Who would EVER place Tim Wakefield in the same sentence as Cy Young [or Roger Clemens for that matter]? But it is happening. Wakefield has nearly 200 wins in the big leagues. He has 185 of them with the Red Sox. Roger and Cy are tied atop the Red Sox wins category with 192 wins each. Wakefield only needs 8 more to pass them. Could happen this year? [Not likely] but could REALLY happen in April or May of 2012. Stay tuned.
Today, Tim Wakefield celebrated his 199th win in the Major Leagues. 199 wins for a knuckleballer! Seems kinda odd. The largest reason is longevity. Pitching knuckleballs is much less strenuous on the throwing arm. Allows for better healing between starts and more years able to continue pitching. You see, Wakefield is 44 years old. There does not seem to be any reason for him to hang-up his spikes yet either! He just keeps slinging his knuckleballs and frustrating most hitters [and a few Catchers] and keeps grinding out numbers. 199 wins [check] 2000 strike-outs [check] Age 44 [check] Starting pitcher [check] Long relief man [check] short relief man [check] relief appearence between starts [check] - the man is a machine. He just keeps on going and going..
Go Wake!
Update 08/23/2011 - There have been at least 4 chances for Tim Wakefield to have reached the 200 Wins mark, but he just has not made it. He has pitched pretty well, but many of these games had low scoring offense from the Sox hitters. A couple of these games had Tim leave when they were ahead, but the game bec ame tied [or something] and a few times the Sox even came back and won the game, but the 'W' went to another pitcher. Still waiting! Hopefully this week!
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