Shake ‘n Bake (as we like to call him) has been part of my entire courtship and marriage with my husband (17 years). I loved the fact that the Sox had a knuckleballer weapon.  He was a blast to watch.  Best wishes, Timmy!  We’ll miss ya.

“Oddly enough, this was his first All-Star team selection of his career, but he didn’t end up attending the game.”

Wrong.  Wafefield attended the game and was ready to pitch if called upon.  He did not pitch because he was held in the bullpen as the emergency pitcher if the game went deep into extra innings. 

Joe Maddon railroaded Wake in that 09 All Star game, “keeping him in case the game went into extra innings” is such a cop out. The guy’s only trip to the All Star game and doesn’t get to play, that’s a damned shame.  Rot in Tampa Maddon. 

Sloppy writing, guys.  C’mon now, this what you do for a living.

The thing I liked most about Wake is rarely mentioned — he just gobbled up innings.

You got 1600 innings to fill every year, and a superlative team is 100-62.  The more your 1,2, and 3 win, the fewer your 4 and 5 need to.  Wake did much more than his share. If you or I aren’t going to pitch them, or last very long, you need people like Wake.  Great Red Sox.

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