Time to bid adieu to the Captain?

I can't open the page - but here's my .02 on why we should keep Tek.

Look... we have a bad habit of saying "We've got someone better at ... than you, buh bye" in this city. I love the Sox, and I have since Eddie Bursoud was the utility infielder/2nd baseman. I've seen them through some really lean years and I adore Tek. I will not lie.

But I wonder how many folks who wanted to jettison Lowell are now "woo hoo Mikey's at bat!" over the past few games?

Tek is with us because he is an asset to the teams. He is the Jake Taylor of the Sox: the guy who can be a leader even though his knees are shot. I suspect the overall thought is that he is being groomed to be the bench coach and follow in Tito's footsteps. We had a pretty big scare earlier in the season when Tito got in an umpire's face and the umpire had to help steady him when his blood pressure shot through the roof. So who do you replace Tito with?

Oh sure there are plenty of guys out there that can manage, but as anyone who has been involved with the Sox will tell you, managing the Sox is not like managing other clubs. (And that can be said for the Yankees as well.) My personal speculation: do not be surprised to see Kapler managing the bench in Lowell one day and Tek managing the bench in Boston. Between the two of them you would develop an incredibly stable and strong system that will always be a contender for years to come.

So we keep Tek for this year and start transitioning him next year. Trust me, it's all for the best.