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
Until you get to spring training and see what kind of product you have on the field, then you can make some assessments. Every winter you add some new names and things like that. It's always fun to guess and see what's going to happen.
He?s a great friend and a great teammate to have in the clubhouse.
I wasn't sure. I thought it was a home run but when he called it foul I was thankful. Then when they reversed it, what are you going to do? I didn't see the replay so I can't tell you whether it was or not.
The first inning, I had big trouble in my location. Everything I tried, every adjustment I made did something different. I tried to stop the bleeding as much as I could, then I gave up the three-run homer.
Kevin will be missed. He was the guy that always kept things light and humorous and funny. Baltimore is getting a pretty good hitter and a great teammate, a guy that makes things fun.
I don't know why it happened the way it happened tonight.
Probably the best knuckleball I threw all day. It got away from Josh. It's the nature of the beast sometimes. But I thought Josh did a great job back there.
I don't think we can get in the other way. I think we need to win the division to get in. There are too many other teams playing well.
I'm very comfortable with him. He's done a tremendous job. He takes a lot of pride in what he does.
You always want to get back out there. I had good stuff in Texas -- too good. Today, I felt more confident throwing balls in the strike zone, even though I hit a couple of batters. My misses were better.
We've been in this situation before. Now that we're back at home playing in front of our home crowd, there's still a chance.
We didn't back in. How do you back in when you tie the New York Yankees for first place in the American League East?
Its nice to have a catcher who knows my mechanics, too. That way if I get into trouble he can stop it before I get out of control.
We would have liked to win the division, ... but we're in. That's all that matters.