2009-02-01T15:11:01-05:00 2009-01-30T13:55:24-05:00 107 2009-01-30T13:55:24-05:00 1 11 10 2009-02-01T15:11:01-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/466/319/thumb/meanernieandbert.jpg 93 26 Titles 466759 107 This is good for the Yankees and the Rays. I will give him that no one can call a game like he can. But, his bat has diminished...it comes out in a clutch situation once in a while against the Yankees, but other than that his bat is useless. His arm and overall speed at getting the ball to the infield against runners isnt there...dispite that amazing run down he pulled of late last year...i cant remember who it was against...Yankees or Rays i believe...but the runner came down the third baseline to far and Tek got out of his crouch and ran him down...it was amazing and had to be embarrasing for the runner...but other than these out of no where clutch plays and hits...its not enough to over come what they are going to face in the AL East...so good job Boston...keep him in the lineup for the next 2 years. 4182134 2009-02-01T10:46:26-05:00 114 AZ rinkrat Flagstaff 89330 106 Babyboynyy - I will enjoy your laughing when the Sox once again come out ahead of the Yankees, who have an amazing capacity to spend and fail. 4180639 2009-02-01T10:22:48-05:00 48 CA So Cal Fan Mission Viejo 35470 105 I would have loved nothing more than for the Red Sawx to give Veritak a hard deadline on their offer and then tell Borass to pound sand by turning around and handing the same money over to free agents Paul Lo Duca or Pudge Rodriquez. Borass is to baseball like the bubonic plague was to Europe in the mid-1600's. 4180567 2009-01-31T14:24:48-05:00 3 RI wayne malm Chepachet 689740 104 Why is everyone blaming Boras?? Tek said &quot;I didnt know i was a TYPE A free agent&quot; Tell me, either he's lying or he's a complete moron... And also he said I didnt know that if another team signed me that they would lose a draft pick... Come on you Boston fans, Wake up.. He's almost as bad as the great (just ask him im sure he'll tell you) Curt Schilling... How long has Tek been playing the game, and he doesnt know hes a type A... Maybe he looked at his stats and figured NO WAY just like everyone in baseball said.... How come 90% of the fans know whats going on and TEK doesnt.....He is just a liar... or stupid 4175480 2009-01-31T13:57:16-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/212/981/thumb/baseball_pitcher_cartoon.jpg 17 CA Mojo Man Novato 213281 103 I agree with a lot of the posts here that Scott Borea$$ cost Varitek millions of bucks by giving Tek bad counsel. He should have taken the arbitration deal that he was offered. The uber-agent read the tea-leaves wrong again just as he is with manny. I doubt any team is going to give that screwball manny the 4 year $100 million deal that he wants because he's a head case space cadet. This borea$$ guy is bad for baseball as far as I'm concerned. I'm glad the Red Sox ownership is telling him to go pound sand. Now if we can get Hank and Cashman to do the same thing; he'll be brought down to earth. I can't stand even the looks of that joker and everytime I take my kids to a ball game and it costs me a fortune - I think of that idiot and his outrageous demands. 4175563 2009-01-31T11:55:16-05:00 44 CO FeezyDoesIt Eldorado Springs 648460 102 Has anyone caught onto the fact that the Sox have exposed Boras here?? First with Dice-K, giving him only 52 mill over 6, far far less than Boras was asking. But Boras thought he got the Sox by getting them to give Drew 14 mill a year...turns out hes been worth it!! Then the Manny Debacle that Boras caused. And look at what good its doing for Manny....now Tek gets half of what he would get in arbitration. No question, Boras sticks it to most teams, but those days are done with the Sox. They've been owning him lately. This is good for baseball, even non-sox fans can realize that. 4174778 2009-01-30T23:56:20-05:00 1 MA Piece of Drek Brighton 689807 101 Mr. Heyman you neglected to mention that Tek is the ONLY major league catcher to catch 4 no-no's ! 4172805 2009-01-30T22:00:36-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/206/097/thumb/yazthumb.jpg 1035 WI Yaz #8 Oregon 206397 100 As a Sox fan, I'm not that excited over re-signing Tek. I am appreciative of what he has contributed in the past, but he was a weakness both offensively and defensively in 2008. I think there's a fair chance that they'll have to shop for another catcher before the year is through. But I'm hoping he can at least play adequately and not be a huge liability. 