Jason Varitek

For baseball fans of Boston in a little surprise for you start out the shell on it gives us an opportunity to a few many -- prickly before but. Andy I'd like you to say hi and I'll say -- as well. The captain of the Boston Red Sox joins us in studio adjacent heretic Jason it's great to say I don't I don't write Oreo. Early morning wake up after a late night at the park but at least the other guy was kept him last night. Definitely you know we were just talking about you know relative health says that's -- term in baseball and every team's going to have issues every team's going to run -- injuries over the course of a 162. So far you guys have dodged the bullet pretty well here so --

I'm in now losing Josh the other day that didn't didn't help you know when we've had to have the governor on path time -- different situations spent. I mean after what the -- are doing things last year think we're ready for. You don't want what what what what will happen I mean you're gonna you're brilliant things up and you know -- JD hit the ball pretty well pretty hard last -- probably. Have to have a few days and and stuff so. It I think we're well equipped to be ready for. Could hear that'll in the dugout and back again and you were I -- went upstairs did just start doing some stuff you're loosen the replaces he had a pretty good.

That's soft wall up there and Michael made the point that lawless exactly the right height to screw up your back since I don't follow it up -- it's just write this Korea and it's just an old enough steel on top of it to probably do some damage. With -- Billy playing last that I am curious you Spaniard night in the dugout and what you have to do -- terms the rate at play ball or where would you take your marring it during during --

print show probably you know I just kept -- watch for little laugh. And I just talked to -- you know talked my team watching game -- it's going on and then usually after the it stayed hidden a fourth. After visiting team as a force of the games either. Closed tighter anything while every every day every time we go up again. In my hot stuff on and start getting ready and then I had a bullpen in the fifth. After the -- and get loose catch few guys to maturity area to play.

Like how much input do you have is ours in election Verlander picture last and I did pretty good pitcher how peacefully lot of good stuff is -- you can. I don't know costs you know your teammates way what to look forward you know release point whatever might being

it's I think did did -- have guys that you're trying copper mine do what they do for you like accord and her belly and stuff funeral for pitchers. Tip dinner burgers of the unique trial watch it and indeed different things but case last night that his his stuff it is just outweighed the game a little Britain I mean -- change of paint on the wooden. And a four miles an hour -- in 98 and he pretty much to keep people completely off balance much more complicated as your job been this year with the addition of Daisuke into the rotation it's when states sending more -- might be just a little bit more com with two assembly have an whole. Uniqueness of very. A pitcher I don't -- these Japanese American has that many pitches -- language barrier net that adds to it. But it I don't think it is that much more per KG go to sampler version with the Kajima and spend it quick easy for the.

I see you talk into during the game after game is written English or is that Japanese have for me it's an aircraft. -- I didn't know him picking up any term I have a few terms -- weaponized that's about it just some cheers and jerk around on terms and and history of other. He says he just say they've polls now mean. -- Daisuke considering it's more detention the etiquette -- to bottom. Name funds miles reminds -- David Ortiz you know and in they have it. -- exuberant smile that it is like in bringing along. That's infectious players like that you'd really elevate you know the spirit of the team about what's going on terms of wins and losses but -- that's an issue either but I was curious about. Baseball plays certainly hockey players we -- the -- rate villa on some kind of shocked when he always knew we use that is that the statement baseball you -- potential with colon the American --

You know you know always have to watch -- it's easy you don't know Agassi in the first inning upon our -- up on our law in a heartbeat sometimes you trying just block it out you know personally we played so many games of that a 160 games -- block it out. And trying -- just focus on -- what's going on you know that day. But I. Really I mean it's just it's cliche is that we really have to worry about ourselves -- so many games at this point you know you've got to worry about some. And you know still be a -- of IA and we need to do this better we need -- Pittsburgh when he oh more war or we're not moving guys over an -- if we focus on what we can do than that just keeps adding we've just won in different lot of different -- of -- allowed us to be there oath shall inning night games that you guys play delicious killing you know -- NHL playoffs. -- you know first and there's a learn how to skates always enjoyed hockey actually just came from Toronto so that was got a pretty good kick out of the sun came up with the Adam Sandler sung for for auto and those those pretty prevalent up there at that point in for has the success of this pitching staff top to bottom has it surprised yourself by this year rotation wise yes and no not really doesn't really surprise me you know -- can always do. -- like an injury to do with last year -- for an. In stable -- career -- she just knows that he can just keep getting better. And Daisuke it was it is almost the wild card and in that you know his stuff Jews didn't dictate you know through the long run if you win a lot of games. And I think we have to continue to get better in our staff I'm not saying that. Blood pure honesty we have to get better we have to a bullpen we need to continue to make strides and -- more situations and you'd better. As a Kajima surprised at a gas and him had an army guy the only sound economy once whispering. And I didn't have gained in really -- the whole line and as they used to future academy net and he got an enclosed a game against New York when we we can go to -- And naturalist. It's put him on a whole different different level and that is pitches his change -- it is he's pitching Munis. He's he's locate the ball extremely well -- it was a drastic changes speed live with a pulled his car bombs in his --

Is it just knowing the league better for Josh Beckett this year is he doing things a little differently acts are on one of the ball games the post game show talking about you know more balanced fall through really not falling -- the first base side was one of the differences that. I don't know enough about pitching to pick up on those kinds of things but is he doing things differ.

This year answers -- yes TSE's resulting in and more more continuous quality pitches even. David Morton when he doesn't equality he gets and he got that -- middle innings when we played Oakland yet -- got whacked around. And but he's also we've. You know -- earner belt together we. He's really gotten -- change -- more now. And Mary you denigrate he did great job -- John Ferraro. They insurers utilizes -- prospering and got a feel for and that's can be a big pitch form. He gives them a third -- go through the line up with rather than just the justice spoke herbal.

Is it fair to say as much success as you guys have at a -- it's been great so far that the team really hasn't hit its stride offensively yet

I would I would completely say -- has not mean art are two big guns have been. The very good -- third Dade Dade they can't area so many different times and we won monologue now because we've we -- there -- stretch out the lineup at different times and have different people contribute would take it. But I think that you know it's. It's moving along but it's not air it hasn't been on all cylinders yet know.

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oh we're trying to come up with the -- different ideas ideas and over the relationship TD bank north we came up with a with a cup -- idea two. To just below different and also pre order region have have have more families involved I hear Daisuke is a pretty good golfer -- of what kind of pottery they are can't compete you know actually on -- course franken always computer on agreeing so that gives me a chance to. To be competitive at some --

And it's -- it's the kind of event where. You know when you get your teammates involved you're not asking him this says set aside a seven hour day which a celebrity golf turner wouldn't would be like this is this and get everybody involved and nice short event it's. The great time for effort.

And I think serenade and hopefully this year to better time where they can they can. May you bring your family -- or are people visiting in town and and in come into it for that.

If you go to the WE EI website we will put up the the telephone number and the and will link to the web site -- tech putt putt not a war. -- I'd go to the -- holly page on the web site it'll all be there at the information for you it's great to see it it's been a great start to this season for a starter marriage Patricia thank you Jason Ameritech joining us Sports Radio WEE