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2004·14.8 MB·English

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2004 BOSTON RED SOX CLUB DIRECTORY
John W. Henry Thomas C. Werner Larry Lucchino Theo Epstein Terry Francona
Principal Owner Chairman President/CEO Senior Vice-President/ Field Manager
General Manager
Principal Owner.,.John W. Henry
ADVERTISING, PRODUCTION AND ENTERTAINMENT
Chairman.Thomas C. Werner
Wee Chairmen.David Ginsberg, Phillip H, Morse, Leslie B. Otten Director of Advertising, Television, and Video Production.Tom Catlin
President/Chief Executive Officer.Larry Lucchino Manager of Scoreboard and Video Production.Danny Kischel
Director.George J. Mitchell Advertising Production Coordinator.Megan Kaiser
Chief Legal Officer, New England Sports Ventures.Lucinda K. Treat Advertising and Production Assistants.Jon Mancini, John Carter
PARTNERS BALLPARK PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Wee President/Planning and Development.Janet Marie Smith
Theodore Alfond Ed Eskandarian Arthur E. Nicholas
Planning and Development Coordinator.Paul Hanlon
William Alfond Michael Gordon Frank Resnek
Ben Cammarata John A. Kaneb Samuel A.Tamposi, Jr. COMMUNITY RELATIONS
David D'Alessandro New York Times Co. Martin Trust Manager of Community Relations.Vanessa Leyvas
Thomas R. DiBenedetto (Russ Lewis, Jeffrey Vinik Manager of Community Athletic Programs.Ron Burton, Jr.
Michael Egan Jim Lessersohn) Community Relations Coordinator.Sarah Stevenson
Community Relations Assistants.Colleen Reilly, Sheri Rosenberg
FRONT OFFICE FAN AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES
Chief Operating Officer.Mike Dee Director of Fan and Neighborhood Services.Sarah McKenna
Executive Vice President/Public Affairs...Dr. Charles Steinberg
FENWAY PARK OPERATIONS
Senior Vice President/Fenway Affairs.Larry Cancro
Senior Vice President/Corporate Relations.Meg Vaillancourt Vice President.Joe McDermott
Special Assistant to the Principal Owner..Sylvia Moon Director of Security and Emergency Services.Charles Cellucci
Executive Assistant to the President/CEO.Fay Scheer Director of Facilities Management.Tom Queenan
Special Assistant to the President/CEO.Jonathan Gilula Director of Event Operations.Jeff Goldenberg
Senior Advisor/Baseball Projects.Jeremy Kapstein Director of Grounds.Dave Mellor
Senior Director of Broadcast Services.Chuck Steedman Assistant Director of Grounds.Charles Brunetti
Assistant to the Executive Vice President/Public Affairs.Kerri Moore Manager of Event Operations.Dan Lyons
Executive Assistants.Barbara Bianucci, Jeanne Bill, Kathleen Fleming Manager of Fenway Park Enterprises.Marcita Thompson
Executive Assistant, Corporate Relations.Laurie Smith Director of Grounds, Emeritus.Joe Mooney
Special Projects Coordinator.Adam Grossman Facilities Maintenance.Donnie Gardiner*, Glen McGlinchey.Tom Barnard
Financial and Business Analysis.Tim Zue Stadium Operations Staff..Al Forester, Bob Levin
BASEBALL OPERATIONS HUMAN RESOURCES AND OFFICE ADMINISTRATION
Senior Vice President/General Manager..Theo Epstein Director of Human Resources and Office Administration.Michele Julian
Vice President/Baseball Operations.Mike Port Human Resources Administrator.Adis Benitez
Assistant General Manager.Josh Byrnes Administrative Assistant..Christine Collins
Special Assistant to the General Manager/Scouting.Bill Lajoie Receptionist.Molly Walsh
Special Assistant to the General Manager/Player Development Switchboard Operator/Receptionist.Christina Robinson
and International Scouting.Craig Shipley Office Administration Assistant.Jared Pinkos
Senior Baseball Operations Advisor.Bill James
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Director of Baseball Operations/Assistant Director of
Player Development.Peter Woodfork Director of Information Technology.Steve Conley
Assistant to the General Manager.Jed Hoyer Senior Systems Analyst..Randy George
