Red Sox Captain Jason Varitek announces his retirement

Jason Varitek is a three-time all star and golden glove award winner, but for fans Jason is so much more.  He’s the rare player today who spent his entire career with one team, the Red Sox. Jason has been the team Captain since the 2005 season, and he proved to be a great role model, letting his bat and glove do all the talking and leaving the trash talk to players with less class.

Jason’s retirement comes on the heels of Tim Wakefield’s announcement last month.  I’ll miss Jason in the upcoming season and hope he doesn’t disappear from Red Sox nation entirely.