The captain expressed support for manager Terry Francona, saying the blame ultimately belonged to the players for not performing well.
"That's a personal feel because it still always comes down to us performing," Varitek said. "He can't hit for us. He can't make a pitch in the ninth inning for us. The only thing he can control is putting us in situations that allow you to be successful.
"Is that Tito’s fault that I didn't throw the ball well? No. That's my fault."
The 39-year-old catcher added that he believed the players respected Francona because he was still their boss.
"I'm still going to play with the utter respect," he said. "This is my elder. This is the way I was brought up. This is the way I was raised. Whether guys are going to go in a foxhole with somebody, at this point it doesn't matter. He's still our boss. It doesn't matter what happens. He makes the lineup, we go out and play."
Varitek also supported the pitchers, who have been fielding a lot of blame for drinking beer and "playing video games." Varitek said he's never seen anyone play video games during the game, and the pitchers were always supportive of other players. This included John Lackey, who continued to take the ball for the team even when he was injured, and Josh Beckett, who Varitek said was very sociable in the clubhouse on non-pitching days.
As far as clubhouse beers go, Varitek said he's not a fan of the practice, but it never been a problem.
"Wrong? Yeah, it's wrong," Varitek said. "But is this something new? No, look back to '04. Everyone giggles about [Kevin] Millar taking shots back then. … It's just not something to be promoted in baseball at all. But is it a problem? No."
The 15-year Red Sox veteran admitted the team had some problems, but he said those issues happen every year.
"Absolutely," Varitek said. "But is this year any different than any other year? No. This happens once or twice every year."
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