Youk Calls Boston His Home, Tek Wants to Join Him

During Kevin Youkilis’ press conference about his new contract he said “this is home to me.” Watch below:

Jason Varitek confirmed he wants to remain with the Red Sox after meeting with John Henry for 90 minutes last night. The meeting could have brought the two sides closer to a deal but Varitek did not have much to say when the Globe tried to contact him:

Communicating via text message after the meeting, Varitek would say only that the meeting “went OK” and that there was “nothing to report.” The Red Sox’ captain and longtime catcher said he met with Henry “to speak [about] how I feel” and answered “yes” when asked if his desire was to return to the team for the 2009 season.