Category: Tim Wakefield

5/6: The Underachievers

Minnesota Twins(11-18) @ Boston Red Sox (14-17) Scott Baker(1-2, 3.16) @ Tim Wakefield (0-0, 4.08 ) 7:10 PM EDT |Fenway…

5/1: The Old Man and The Sea

Seattle Mariners(13-15) @ Boston Red Sox (11-15) Felix Hernandez(3-2, 3.32) @ Tim Wakefield (0-0, 5.56) 1:35 PM EDT |Fenway Park…

The Pen is Set; Upgrade Complete

photo © 2008 Eric Savage | more info (via: Wylio) What a difference a year makes. The 2010 season was…

Tim Wakefield: Is It Time To Go?

photo © 2006 Scott Miller | more info (via: Wylio) Tim Wakefield is a man of perseverance and charity. He…

The Value of Tim Wakefield in 2011

This has been a busy offseason for the Sox (understatement). The additions of Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford have transformed…

Showing Aces

Oct 1, 2008; Anaheim, CA, USA; Boston Red Sox starter Jon Lester (31) reacts during 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels in game one of the ALDS at Angel Stadium. Photo via Newscom Photo via Newscom
The promise of this season, coming in, was pitching and defense. Instead, to this point we've seen a team riddled with injuries and dependent more on their offense -- despite a recent lull, the team is still second only to the Yankees in all of baseball with 521 runs scored -- than their bottom-third defense (tenth in the AL at 444 runs scored). Much of that blame has to be placed on the injuries to Beckett, Buchholz, Wakefield, and Matsuzaka; the mediocre performance from Lackey; and the the at-times awful bullpen contribution.

However, things appear to be looking up for the pitching staff: Beckett and Buchholz have both recently returned to action with strong outings, while Matsuzaka and Lackey seem to be hitting their strides. Shoring up the starting rotation would be a tremendous improvement for this team, but would it be enough?

7/15 Online Seats Game Thread: Welcome Back

Welcome back boys and girls. Hope you all enjoyed your nice, relaxing All-Star break (we all know David Ortiz did). The Boston Red Sox's are one of the few teams back in action tonight, as veteran Tim Wakefield looks to improve on his ugly record against youngster Tommy Hunter and the revamped Texas Rangers.