Things have been pretty good for the Red Sox and the Fenway Faithful since the turn of the century. We’ve had several division titles, AL Pennants, and World Series titles added to the trophy case. There is one thing that Boston has also done in recent times that won’t be spoken about as much, and that’s the no-hitter.
The Red Sox have added four no-hitters to their total tally since 2001 and they all have a common thread to them. It wasn’t the pitcher, it wasn’t the manager, but it was a specific player. The one component that all four feats had in common was that Jason Varitek was sitting behind the plate.