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Photo courtesy of Winslow Townsend, Associated Press. You can feel it. The passion. The drive. The love of the game. It’s always exciting to watch the Red Sox® play. At Fleet, we’re proud to support the team and a great New England tradition. OFFICIAL BANK OF THE RED SOX ■MHi Fleet Bank Member FD1C. Fleet is a registered mark of FleetBoston Financial Corporation. ©2004 FleetBoston Financial Corporation. All rights reserved. 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 FIFTH EDITION 2004 RED SOX MAGAZINE 1 Need to save your afternoon? Bring in the re lief •* %:■ , -VHf 1 •.* i \* A; m‘"fl mm * Hurry in for the smooth and refreshing Dunkin' Donuts Carame M Swirl Iced Latte. Also available in Q S Mocha Swirl and Original. Official coffee of the Boston Red Sox Price and participation may vary. 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 Babineau Cover photo by Julie Cordeiro. Poster photo by Steve Babineau. o o Graphic Design: Mary-Lynne Bohn, Accent Design £ Printing: Mass Printing and Forms, Inc. Chief Operating Officer: Mike Dee Vice President/Sales and Corporate Partnerships: Sam Kennedy Director of Corporate Partnerships: Joseph Januszewski Director of Client Services: Troup Parkinson Editorial & Advertising Offices: Fenway Advertising Associates 4Yawkey Way, Boston, MA 02215-3496 Advertising: 617-226-6650 RED SOX MAGAZINE1" is published and copyrighted ©2004 by the Boston Red Sox. All rights reserved. RED SOX MAGAZINE™ is a trademark of the Boston Red Sox. FEATURES DEPARTMENTS Reproduction in whole or in part without prior written permission is prohibited. RED SOX MAGAZINE™ 5 2004 Red Sox Directory. .1 Student-Athlete: Jason Varitek assumes no responsibility to return unsolicited editorial materials. Letters become the property of the Boston n 2004 Red Sox Broadcasters. .39 Nothing Hokey About Pokey Reese Red Sox. All rights in letters will be treated as How to Keep Score. .43 unconditionally assigned for publication and copyright 17 Three for the Hall? purposes, and subject to RED SOX MAGAZINE™ 2004 Red Sox Schedule. .45 unrestricted right to edit and comment editorially. The 25 Meet the New Red Sox Boston Red Sox is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Red Sox in the Community/Special Events 49, 51 27 The First Great Pennant Race Kids’ Puzzle Page. .63 NOTE: Look for full pictorial 35 Baseball Book Reviews Fenway Facilities. .82 and editorial coverage of Code of Conduct . .82 37 Profiles: Red Sox Partners Dennis Eckersley’s induction 2004 Special Days & Events. .83 into the Baseball Hall of Fame 53 Inside Fenway Park’s Control Room Ticket & Seating Information . .83 in the sixth edition of Red 59 Autism in its Many Guises Sox Magazine. 69 Adopted Sons of New England’s Team: Eddie Kasko FIFTH EDITION | 2004 RED SOX MAGAZINE 3 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,” by Mike Petraglia, MLB.com FIFTH EDITION I 2004 RED SOX MAGAZINE Interview tip: Red sox clash with pinstripes. Get career advice. BostonWorks Post your resume. Find Boston’s best jobs. The jobs you want. And how to get them. Student/ Athlete il ASSN 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- O O L Y D N CI FIFTH EDITION 2004 RED SOX MAGAZINE 7 Go Sox, Go! And after the Red Sox bring home the win, bring home the fresh taste ofHood products, v * nrhi) Better Taste Exceu_ENT Sou OF CAUc.UM See What’s New! *< hocwati Hood will donate $1,500 to the Hood Home Team Advantage ™ Program each time the Red Sox win at Fenway. The Hood Home Team Advantage™ Program benefits Children’s Hospitals throughout New England. Quality Daily Products Since 1846 Visit our website: www.hphood.com 0403671

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