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2008 03 04 Spring Training: Jason Varitek on Daisuke

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Play from 0:48[0:48] ..." the best that he can be. Talk about this GM's start -- pitching rotation now I could just and I -- it's up to 56 Paris who. Oh that's your camp now. Well we don't know"...

Play from 1:17[1:17] ..." you know it's. Have Josh would have way we have Dice-K. And Leicester and each one of them brings a different presence. And you know way expend our consistent consistency over the years just as our as our mason. Wait to see you how Daisuke fills in this year and but they probably go through some. Adjustments and -- Jon Lester. And and in the same with whoever takes offense but talk about the important we'll -- it all we can and what"...

Play from 0:01[0:01]" is decision that was her kitchen first out the double but Dice-K and down. And what do you expect from base -- this year it. Well I expect I expect out of all of our starters is due to give this team quality starts. How do you think you improve have to you have for adjustment charities in this stage. Well time of dictate that more than anything. Thank you went through a lot of lot of newness last year and personally and I think that just -- gone through it then hey here's someone and one year of experience. How media -- before use to work with them this season. I don't think you know -- and now I have a little less and -- effort -- work must've been the same of trying to intimidate him to be the best that he can be. Talk about this GM's start -- pitching rotation now I could just and I -- it's up to 56 Paris who. Oh that's your camp now. Well we don't know whom to win the final starters are going to be we have to but there's some adjustments. Until we well we do you know it's. Have Josh would have way we have Dice-K. And Leicester and each one of them brings a different presence. And you know way expend our consistent consistency over the years just as our as our mason. Wait to see you how Daisuke fills in this year and but they probably go through some. Adjustments and -- Jon Lester. And and in the same with whoever takes offense but talk about the important we'll -- it all we can and what did a great job guys -- Yeah and Nam we have to have we have selected to take another step and unprovable -- prove the way we pitched to take it step up from where we were last year. I was how much of the day it is is to laden are bringing somebody immune. -- I don't know if it's danger of I think danger is his lack of health. And we have to maintain her health and outlook on offense you what are you trying to work on your first week down and it's been trying. To seven softer approach and allows me to and trying to allow me to. To to attack the ball into the ball longer."

Play from 2:39[2:39]" They're trying to give you more bad this year better you stagnant. I looked awful than any chance you regret exactly what you're doing decision -- you speak to hit -- and well when my legs are good I can run okay. My legs are good I don't run okay. Do you expect some -- did that very big beautiful marriage contract rights you think you read more focused than usual. Who manages it pretty focused anyways so I don't know like that you try and do something outside of the bubble that you can normally do. And that's he had he target. I you because as you begins talking with that let's say than your contract situation you know concern about. Well we hit you know we hadn't hadn't heard -- anything from them and first and foremost I have to do focus on what I have to do my job and -- team went. They're really not overly concerned about them guys give you. -- new -- I have to I have to focus on playing and and getting prepared to play and you would you have you remain here. Well I've got to focus on step one right now Panetta's -- play it"

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