With a son whose passion is baseball, I have become more than an interested bystander. I listen to games on the radio and follow our beloved Red Sox team as faithfully as a golden retriever. There has been a lot of disquieting news this week that will mean changes for the team as we know it. I can't second guess management - just as I tell my son not to second guess his coach. I can only trust that whatever doors close, others will open.
There was one piece of news yesterday that was heartening and that was the announcement that Jason Varitek has become a 2005 Golden Glove winner. He joins only two other Boston Red Sox Golden Glove catchers: Carlton Fisk (1972) and Tony Pena (1991). Not knowing much about the award I have looked it up:
"In American baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to simply as the Gold Glove, is the award annually given to the Major League player judged to be the most "superior individual fielding performance" at each position (in each league), as voted by the managers and coaches in each league. Eighteen Gold Gloves are awarded each year, one at each of nine positions to a player in both the National League and American League."
And this specifically on Jason Varitek:
Varitek catches first Gold Glove
Sox captain lauded for his stellar defense behind home plate
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
"For years now, the defense of Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek has been equally marveled at by teammates, opponents, fans and media members. Finally, Varitek has a Gold Glove to go along with all the accolades.
When this year's Rawlings Gold Glove winners were unveiled on Tuesday, Varitek was named the top defensive catcher in the American League.
Not only was it a personal milestone for Varitek, it marked the first time that the Red Sox have had a Gold Glove winner since 1991, when Tony Peña -- also a catcher -- received the award."
Well Deserved!
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