Continued voting in our latest
FenwayNation Poll shows that
Jason Varitek is beginning to pull away from the field as the most worthy player to have his uniform number as the
next to be retired on the right-field facade at Fenway Park. As the chart shows,
'Tek now garners 30% of the vote—followed by
Roger Clemens in second-place, getting 16% of reader support. Next on the list is
Dwight Evans at 13%, followed by
Tony Conigliaro at 12% and
Tim Wakefield at 7%. The next tier of players are:
Nomar Garciaparra and
Manny Ramirez—each at 3%, and
Fred Lynn at 2%. Interestingly, 3% say other players
who are not specified in the poll are deserving of the honor. Also, a surprising 10% of our readers say tha
t none of the players in the poll should be the next retired Red Sox number. You can still vote in the poll
HERE.
