The Captain is Back -- Whiff!

Alas! The drama is over. Jason Varitek will be with the Red Sox in 2009.

It's easy to get sentimental about this. I am. I can't help it. Tek will likely retire a Red Sox and I'd bet my left big toe that his number "33" will never be worn by another Red Sox player. But -- and that's a big but -- it won't be fun to watch another season of our aging, rally-killing, .220 hitting catcher (.175 with RISP) at the plate. Yikes.

Let's hope that this deal will put the Red Sox in a better position to trade for a young catcher. Remember this?