Coordinator of Major League Administration.Brian O'Halloran
Traveling Secretary.Jack McCormick LEGAL DEPARTMENT
Instructors.Jim Rice, Luis Tiant, Carl Yastrzemski Vice President and Club Counsel Elaine Steward
Administrative Assistant.Jean MacDougall Staff Counsel. ..Jennifer Flynn
Medical Director.William J. Morgan, M.D. Law Clerk. ....Laura O'Neill
Head Trainer.Jim Rowe
Assistant Trainer/Rehabilitation Coordinator..Chris Correnti PUBLIC RELATIONS
Assistant Trainer.Chang-Ho Lee Director of Public Relations.Glenn Geffner
Equipment Manager and Clubhouse Operations.Joe Cochran Media Relations Coordinator.Peter Chase
Assistant Equipment Manager..Edward “Pookie” Jackson Media Relations Assistant/Credentials.Meghan McClure
Visiting Clubhouse Manager..Tom McLaughlin Media Relations Assistants.Mark Rogoff, Drew Merle
Video/Advance Scouting Coordinator..Billy Broadbent
PUBLICATIONS AND ARCHIVES
MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS
Vice President/Publications and Archives ..Dick Bresciani
Director of Player Development.Ben Cherington Executive Consultant. .Lou Gorman
Director of Minor League Administration.Raquel Ferreira Director of Publications. Debbie Matson
Special Assignment Instructors.Dwight Evans, Tommy Harper, Manager of Publications and Archives. .Rod Oreste
.Frank Malzone, Johnny Pesky, Charlie Wagner Coordinator of Alumni and Archives. .Pam Ganley
Coordinator of Florida Operations.Todd Stephenson Staff Photographer. ...Julie Cordeiro
Minor League Equipment Manager.Mike Stelmach
SALES AND CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS
SCOUTING
Wee President/Sales and Corporate Partnerships.Sam Kennedy
Director of Amateur Scouting.David Chadd Director of Corporate Partnerships.Joe Januszewski
Director of Scouting Administration.Jason McLeod Director of Client Services.Troup Parkinson
Assistant Director of Professional and International Scouting.Tom Moore Senior Manager of Season and Group Sales.Corey Bowdre
Advance Scouting Coordinator.Galen Carr Senior Manager of Premium Seating Sales.Sean Curtin
Scouting Assistant.Amiel Sawdaye Manager of .406 Club and VIP Services.Carole Alkins
Administrative Assistant/Scouting & Player Development.Victor Cruz Premium Seating Services Coordinator..Stephanie Nelson
Sponsor Services Coordinator.Laura Reff
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
Account Executives.Kim Cameron,Tyler Fairchild, Jordan Kogler
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. .Bob Furbush Red Sox Kids Club Coordinator.Gillian Lewis
Vice President and Controller. .Steve Fitch Sales Assistant.Peter Pachios
Central Purchasing Administrator. .Eileen Murphy-Tagrin
Payroll Administrator. .Diane Sutty TICKET SERVICES AND OPERATIONS
Assistant Controller. .Robin Willis
Director of Ticket Operations.Richie Beaton
Staff Accountant. ..Cathy Fahy
Director of Ticket Services and Information.Michael Schetzel
Accounting Staff. Kim Birn, Lou Stathis,Tina Yong
Senior Manager of Season Ticket Services.Joe Matthews
Manager of Ticket Services.Marcell Saporita
Manager of Ticket Accounting Administration.Sean Carragher
Senior Advisor/Ticket Operations.Ron Bumgarner
Ticket Services.Naomi Calder, Sandi Quinn, Frank Marion
Ticket Operations.Barbara Cuddy, Peter Fahey, Gary Goldberg, Lisa Lindsay
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2004 BOSTON RED SOX TABLE OF CONTENTS
2004 RED SOX MAGAZINE
Published by The Boston Red Sox
4Yawkey Way, Boston, MA 02215-3496
Editor-in-Chief: Dick Bresciani
Editor: Debbie Matson
Editorial Assistant: Rod Oreste
Researcher: Henry Mahegan
Contributing Writers: Herb Crehan,John Grabowski,
Debbie Matson, Rod Oreste, Dan O’Sullivan,
Mike Petraglia, Andrea Pyenson, Mark Rogoff, Alex
Speier, Ed Walton
Photographers: Jack Maley, Cindy Loo, Brita Meng
Outzen, Julie Cordeiro, Steve Babineau, Brian
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Cover photo by Julie Cordeiro.
