Posted on 10/02/2023 7:52:53 AM PDT by Red Badger
Tim Wakefield, the knuckleballing workhorse of the Red Sox pitching staff who bounced back after giving up a season-ending home run to the Yankees in the 2003 playoffs to help Boston win its curse-busting World Series title the following year, has died. He was 57.
The Red Sox announced his death in a statement Sunday. Wakefield had brain cancer, according to former teammate Curt Schilling, who disclosed the illness on a podcast last week without Wakefield's consent. The Red Sox confirmed an illness at the time but did not elaborate, saying Wakefield had requested privacy.
"It's one thing to be an outstanding athlete; it's another to be an extraordinary human being. Tim was both," Red Sox chairman Tom Werner said in the team's statement. "I know the world was made better because he was in it."
Said Red Sox manager and ex-teammate Alex Cora on Sunday: "We lost a brother, a teammate, a family member. One of the best teammates I ever had. ... Of all the guys I played with, nobody wore his jersey with more pride than Tim Wakefield."
Our hearts are broken with the loss of Tim Wakefield.
Wake embodied true goodness; a devoted husband, father, and teammate, beloved broadcaster, and the ultimate community leader. He gave so much to the game and all of Red Sox Nation.
Our deepest love and thoughts are with... pic.twitter.com/ah5kV2Yt8j
— Red Sox (@RedSox) October 1, 2023
[[I could never get the hang of it.]]
Lol- Punny
As a Sox fan I never hated Jeter or Mariano Rivera. They were great players and I respected them.
AROD we HATED.
Does anybody like AROD?
Towards the end of AROD’s contract I think most Yankees fans hated him too.
Tim Wakefield dies from brain cancer and his wife Stacy has pancreatic cancer.
That has to be related to the deadly vaccines.
I can throw a good, consistent knuckler with a softball, but never could get it right with a baseball. Hands too big, I guess.
Here’s a knucklehead throwing a pitch..................
https://www.mlb.com/video/stephen-a-smith-s-first-pitch
We still hate him here in Texas.
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