Tim Wakefield
Tim Wakefield
Timothy Stephen "Tim" Wakefieldis an American former professional baseball pitcher. Wakefield began his pitching career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, but is most remembered for his 17-year tenure with the Boston Red Sox, starting in 1995 and ending with his retirement in 2012 as the longest-serving player on the team. Wakefield, at the time of his retirement, was the oldest active player in the majors...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth2 August 1966
CityMelbourne, FL
CountryUnited States of America
I've seen a lot of changes over my 12 years here. Some have been great. Some have been bad. I think the change this year is great.
After playing the Yankees and coming here, we're the most important team in baseball right now,
Randy pitched unbelievably today and unfortunately we came out on the short end of the stick. He had his A-game today and it was unfortunate we had to face that today.
I've never seen a guy work so hard, and he inspired me to really work at my craft and perfect it as much as possible. In between starts he worked his tail off to get better for his next start. That's one thing that I've carried in my career in Boston.
A lot of us are mentally tired 'cause it's been such a long road. But it's good for some of the younger guys to see what it feels like to win this.
It's so easy to be thankful when you're on top of your game and everything is going right. But when I gave up the home run to Aaron, I had to be thankful for that, too. It may have been God's plan to make me stronger for 2004.
I don't want the headache of running a foundation. I'm not in it for the tax breaks or the marketing benefits.
You don?t think a ball that barely makes the foul pole is going to beat you,
I made one bad pitch to Gibbons. I felt great. I could have pitched extra innings.
I'm not using that as an excuse. I made some bad pitches.
I think with Jason as our captain, he can lead us in the right direction.
That first inning, I kind of struggled with my mechanics, then I got the feeling back and then I was able to work out of some jams in the second and fourth innings.
I told Manny, 'You're going to win this thing,' ... And he said, 'No. David said he was going to win it for us.'
That's not the reason I do it. It's almost embarrassing to get recognition for things off the field. I feel like I'm supposed to do these things. I have an opportunity to give back to a lot of people who deserve help, who deserve a chance.