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Article: man; BEHIND THE; mask; Catcher Jason Varitek toils behind the plate as a stabilizing force on the Red Sox
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- The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA
- Article date:
- May 24, 2003
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The Patriot Ledger
BOSTON - You won't find Jason Varitek's face on the front of the
2003 Boston Red Sox media guide, in many team promotions or on 50-
foot billboards around the local area. Frankly, that is not where he
is the most valuable for his team. As the starting catcher,
levelheaded leader and head lunch-pail carrier in the current
clubhouse, Varitek is one of the cornerstones of Red Sox success.
"This guy's a horse for us," manager Grady Little said recently.
"Probably at the end of each and every game we play throughout the
season he probably has more parts of his body that he's tending to
than anybody else in that clubhouse. "He carries a lot of load