Poster photo by Steve Babineau. o
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Chief Operating Officer: Mike Dee
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Director of Corporate Partnerships:
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Director of Client Services: Troup Parkinson
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NOTE: Look for full pictorial 35 Baseball Book Reviews Fenway Facilities. .82
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37 Profiles: Red Sox Partners
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2004 Special Days & Events. .83
into the Baseball Hall of Fame 53 Inside Fenway Park’s Control Room
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59 Autism in its Many Guises
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69 Adopted Sons of New England’s
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VOLVO
for life
NATIONAL LEAGUE
H
is locker resembles a classroom
more than a major league club¬
house. But to Jason Varitek, the
ring binders above his clothing rack are
just as important to his job as his glove,
catcher's mask and bat.
The folders chat take up the entire upper portion of the stall
contain data on virtually every opponent and batter Red Sox pitch¬
ers will face,
No one studies that information more than the Red Sox play¬
er who catches the majority of his club’s games over the course of a
season. And no one in baseball takes more pride in his scholarly
responsibility.
Varitek, who was named to Baseball America’s All-Time College
All-Star Team, had the thinking man’s reputation in hand when he
was traded by Seattle to Boston, along with Derek Lowe for reliever
Heathcliff Slocumb at the July 31 trade deadline in 1997.
“A lot of it I learned while (former Red Sox pitching coach) Joe
Kerrigan was here,” says Varitek, the 1998 Red Sox Rookie of the Year.
“You learn things from everyone who has coached you, I learned stuff
from my minor league instructors in Seattle to just keep adding. It’s
just something I like to do to make sure I’m prepared for that game or
that pinch-hitter.”
It’s no surprise that Varitek’s appreciation for the thinking part
of the national pastime blossomed while he was a three-time All-
American at Georgia Tech.
aI’ve always been that way to a point,” says Varitek, whose num¬
ber 33 is the only retired jersey in Tech history. “It was our responsi¬
bility in college. The coaches didn’t call pitches. That freedom allows
you to learn a lot. When it’s not always dictated to you, your own mind
learns and makes adjustments,”
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Varitek’s learning, combined with on-field show different tendencies. We’ll also have dif¬ /VARITEK
performance, paid off in 2003 when on-line ferent count charts. I like to take all that, read it
fans voted him to the AL All-Star team in and then make my own notes. Then I’ll come
Chicago as the 30th man. up with a plan or an idea. I’ll take personal his¬
“You can start with some (strategy) but tory and use it in a game.” most to the Boston skipper.
then you see something in a game and your While Francona appreciates the fact that “Ramon Hernandez did a great job for us
(approach) could be totally different,” says he doesn’t have to make as many trips to the last year in Oakland,” says Francona, who
Varitek. “But at least when I go into a game, I mound to talk with his pitchers, it’s Varitek’s served as the A’s bench coach in 2003. “But this
have a basis of what’s already transpired and I game management skills that stand out the guy is something else. He’s not a big talker. He
really won’t go into (facing) any guys blindly. usually sits next to me. There’s an air of confi¬
“It comes in handy all the time, especially dence with him.
when you have a lot of newness to people. Once “I don’t ever second-guess a pitch. It’s not
you have some history, then you can play other always going to be perfect, but you don’t expect
(strategy). The book doesn’t lie too often.” it to be. But you know he’s done his homework
Surprises are not good things when calling and worked his tail off to put us in the best
a game behind a plate. To Varitek, the prepara¬ position to win,” adds the Red Sox skipper.
tion and information in the books can help Varitek’s bookwork gives him a keen
avoid such situations. appreciation of others who study the game.
“Different (data) can eliminate that sur¬ Take Curt Schilling. The veteran ace immedi¬
prise mistake,” says Varitek. “You don’t want ately jots down notes on his start after the last
someone to do something and say, ‘Wow, we pitch of his outing.
didn’t know about that.’” “That’s the way he prepares himself,” says
The way Varitek sees it, his brainpower can Varitek of his batterymate’s habit. “He may not
save people like Sox manager Terry Francona so be able to remember everything. He may have to
he can direct his energy elsewhere. jot it down. It’s his reference point. He has one
“They don’t have to call time out to come day to remember. I have 140 days to remember
to the mound because I already know what to and probably up to 30 to 40 different pitchers
expect,” says the catcher. and (strategy) changes with each guy.”
“You have to take a little time (to process While the figures in the books don’t lie,
data). It usually starts the day before a series or ^ Varitek says it’s important to know how and
the day of. I like to take it home. I’ll have the | when to make the most of them.
scouting reports from our advance scouts. Our | “You remember the good and the bad, but
video people will have certain hitters’ charts to | you have the basis, the foundation of informa-
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