so it's it's there's different.

Jason give us your thoughts on Daniel Marty was in the game by the thirteen thousand last night and key save situation. Hit a guy walked a guy but also showed some amazing stuff tells about his compartment on the mound what do you think he needs to do. Do it -- and take it to the next level your thoughts on Daniel -- All your beer grow our. Let me give Nolan attended against them -- ideas not -- down with that with that it.

A lot of thought will block how important are these.

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So. Well I think. I think there's a court of there's so it won't vote for so. They record the time he. It will continue to do that. We take.

You've had a number of backup catchers you're in recent years and yet you have a long run what -- where belly it was a veteran guys that are around the giants and Texas rangers' Kevin Cash was of veteran back -- catcher you've got to graduate guitarist first full year in the big -- got a couple popular September. How much for lack of a better word mentoring you doing with -- more. How does that play out.

The main structure that and shut the -- he's done it does a lot of their critical work but. I've gotten. -- I have got -- for lasted three years is that -- and full strength -- move on and definitely going to dinner -- a lot. We'll talk about is being. Well -- with relatives friends and now. As she says it's nice to see some of they're saying that he -- overtime you know. They can strike. You know especially defensively. They -- Well. First of.

All Georgia woods on going to remind you call your daughter second of all.

Yeah I'd like I did but I think it all the --

Architecture -- the second of -- it's I would Josh Beckett you know he. The way he's been throwing the baseball is -- seven starts this army's been lights out. Full control all three pitches how important is going to get that breaking ball over -- that change of when he wants.

I think it is important that he does have a great the ball goes through -- of -- extent move in game. I think. Yet those on top of so he had soul in a cup victory at that look if -- To admit I think there's. Just a little bit where it was off I don't think strength quiet -- everything that is just it into the delivery right. That's going to work in progress for him since they want to spread it was wrong. Yes there's just so I clicked it off. This far -- delivery and I think more so that blacked -- things you saw. I think he's for the UV unit ticker running first -- a better time than he had with a deliberate so it himself on being locked into.

There's and a big part of your game is obviously preparation in getting your getting your pitchers ready by knowing hitters strengths and weaknesses and tendencies. I'm wondering in the stretch now that you're in a fifteen straight interleague games how much more difficult is your job. Because you're trying to anticipate what you're going to see. From hitters that you and your pitchers don't normally face.

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Jason real quick before we let you go I yankees manager Joe Girardi has charged that Brad Penny hit a rod intentionally. In the first inning of that game the other night. The Yankees a -- Major League Baseball to suspend Brad Penny out of all that's coming or not what your response to all that. --

And they know that. It's been out there are a little bit with a -- Well I mean any and it is certainly in the current -- is is they're probably wrong that as well.

Okay Jason thanks so much taking the time we really do appreciate and enjoy your breakfast. I think it -- it Jason Varitek Red Sox captain.