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Found August 18, 2008 on Lansdowne 9:
PLAYERS: Jason Varitek
TEAMS: Boston Red Sox

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...
Original Story: http://www.lansdowne9.com/boston-red-...
23 Comments:
  • His wife was absent during ST in Florida and didnt attend any of the wives charity functions.. they problems started before Heidi Slutney joined NESN.. I still don't like her though.. Give Amalie more air time- she is smarter and funnier. they wont though until she becomes bimbo-ized
    by JKB1220   August 18, 2008   Reply   Options   +1 Likes
  • sweet! that means I still have a chance! lol.
    by Pinkpanthrrr   August 19, 2008   Reply   Options   +1 Likes
  • Are you kidding me?? Let's wipe off some of that shellac and see how "good-looking" Whitney is? Karen Varitek is a natural beauty who has class and a heart of gold. I don't care how the Sox wind up at the end of the season, Jason has already lost!
    by givemeabreak   August 21, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • As the Peski pole turns so are women who wish to date Don Zimmer
    by WillyBadger   August 25, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • I think she should be fired! It is a disgrace to her job as a female reporter
    by Jnetty5   September 04, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • His struggles are a result of being an aged, crippled catcher
    by rankible   September 04, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • why do you think she wanted that job in the first place?
    by JohnJ23   September 04, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • As a person who lives in Fresno, we apologize. And I thought only our former women's basketball coach was a discrace. "Heidi Watney, broadcasting live from Missoula, Montana for the 14th annual 2009 Outdoorsman games"
    by BigSexyNWO   September 04, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • Innocent until proven guilty. I know heidi. Let's wait until the facts come out. She's a nice girl with a good family and morals. She's not a bimbo and she doesn't just "bang" ballplayers. Hold your judgement.
    by petepix   September 12, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • Bottom Line is that VARITEK quit on his family and he might as well QUIT on the team because .216 batting average and "CAPTAIN" doesn't cut it!
    by crimedog   September 13, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • Apparently Tek was having problems long before these rumors. I guess everyone in this forum is jealous, as if Heidi was a dog and this was kept in more of a QT , no one would care.
    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.
    by Jasontek   September 28, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • i think anyone that chooses to be the "other woman", before a divoce is final, and there are young children involved....is just as dirty as the guy who's doing the cheating.... i had a lot of respect for varitek until now....although, i guess it is not my place to judge
    by prplrain25   October 03, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • rule no. 1 in journalism: never EVER sleep with the people you are covering! (even if you are, as heidi is, more eye candy than a real reporter.) if these rumors are true, the real media needs to report this ethics violation just as it does when it discovers one of its own has fabricated, plagarized or committed some other ethics violation.
    by soxfan2008   October 07, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • She should be fired as she is a disgrace to all the female sideline, know nothing, bimbo reporters.
    by jpmemlel   October 08, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • No one even knows if shes going out with Varitek for sure. Heidi looks like a smart girl that really knows how to do her job. People she is hot, but just because shes hot, doesn't mean she's a slut. My sister is Heidi Watney's age, and she is engaged with a very nice man. Who even cares anyway, a lot of reporters date sports guys, look at Tom Brady, he dates lots of models. Jon Lester is dating a hotty too. Ya, ya Varitek left his family, but they were having problems, waaaayyyyy before Heidi Watney, I didn't see her that the charitey thing.
    by mje0809   October 12, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • has nothing to do wiyh heidi.hehas been washedup for acouple of years now
    by decbosox   October 18, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • Remember what George Harrison said gossip is the Devil's radio. Tome Tek is one of the most class ballplayers in the game today.
    by kambgood   October 19, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • you guys are so judgemental. no one knows if jason is banging this chick. ya'll act like you were there watching them in this "alleged" act.
    by neicey   October 26, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • Hopefully, its all rumor. If not, she should find a job elsewhere(like the bunny ranch, or a street corner).
    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.
    by pazza1369   October 28, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • I like a good love story. Of course if Tek and Watney officially hooked up many of these posters would call her a gold digger.
    Ms Watney comes across as a very nice girl and I hope nasty rumors don't get her canned.
    by boomerman   November 08, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • Wait a minute, wait a minute!!! Varitec is the married one, and although I am not a fan of Heidi (she flirts constantly with the camera) lets not label her as the one who broke up the marriage.
    by shebasheba   February 08, 2009   Reply   Options  
  • If the rumors about Heidi are true, she is only one in a long line of Tek's infidelities. I know this based on a friend of mine who hooked up with Tek multiple times and has photos and texts to prove it. Karen V. finally caught on to his shenanigans. I say, good for her. She really was the most attractive and most pleasant of all the RS wives. She'll be missed at Fenway, for sure.
    by soxfan4ever   April 29, 2009   Reply   Options  
  • Jason is my bodyguard and I think he would have told me if he was dating someone new but he didn't say anything to me about it
    by isabellerachel   May 01, 2009   Reply   Options  
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