4172327 2009-01-30T21:48:11-05:00 3 RI wayne malm Chepachet 689740 99 you red sux fans are nothing but hipocrites... all you did was bash how bad varitek was ... now that he signed ...he's god... nobody wanted him to sign.......smatest sports fans in the world... my asssssss... 4172253 2009-01-30T21:38:10-05:00 41 FL sinz Palm Bay 661182 98 another easy out.................yessss 4172194 107 <div class="photo_container image_right"> <div class="photo"><img src="http://img.fannation.com/upload/si_blog_post_images/22081/jason-varitek-blog130.jpg" alt="Jason-varitek-blog130" /></div> <div class="photo_attributes" style="text-align: left;">Jason Varitek has been a central figure on the Red Sox <br />during a proud era for the franchise.<br />Brian Jenkins/Icon SMI<br /></div> </div> <p><strong>Jason Varitek</strong> has reached a two-year agreement with the Red Sox, SI.com has learned. The captain decided to return after many twists and turns in negotiations.</p> <p>The new deal, with its mutual options, guarantees Varitek two years and could be worth up to $10 million.</p> <p>The deal is worth $5 million for this year, with an option for 2010 in which Boston can accept at $5 million or Varitek can at $3 million. If Varitek accepts at $3 million, he can earn an additional $2 million in performance bonuses for the 2010 season.</p> <p>The Red Sox had given Varitek a deadline of today to accept their offer.</p> <p>The 36-year-old catcher, who has served as Boston's captain since 2005, is coming off the worst offensive season of his career, hitting just .220 with 43 RBIs in 131 games. But he played an integral roll in the franchise's two World Series titles over the past five seasons.</p> <p>Varitek just completed a four-year, $40 million contract that he signed after the historic 2004 campaign, when the Red Sox broke an 86-year title drought.</p> <p>Varitek has spent his entire major league career with the Red Sox, but he was originally drafted by the Seattle Mariners as the 14th overall pick of the 1994 amateur draft. The Mariners traded Varitek and <strong>Derek Lowe</strong> to Boston for <strong>Heathcliff Slocumb</strong> in one of the most lopsided trades in recent memory.</p> <p>During his 11-year career, Varitek has been selected to three All-Star teams and earned one Gold Glove.</p> <p>SI.com was the first to report that Varitek had an agreement with Boston.</p> http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/100/64/thumb/Heyman_Jon.png 0 NY Jon Heyman New York 10084 45961 <div class="photo_container image_right"> <div class="photo"><img src="http://img.fannation.com/upload/si_blog_post_images/22081/jason-varitek-blog130.jpg" alt="Jason-varitek-blog130" /></div> <div class="photo_attributes" style="text-align: left;">Jason Varitek has been a central figure on the Red Sox <br />during a proud era for the franchise.<br />Brian Jenkins/Icon SMI<br /></div> </div> <p><strong>Jason Varitek</strong> has reached a two-year agreement with the Red Sox, SI.com has learned. The captain decided to return after many twists and turns in negotiations.</p> <p>The new deal, with its mutual options, guarantees Varitek two years and could be worth up to $10 million.</p> <p>The deal is worth $5 million for this year, with an option for 2010 in which Boston can accept at $5 million or Varitek can at $3 million. If Varitek accepts at $3 million, he can earn an additional $2 million in performance bonuses for the 2010 season.</p> <p>The Red Sox had given Varitek a deadline of today to accept their offer.</p> <p>The 36-year-old catcher, who has served as Boston's captain since 2005, is coming off the worst offensive season of his career, hitting just .220 with 43 RBIs in 131 games. But he played an integral roll in the franchise's two World Series titles over the past five seasons.</p> <p>Varitek just completed a four-year, $40 million contract that he signed after the historic 2004 campaign, when the Red Sox broke an 86-year title drought.</p> <p>Varitek has spent his entire major league career with the Red Sox, but he was originally drafted by the Seattle Mariners as the 14th overall pick of the 1994 amateur draft. The Mariners traded Varitek and <strong>Derek Lowe</strong> to Boston for <strong>Heathcliff Slocumb</strong> in one of the most lopsided trades in recent memory.</p> <p>During his 11-year career, Varitek has been selected to three All-Star teams and earned one Gold Glove.</p> <p>SI.com was the first to report that Varitek had an agreement with Boston.</p>