Friday Night Retirement.

Duluth high school in Duluth, Georgia has two somewhat recent claims to fame. A dozen years ago, Nick Green graduated from said school and five years after that Brain McCann followed suit. While there both played basketball in addition to baseball. And that's probably where the Brian McCann-Nick Green comparison should end.

Tonight both went back to their old stomping grounds so that the school could retire their numbers during a football game. Says Green:

"It's always nice for people to recognize you, especially as long as I've been gone. It's great that they remember me and it's a nice honor for us and what we did for the program. It means a lot to us."

Here's what I found interesting though: In the second article it says that Green's leg problem was really a back problem that will require surgery to correct. I would assume that even if the Sox were to let him go on his merry way, they'd be responsible for paying for the surgery. So why the delay? It seems like the season has been over for ages.