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25 years ago today the Red Sox traded very bad relief pitcher Heathcliff Slocumb to the Mariners for both Jason Varitek and Derek Lowe -- a trade now considered to be one
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Final-hour agreement keeps Jason Varitek in Boston – Boston Herald
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New York Yankees video: Alex Rodriguez tells Jason Varitek, 'Don't punch me
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Our Guy: Jason Varitek
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Jason Varitek and the new prerequisites for a big league managerial job - The Boston Globe
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File:Tim Bogar and Jason Varitek.jpg - Wikipedia
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Varitek's homer lifts Red Sox past Indians - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Mariners get second straight late win over Sox
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Jason Varitek is Red Sox's captain-turned front-office man