AS A KID WHO grew up in the Dorchester section of Boston, the Red Sox were everything to me ... "Tonight won't be any different." When Giambi looked at the lineup, he saw Torre had him batting ...

Boston sports teams caused new Red Sox catcher Blake Sabol some heartbreak during his childhood. And Sabol made sure to let game-planning and run prevention coach Jason Varitek know it.

F ORT MYERS, Fla. — When the Red Sox announced their coaching staff in late November, Jason Varitek was subtly given a new title.After previously serving as a "game-planning coordinator and ...