Is Jason Varitek’s personal life affecting his performance on the field? The answer is no.
If you haven’t heard by now, ‘Tek and his wife, Karen, recently split-up after 12 years of marriage. We’re hearing the news now, but Varitek filed for divorce about 3 weeks ago.
One can make a case that Varitek’s struggles at the plate may pertain to his off-the-field issues. It’s surely a possibility. Last year we witnessed J.D. Drew struggle out of the gate due to a couple of reasons; one being the situation with his sick son, the other adjusting to the Boston sports scene.
With Varitek, his struggles haven’t been solely based on this year. If we look at his splits from last year, the drop-off occured after last year’s All Star break, in which The Captain hit a mere .225 in the second half.
Keeping the stats in mind, maybe we can assume that Varitek is simply losing his swagger at the plate. Indeed he calls the best game behind the plate as a catcher, but at 36-years-old, one might have to assume an offensive drop-off is expected.
We as a fan-base must face the facts: Varitek’s offensive game is diminishing; but is it worth it to let Varitek walk as a free agent at the end of the year considering what is out on the market in terms of catchers? Who would the Sox bring in?
Exactly.
Let’s hope ‘Tek is willing to take a paycut to stay in 2009.
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Now that we’ve indulged in the personal life of ‘Tek, why not continue?
According to various sources, it appears that Jason Varitek and Sox sideline reporter, Ms. Heidi Watney, are apparently working out in the bedroom. This may serve as a valid reason why the break-up between ‘Tek and his wife is currently occuring. Watney started working for the Red Sox in May. If true, she didn’t take long to jump all over Captain and become a home-wrecker.
As for her job, the Watney era may come to an end shall these rumors become valid.
That would be a shame; and shame on you people who are secretly congratulating Varitek for hooking up with the unbelievably good-looking, astounding sideline girl.
August 19th, 2008 at 8:26 am
Haha, that means that Red Sox players acquired in the Heathcliff Slocumb trade are now 2-2 as far as infidelity and banging sideline reporters goes. First DLowe and that chick in LA, now Tek and Watney.
For shame ;X
August 28th, 2008 at 11:06 am
She’s a gold digger and she’s not that hot people.
August 30th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Sometimes the right person comes along to ease one’s pain. If Mrs. V. was absent during ST and charity events, something must have been happening in their marriage. I hope Heidi is not just an obsession. I want Jason to be happy.
September 5th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
She’s a golddigger who didn’t take long to find herself a soxs player since she only came in May. She should lose her job with NESN.
September 17th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
There is always two sides to the story… Before passing judgment on Jason and Heidi, let’s let the story play out… They at least deserve that simple respect… We’re talking about people’s lives here…
October 3rd, 2008 at 4:23 pm
When we were in Baltimore early summer, we stayed at the same hotel as the Red Sox. The bartender told us that V-Tek was in the bar with a blonde and when my boyfriend described her and the bartender said he was right on, we realized it was Heidi. The bartender claimed they were all over each other (he thought she was his wife but then didn’t see a wedding ring on her finger). It’s really a shame. Maybe they need an ugly sideline girl who actually KNOWS about the sport.
October 19th, 2008 at 10:27 pm
I hope he hittin’ dat better than de ball.
November 11th, 2008 at 10:50 am
‘Tek and his wife were having problems before Heidi Watney came to town. He didn’t just file for divorce out of the blue. While there hasn’t been alot in the media about their split (a la A-Rod) its been public knowledge that there was a problem.
When I heard the rumors that he and Watney were seeing each other, my first thought was that it went further than that. Is it possible that this was the reason she came to Boston in the first place?
November 16th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
She is not that hot ? are you on crack ?
November 19th, 2008 at 9:13 am
It was actually Erin Andrews…no lie. Not a bad reason to get divorced, eh?