Judging by my last post, it's obvious I find things to discuss come late-February. What is sad, however, is that means the other 11 1/2 months... I got nothing. I know that's not the case, so I'll try to get going on at least one a week.
Keith Foulke announced his retirement Friday before lacing them up for the Cleveland Indians. The former Red Sox was signed during the winter to compete for the closing job with another free-agent acquisition, Joe Borowski.
That he retired isn't what's surprising. Since getting the assist on the final out of the 2004 World Series, Foulke had been plagued by injuries, including missing two months in the '06 season with tendinitis in his elbow. Foulke retired about a week before he would be entitled to $5 million from the Indians. Had he reported to camp, then retired the next day, the Indians would have been obligated to pay him the entire salary. A class act and hopefully a precedent-setting move by Keith Foulke. Good luck in retirement.
