Matter of Time
Well the first Jason Varitek puff piece is up over at the worldwide leader and I have to be honest, I thought it was pretty fair. While most reporters will never mention Varitek’s shortcomings and fall all over themselves to bestow nothing but overreaching praise on our own Captain Intangibles, Sean McAdam tempers himself here and delivers a fair account of what Varitek’s value might be beyond his demonstrable productivity. I particularly liked this point.
The 2005 Red Sox rotation will be, for the first time in seven seasons, without Martinez and will include two starters making the difficult first-time switch from the National League to the American League — Wade Miller and Matt Clement.
Varitek will help immeasurably with the transition. His intimate knowledge of AL hitters and their tendencies will help fill in the gaps for the Red Sox newbies.