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 had good stuff from the bullpen going into the game. The ball stayed up for Stairs, and from there it was a battle to keep the team in the game the rest of the way. You hate to put your team in a deficit right away. Manny got us back in the game, and it was my job to keep us there.
We've been on the other side of this. . . . You really have to sweep a series to gain any ground. Leaving here five up would have been nice, but we're up three and we've got other games to play.
We would have liked to win the division, ... but we're in. That's all that matters.
With Damon and Millar, all of us had such a good time even when we were stretching. Now it's a little quieter, but we don't even know our teammates yet.
I'm honored. Really honored that the Red Sox have asked me to possible be on the board of the Red Sox Foundation and do some stuff on their charitable works that they are so passionate about.
There's been times where I've come out of the bullpen thinking I was going to throw a no hitter, and I've lasted two or three innings. So I try not to use my pre-game warm ups as a barometer of how I'm going to pitch.
Going through college a Red Sox fan and knowing the history behind everything that was going on back in the '80s and finally getting a chance to win a World Series for this great city and bringing it back after 86 years, it was truly special, and it's one of the highlights that I'll remember for a long time.
It's 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 didn't back in. How do you back in when you tie the New York Yankees for first place in the American League East?
I think with Jason as our captain, he can lead us in the right direction.
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.
He's almost identical to Doug as far as his hands are concerned, and he's really easy to throw to.
He did a good job today back there. First time getting in the game is a totally different animal than catching on the side. I thought he did a really good job back there today.
I don't want the headache of running a foundation. I'm not in it for the tax breaks or the marketing benefits.