And who's the Vice-Captain?
2007-08-23 16:11:00 · 15 answers · asked by mike c 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Free agency, the Captain, and beyond
After Varitek's re-signing, the Red Sox appointed him to be the third team captain since 1923, after Carl Yastrzemski (1969-83) and Jim Rice (1986-89). There are currently only three other captains in Major League Baseball: Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees, Paul Konerko of the Chicago White Sox, and Mike Sweeney of the Kansas City Royals.
According to baseball media, Varitek is valued as a catcher for his ability to work with pitchers, using scouting reports and video footage to plan each game. He also won his first Gold Glove Award and first Silver Slugger award in 2005.
Through April 2007, Varitek has a career batting average of 0.268 with 131 home runs and 548 RBI in 3570 plate appearances.
In 2006, Varitek represented the United States in the World Baseball Classic. He made the most of his playing time, hitting a grand slam home run against Team Canada allowing Team USA to move from 8-2, to 8-6, Team Canada however, was able to hang on to the lead in the upset loss.
On July 18, 2006, Varitek played his 991st game at catcher for the Boston Red Sox, breaking Carlton Fisk's club record. That game was a home game vs. Kansas City, during which Varitek's achievement was recognized before the top of the 5th inning (after the game was official and couldn't be cancelled due to weather). Varitek received a standing ovation from the sellout crowd at Fenway Park for a few moments before play began. On July 31, 2006, Varitek was injured rounding the bases in a 9-8 victory over the Cleveland Indians (his 1000th Career Game as catcher) but said he believed the initial injury to the knee occurred while he was blocking home plate to make the tag against the Angels Mike Napoli on July 29, 2006. He had surgery on August 3, 2006 to repair torn cartilage in his left knee. Varitek returned to the Red Sox lineup on September 4, following a short rehabilitation assignment in Pawtucket.
On September 19, 2006, Jason was honored for becoming the first catcher in Red Sox history to catch 1,000 games during a pre-game ceremony. The Red Sox Captain was presented with a special award by Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk, who held the Boston club record with 990 career games caught before Varitek surpassed that total on July 18 versus Kansas City. The Sox backstop caught his 1000th game on July 31 and as of the evening of the ceremony, had appeared in 1,009 games behind the plate. That same night, Jason also received the 2006 Red Sox Heart and Hustle Award from the local chapter of the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association. The honor is presented to a player who exemplifies the values, tradition, and spirit of the game of baseball. A national winner will be selected from the individual club honorees later this year.
2007-08-23 16:20:36 · answer #1 · answered by Reyes&Ricky 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Jason Varitek is the captian
He is the catcher
Notice the C sewn onto his shirt
Vice Captain?
There is none..
Sorry if I spoiled your dreams of you thinking there was a vice captain :D
And babyphatu, you obviously seem like a very NON devoted fan to the red sox, but devoted to stealing other peoples answers just for two points and possibly 10. But if I had a brain I wouldnt choose you for best answer if thats what you are hoping for. And if the Questioner picks that guy who stole Wikipedia's information just to suck up for 10 points, I refuse to answer his questions ever again.
2007-08-23 17:23:36 · answer #2 · answered by ○•Picasso•○ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jason Varitek- captain
Javy Lopez- vice captain?
2007-08-23 16:24:14 · answer #3 · answered by kdog 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe Jason Varitek is the captain, I'm not sure who is vice captain, but I believe Youkilis would fill that role quite effectively.
2007-08-23 16:16:17 · answer #4 · answered by ENeal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
jason varitek is the captain of the red sox, he wears the c on his jersey. there is no vice captain
2007-08-23 16:13:43 · answer #5 · answered by bsballfreak 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obviously Tek is the captain. There is no need for a vice captain, unlike the Yankees, who have StrayRod in strip clubs on road trips and Matsui's reputed major league sized porn stash. You can't make up stuff like this.
2007-08-23 20:48:01 · answer #6 · answered by mattapan26 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no vice-captain
the catcher jason varitek is the captain
2007-08-23 16:18:20 · answer #7 · answered by Simon K 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the only red sock smart enough to figure it out. Jason varitek...i dont think any of the others like Manny or Ortiz can speak enough English for it
2007-08-23 16:37:45 · answer #8 · answered by RawrDinoAh 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
jason varitek, no vice captain, their would be no point of have one.
2007-08-23 16:14:57 · answer #9 · answered by elias 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
captain is jason varitek.
ever notice the big C on his jersey?
2007-08-23 16:21:28 · answer #10 · answered by joe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