Wakefield

eat games with awesome catches, timely hits and even a few nail biting moments.

Friday's game saw Wakefield pitch the game he wanted to pitch against the Rangers last week. Instead of an inning and 2/3, the knuckler pitched a solid 8. They were so solid that not one Jay scored. While the rain bogged down spectators and players alike, it clearly didn't hamper Wake's knuckler which was floating every which way. With 4 K's and not a single walk, it's probably one of Wake's best outings this season.

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Hopefully he can figure things out and fight for the #5 rotation slot in Spring Training. With Wakefield's return expected to come next week, it really was only a matter of time that a move was made with Clay, especially with the acquisition of Paul Byrd. No word on who takes Buchholz's roster spot for the short-term until

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ering homerun that cleared the Green Monster; JD Drew went 3 for 5 & Coco Crisp 2 for 5 as Wakefield's knuckleball danced in the hot, humid air. After Friday night's lopsided 8-0 

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Last night Wakefield was on the cusp of getting another game in the win column.  He'd done everything he needed to through seven innings and while the Red Sox bats weren't loud enough to s

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ers would get in the final game of the series.  And unfortunately, it's all they'd need to win.Wakefield was back on the mound.  But unlike his last two outings, he was awesome.  He pitched eight innings (that's all the Mariners would need to take the win), had eight K's (a season high), and didn't give up a single walk.  He did however give up five hits, one of which was the home run from Yuniesky Betancourt.  Yes,

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ave a good outing.  And I knew it was going to be bad after the first inning.See, in the first Wakefield gave up three runs.  Then another four in the third inning.  So, by the time Francona pulled him, the A's were up 7-2 and there was no chance for the Sox to recover.  Not when the opposing pitcher of the night was the A's version of Josh Beckett.  While

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Wakefield's sink or swim starts continued last night as the knuckleball proved ineffective; The Sox found themselves down 7-0 by the top of the 4th inning as Wakefield allowed 8 runs and 8 hits over 5 innings. Going into his 16th season in the majors at the age of 42 this summer, one has to wonder how much longer the 2nd most senior member of the Sox pitching staff can be effective.

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Tim Wakefield (old at 41) only lasted 2 2/3 innings. Julian Tavarez (the schizophrenic) who's supposed to be the middle reliever that can go for 2 or 3 or even 4 innings only lasted an appalling 1 1/3. And while Mike Timlin (another old pitcher at 42) lasted 1 2/3 innings, he gave up the winning run to the first batter he faced.

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, and proving he wasn't as bad as any of the other catchers, Josh Bard got the job as Wakefield's personal catcher in 2006.  I thought, great! At least we found a guy who can hit a little, that will make up for Mirabelli's inefficiencies. Plus, how tough can it be to catch 

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on Lester this season and would also have the flexibility to give regular rest to Schilling and Tim Wakefield, both on the wrong side of 40 and both who wore down last season and had to do stints on the disabled list.  Standard thinking in the industry says not to increase a young pitcher's workload by more than 30 innings over his previous careers high in innings pitched, something the Red Sox have been careful to heed in developing their young arms.  That puts Lester and Buchholz at a cap of 193 and 178 innings, including the playoffs, this season.

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