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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 catch...
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Heidi is an extremely attractive lady and anyone, especially other women, wound want to write something negative here. I say more power to Jason if he is just tagging her or he really cares for her.
I just found it funny for those 2 to hook up, as Tek is no Don Juan. If it was Jacobey, It would make more sense. Who knows, maybe they are just good friends.
Now that TEK is split with Karen, I wonder if he is staying in Newton year-round.
Why are some calling Jason & Karen's divorce "Messy" ?? Did he get caught in the cookie jar ??
Or maybe she did not like the long separations while he was traveling.
Ms Watney comes across as a very nice girl and I hope nasty rumors don't get her canned.