"It's late September and the Red Sox [team stats] are tanking, so naturally it's time for some controversy. Except in the case of Carl Crawford vs. Jason Varitek [stats], there's nothing there.

The Internet and airwaves were abuzz yesterday with the possibility of some kind of confrontation between the embattled left fielder and the longtime catcher and captain.

At the center of the story was Crawford's refusal to answer questions after Tuesday's 7-5 loss by saying, "Go ask the captain.""