breaking news......

[10DimeBry]

Red sox catcher Jason Varitek out indefinately. he will have arthoscopic knee surgury tomorrow.

[TMAC951]

Red sox catcher Jason Varitek out indefinately. he will have arthoscopic knee surgury tomorrow.

OUCH!! thats gotta hurt the Sox chances at the division.. And damn it that hurt me with my fantasy team becasue he was my starting Catcher.. Oh well gotta go with pasjafjafkafiu whatever the hell his name is on the White Sox.. On the real though hopefully EVERYTHING works out with him and he can make a full recovery from this

[10DimeBry]

OUCH!! thats gotta hurt the Sox chances at the division.. And damn it that hurt me with my fantasy team becasue he was my starting Catcher.. Oh well gotta go with pasjafjafkafiu whatever the hell his name is on the White Sox.. On the real though hopefully EVERYTHING works out with him and he can make a full recovery from this

i agree. what sucks even worse is Doug Meatballbelli is hitting like a buck 86. not to mention he dont catch lester,beckett,schill this is worst case senerio for bo sox.

[CHICAGODOG]

The Red Sox television network is reporting that Jason Varitek (knee) is out for "a while" and "several weeks" and the Yankees television network has reported he might be out "six weeks." Either way, it looks like the twisted knee that he suffered in Monday's game against the Indians is likely to force him out for an extended period.

[TMAC951]

i agree. what sucks even worse is Doug Meatballbelli is hitting like a buck 86. not to mention he dont catch lester,beckett,schill this is worst case senerio for bo sox.

Yup.. Like I said i really hope Varitek makes it through this ok.. Who is their AAA catcher?? Maybe they can bring him up

[TheFranchise21]

Yow maybe the Red Sox should have made a move before the break....

[PhilJr]

Just another reason why you should be a Mod. You are always on top of 2 things:
1. Breaking news
2. Pizza Hut buffet

[rented mule]

If he just needs the torn cartilage cleaned up, he'll probably be back in 4-6 weeks. If he needs a plug or microfracture, he's done for the season.

I had microfracture surgery in June 2005 and haven't played an inning since.

[CHICAGODOG]

During the first inning of the Indians-Red Sox game, the telecast is reporting MRI results showed a torn meniscus and he is likely out at least four to six weeks as a surgical procedure will be needed. He has been placed on the 15-day disabled list and Ken Huckaby was recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket to replace him.

[TMAC951]

Updated: Aug. 1, 2006, 7:17 PM ET
Report: Varitek to have surgery on injured kneeESPN.com news services


Boston Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek will have arthroscopic surgery for cartilage damage in the left knee he injured in Monday night's game, The Boston Globe reported.

The club gave no indication Monday how long Varitek, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list, would be out. Veteran Ken Huckaby was called up from Triple-A Pawtucket.

In the second inning against the Cleveland Indians, Varitek rounded the base after taking second on Coco Crisp's single. He stepped gingerly on his way back to second and then scored on Wily Mo Pena's triple.

Varitek stayed in the game in the top of the third, but Doug Mirabelli pinch-hit for him in the bottom of the inning and went in to catch in the fourth.

Boston's captain was appearing in his 1,000th game at catcher, the 106th major-leaguer to do that. Carlton Fisk, who played with Boston and the Chicago White Sox, is the career leader with 2,226.

Varitek had played in 85 of Boston's 104 games and is hitting .243 with 11 homers and 50 RBI. In 30 games before Monday, Mirabelli was hitting .182 with three homers and 14 RBI in 77 at-bats.

Varitek had been struck on the knee in the last inning of Saturday's 7-6 win over the Los Angeles Angels in 11 innings when he blocked home plate and tagged out Mike Napoli on a throw from left fielder Manny Ramirez.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

[savage1]

When you have worthless, useless turds like Jason Johnson pitching, it frankly doesn't matter who is catching, as Sox will need probably a minimum of 7 or 8 runs to win.

[Kaptain]

Huckaby not bad----but just not a Varitek---this is gonna sting a little for the R Sox..........bad timing for this to happen-----kapt

[savage1]

We will see what Sox are made up-Yankees have done amazing well with at least three key players out.
Its going to be tough, and as a Sox fan, without him, Nixon and Wakefield, the upcoming series with Yankees does not look promising.

[The Lovedoc]

redsox are looking at Javy Lopez

[wayne1218]

redsox are looking at Javy Lopez

He would never make it through the waiver wire to boston!

They would have a better chance if the Yankees were in 1st place and couldn't block the waiver!