I can remember being about 5 years old. Sitting on my couch flipping through channels with my dad on our big box like TV in the living room. The first Red Sox game I ever watched, Tim Wakefield was pitching. I had played baseball for 3 years already, but it was that t-ball and coach pitch crap. Being 8 was the shit because that was when we got to start pitching. I saw Wake pitch and for some reason decided the best way to make it to the majors was to lob the ball and that would K kids up like no tomorrow. Well needless to say, with Wake being my role model, not knowing anything about pitching or knuckleballs, I pitched the first game of season...didn't step on the mound for the rest of the year. Anyways, Wake is one of my favorite all-time sox. He's got swag for days. It probably is about time to hang up the cleats Timmy, but dammit I'm going to miss watching you pitch.
In the words of a wise man, Go Sox.



game 3 sox getting pounded by yanks. madelyn was just born as i watch the sox fade from the hospital. wake asks for the ball and does great mop up duty saving the bullpen. the sox win 4 str8!! lets not just remember the great steal by mr. roberts. WAKEEEE
ReplyDeletecheck out his 16-12 season 2004? maybe? offers to take a paycut and one year team options for the rest of his career. what unslefish player would ever do that but wake??
ReplyDeletenot papi, pedro, or any other money grubber. when 14 million is not enough, i need 18 million just in case