Opening Day 2009

On Monday, 6 April 2009, Jason Varitek and Mike Lowell had better get standing O's. Big ones. Wish I could be there. I for one am certainly glad to see them back.

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John Henry to Get the 'Tek Ball Rollin'

Alex Speier of WEEI and Tony Massarotti of the Boston Herald are both saying that John Henry will be meeting personally with Jason Varitek tonight, without Scott Boras.

He's leavin' (leavin'), on a Jet Blue plane to Georgia (leavin' on a Jet Blue plane)...

Said he's goin' back to sign a catcher for the Red Sox nine.

Sorry, couldn't resist. Sure Gladit's (to)Knight.... doh!

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Tek's Curtain Call

I would put chances of Tek coming back next year at less than 50%. Theo and the Red Sox ownership have shown they are not willing to pay for players past their prime. For Tek to return to Boston he would have to be willing to take far less than he would recieve on the open market, something like a two year deal at $7 mil per. After Posada set the tone for catchers last offseason, Boras will be looking for a big payday. Tek has been a huge part of the sucess of the Red Sox throughout his time in Boston and still has something to offer the team. I am hopeful this will not be his last season but we need to be prepared if it is not. The fans at Fenway need to honor him in his last few games for all he has done for the team. Even if he goes elsewhere next season, I believe he will be back as the Red Sox manager sometime in the future.

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