Cape Cod Sports Desk

Jason Varitek To Retire, Kenseth Wins Daytona [Sports]

14 Years, 4 No  Hitters, 2 World Series Titles

The Boston Red Sox will be shopping for a new catcher/captain after the expected retirement of Jason Varitek this Thursday.

Boston had offered him a minor league deal, but Jason wasn't likely to beat out the other catchers on the team.

Varitek had career averages of .256 BA, 193 HRs, and 757 RBIs. he caught no-hitters by Hideo Nomo, Clay Buchholz, Derek Lowe and John Lester.

JV can almost be assured of some post-playing role in the organization if he desires it. Our catchers this season will be Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Kelly Shoppach.

Varitek will always be loved here for snuffing Alex Rodriguez during a rivalry defining how-do-you-do.

Rest easy, Jason!

Monday Night Daytona 500!

Matt Kenseth won an unusual Daytona 500 last night. They usually run the Daytona on Sunday, but the weather didn't cooperate.

It was a great race for people like me, who don't really watch a lot of car racing. There were several spectacular crashes. Juan Montoya's car exploded like the Mossad thought he wsas an Iranian nuclear scientist.

The Daytona is sort of like the 4th of July to NASCAR people. Kenseth's Daytona victory won him $1,589,397.