No Wake
The Boston Globe reports that Tim Wakefield is off the Sox WS roster due to a "posterior shoulder" shoulder injury.
While I don't think it's going hurt the Sox's chances (with Jon Lester available if they need him), it will still be sad not to see the ol'knuckleballer out there...even sadder to think that his possible last game with the Red Sox was one where he came apart against the Indians (5 runs in 4.2 innings).
Most commentators will tell you that a knuckleballer can pitch forever, but at the end of this season Wake has really been showing his age, and there is talk he may retire.
I'd love to see him pitch until he's 60, but we may have seen the last of Timothy Stephen Wakefield.
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3 comments:
Very interesting. You gotta figure the thin air up in Colorado was not going to help his knuckler. Maybe this is a blessing in disguise for the Sox.
Apparently, ESPN ran the series through 1000 Diamond Mind simulations , and the Sox chances went up with Lester instead of Wakefield.
ESPN is using Diamond Mind now?? Wow. Guess it's not just a geek thing anymore. Credit where it's due.
But they still suck.
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