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2008 08 19 Red Sox 7 Baltimore 2 postgame: Jason Varitek

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Play from 0:01[0:01] ..." Jason Varitek. Jason didn't turn the puck Dice-K any ability to get -- checks and Torre. And then have a real good field today obviously in this. Hit a really battle Darren. Peralta and listen to people -- you know offers give us some fit. And couple situations he made some big pitches. Similar previous"...

Play from 2:15[2:15] ..." we had days for Cabrera has given us so. Not an easy pitching staff to vote against. Any time and they've been red hot so. Now it's important -- for this team to -- different contributors."...

Play from 3:01[3:01] ..." some balls in on some lefties got some balls a way to righty and it's just experience with and."...

Play from 0:01[0:01]" Jason Varitek. Jason didn't turn the puck Dice-K any ability to get -- checks and Torre. And then have a real good field today obviously in this. Hit a really battle Darren. Peralta and listen to people -- you know offers give us some fit. And couple situations he made some big pitches. Similar previous changes. Do you -- control it better why didn't revert back to. And Hamilton on his stuff was there though so it was more so just -- clean with his delivery and -- a lower round getting hard. Federal rate cut. I've been. Been swinging the bat well none because and had a homer and it's just because. Hammond didn't some walks and seeing some pitches and you know -- stick -- and we keep working."

Play from 1:12[1:12]" Expect he's got a few weapons and dead you can deal with that in when he is able to harness them into in new making pitches. Talent. If he can create some fits on some hitters. Today he's got out of them but it was a battle. He's worked and he tries it's not like he's not trying sometimes. You know there's there's sometimes some balls fall in. Just some times. Pitchers wouldn't get into their deliveries and comes through an inning. And kinda takes years. -- about -- to us he threw. Even on try to post season talk about Kevin. It's been a huge part of our offense well you know our whole team both defensively and offensively. Is he's grown into his power and he's always been real good hitter and he just continues to have good at -- is that a good approach. -- Yeah. And we had days for Cabrera has given us so. Not an easy pitching staff to vote against. Any time and they've been red hot so. Now it's important -- for this team to -- different contributors. It is. Absolutely. He. And we did great job as a starter and your sister who is -- some angles from. From being a reliever for a short and you see something just. As. No not really I think -- a starter we've been able to work into. Pitching both sides and it's allowed him to to get a feel for for both sides more and you know like today -- Got some balls in on some lefties got some balls a way to righty and it's just experience with and."

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[0:01]..." This Jason Varitek Jason -- joke first of the Dice-K. Profile mr. He did a good job. You know overworked had. Just like last night before. Third but different tilts -- cutters forcing her sinker. And now Kevin mix of all the pictures that he was some straight went almost a public job Okajima did you could jump. You know and and he's a valuable part of our bullpen and we need him through what. Both "...

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[1:55]..." wants. I think you learn learn from them learn from. Every manager pitching coach that I had and a lot of pitchers learn a lot from Pedro learn a lot from savoring their -- from John Burkett. And it keeps going because it keeps adding to your knowledge base to maybe at another point in time to it helped that pitching coaches. From Kerrigan to. To Dave Wallace is now John Farrell we've had we've had a luxury of having some really good people. And some really knowledgeable people. And -- just done a phenomenal job of communicating between pitching staff and myself and and cashing. In now -- And it just keeps that open door communication that he gets transferred from catcher to pitching coach to. To pitcher from pitcher pitching coach a catcher or from -- directly catcher which helps the whole process. And back here and right. "...

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[0:18]..." get five innings out of him. And can talk about did you Papelbon did -- because. Send -- had -- day every two. Continuing to -- he has and now you know with that we "...

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