I’m sitting at my keyboard listening to the Yankees shellac the Red Sox (it’s 9-2 now), so it got me thinking about pitching. Josh Beckett was steady until the top of the 6th inning. That’s usually what does in a pitcher. The big inning. It certainly did Beckett in tonight. With Dice-K, it’s often the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Tim Wakefield'
It’s all about the pitching
May 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Daisuke Matsuzaka, Home runs, Josh Beckett, Tim Wakefield
Masterful Masterson
April 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Justin Masterson, Tim Wakefield
The spot start is a strange phenomenon. It can make or break a young pitcher. And it can become the lot of an old bullpen hand. Justin Masterson performed well today–especially considering the early Marathon Monday start. Consider the line: 5.1 innings pitched, 4 hits, 1 run, 1 earned run, 2 bases on balls, and [...]
My take on Wake
March 31st, 2009 · 2 Comments · Knuckleball, Tim Wakefield
“Tim Wakefield had a shaky outing today.” How many times have you seen that line, or a line like it? Number 49′s career has been built on shaky–or wobbly, to be precise. It’s the lot in life for the knuckleballer. Usually, he follows up a game like that with a solid, even sparkling effort. Tony [...]