Oct 16, 2008 1:18 PM EST

Jason Varitek will be a free agent this winter, and after a poor season offensively, Game 5 could very well be his final game at Fenway Park or even in a Boston uniform.

Asked if he had thought about that possibility, Varitek said, "That's totally irrelevant now to what this team is facing. Sorry about that."

Manager Terry Francona echoed his catcher, saying, "I've given no thought to this being his last game, not out of disrespect to Tek, but we don't want this to be his last game."

Via Boston Globe