// Jason Varitek

Red Sox Ink Jarrod Saltalamacchia to One-Year, $2.5 Million Deal

By ⋅ January 16, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Jason Varitek is gone. Now it’s Jarrod Saltalamacchia‘s turn. The Red Sox signed Saltalamacchia to a one-year, $2.5 million contract Sunday, the Boston Globe reported, avoiding arbitration and giving Saltalamacchia a $1.75 million bump over his 2011 salary.

Red Sox Sign Albers, Shoppach… Say Goodbye to Varitek?

By ⋅ December 13, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Red Sox have signed backup catcher Kelly Shoppach, a former Sox farmhand, to a one-year, $1.35 million deal. With Shoppach, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Ryan Lavarnway and Luis Exposito as catchers on the 40-man roster, it likely means the Red Sox will not re-sign longtime catcher and captain Jason Varitek, who played just 68 games last [...]

Should the Red Sox Retain Jason Varitek?

By ⋅ November 18, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

In 1997, then-Red Sox general manager Dan Duquette (now GM of the Baltimore Orioles) traded closer Heathcliff Slocumb to the Seattle Mariners for two minor leaguers. One of them was Derek Lowe. The other was Jason Varitek. Fast forward to 2011, and Varitek just finished his fourteenth year behind the plate in a storied career [...]

Catching on to Success: Jarrod Saltalamacchia

By ⋅ September 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Entering the 2011 season, baseball analysts across the country made many different predictions for how things would turn out for the Red Sox. Through the ups and downs of the lengthy season, individual story lines have emerged for different players, such as the struggles of Carl Crawford, the revival of Josh Beckett and Jacoby Ellsbury, [...]

Daniel Bard Blows Another Game, Blue Jays Win Late

By ⋅ September 14, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

For most of the game, Boston was in firm control, but the 8th inning was rough, as Daniel Bard blew the lead and gave Toronto a 5-4 win. Toronto seized the early lead in addition to the late one, scoring twice off John Lackey. With two on and two outs, Toronto put two more singles [...]

Lester Gives up Three in First, Rays Complete Sweep

By ⋅ September 11, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Red Sox are in absolute free fall, and by the time they hit the ground, they might be looking up at the Tampa Bay Rays in the playoff race. Rays starter James Shields allowed just one earned run in 8.1 innings Sunday afternoon in St. Petersburg, and the Rays battered Jon Lester and the [...]

Sputtering Red Sox Come Out Flat Against Jays, Lose Again

By ⋅ September 8, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

For the second straight night, the Red Sox faltered North of the border, dropping the series finale to the Blue Jays 7-4. Ricky Romero finally managed to beat Boston, surrendering 3 runs in 6.2 innings. All of those runs came late for the Red Sox as Romero had batters guessing for most of the night. [...]

Who Would Win in a Fight: Jason Varitek or Jorge Posada?

By ⋅ September 2, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

As a strong member of the “Red Sox/Yankees Rivalry is dead” Club, I’ve been forced to look for new and innovative ways to entertain myself when Boston and New York play. By that I mean, I decide who would win positional battles. Like actual positional battles. Like if two players of the same position literally [...]

Hurricane Irene Can’t Finish Red Sox From Finishing Athletics in Game 1

By ⋅ August 27, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

We all knew we were in for some crazy action with Hurricane Irene forcing a double header Saturday. With the rains coming in and causing multiple delays, Boston still handled their business in Game 1, easily defeating the Oakland Athletics 9-3. Dustin Pedroia started the scoring with an RBI single in the 1st inning; he [...]

Sox Offense Backs Lester For Matinee Victory

By ⋅ August 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

With several stars of the Boston lineup battered and bruised, it took a complete team effort to bounce back against the Royals on Sunday. The Red Sox’ patchwork lineup was able to do just that, cracking 10 hits and 2 home runs in a 6-1 victory over Kansas City. The win moved ace Jon Lester [...]

Red Sox Lose Night Cap 6-2, Split Double-Header with Rays

By ⋅ August 17, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Boston Red Sox continued to be baffled by Rays right-hander Jeff Niemann, who fired a complete game en route to a 6-2 victory over the Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on Tuesday. Niemann Shuts Down Sox Offense Niemann allowed two runs on just three hits and one walk while striking out ten to [...]

Red Sox Bullpen Spoils Erik Bedard’s Debut in Loss to Tribe

By ⋅ August 5, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Red Sox bullpen folded Thursday night after two straight games without allowing a run to the Cleveland Indians. Catcher Carlos Santana hit a two-run home run off Franklin Morales, and the Indians scored twice more off Andrew Miller to give the Indians a 7-3 victory and series split. Coupled with the Yankees’ 7-2 victory [...]

Four-Run Fourth Costs Beckett, Red Sox in Kansas City Series Finales

By ⋅ July 28, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Josh Beckett pitched only one bad inning Thursday afternoon at Fenway Park, but it was one inning too many. Beckett gave up four runs in the top of the fourth, and Kansas City Royals starter Luke Hochevar quieted the Boston offense to beat the Red Sox, 4-3, and give Kansas City the series split. With [...]

Beckett’s Scoreless Streak Ends At 14 IP, Red Sox Defeat Mariners 3-1

By ⋅ July 24, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

After pitching 14 innings of scoreless ball, all it took was one swing of the bat for Josh Beckett to look human again. The damage was done by first baseman Mike Carp, who homered in the top of the 7th on Saturday night, in a game eventually won by the Red Sox 3-1. Seventh Inning [...]

Baseball Brawls: Are They Necessary?

By ⋅ July 22, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Coming off of their series win in Baltimore, the Red Sox faced the possibility of a repeated controversy from their last series with the Orioles. Before the All-Star Break, David Ortiz received a four-game suspension for his dispute with pitcher Kevin Gregg. Incidents involving fighting in baseball have been happening for years, and Boston fans [...]

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