blog.masslive.com - 7/6/2009
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APRangers ace Kevin Millwood is one of several deserving players who were left off the American League roster for the All-Star Game. With good news for Tim Wakefield comes bad news for All-Star Game hopefuls on other teams. Simple math...
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bizofbaseball.com - 7/5/2009
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The following is commentary and interviews from today's
TBS All-Star Selection show. Analyst commentary by David Wells,...
Cal Ripken, Jr., and Dennis Eckersley. Player interviews with Evan Longoria of the Rays, and Chase Utley of the Phillies. Interviews with All-Star managers Joe Maddon ...
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From Playing to Hair, TBS All-Star Selection Show ...
boston.redsox.mlb.com - 7/6/2009
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By Ian Browne / MLB.com 07/05/09 7:34 PM
ET BOSTON -- An accomplishment that Tim Wakefield will...
likely savor well past his playing days -- if he decides to stop playing -- was preceded by a prank. Manager Terry Francona was so ecstatic that Wakefield ...
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Wakefield an All-Star rookie at age 42 | redsox.com: News
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[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Awful Starting Pitching, A Rich 16-Year Old And Navi’s Struggles
Rays Index —
... Not everybody is happy with Joe Maddon’s decision to add Tim Wakefield to the AL All-Star roster…Of course, what is funny about that is that there is a good chance that Maddon passed over his own guy (JP Howell) for Wakefield. [Red Sox Monster] ...
Being Over Nomar, and Other Thoughts
Cursed To First - Sox and Pats forever. —
... From a purely objective point of view, Tim Wakefield making the All-Star Game is a grandstanding, crowd-pleasing travesty. This, however, is not a blog with a purely objective point of view. CONGRATULATIONS, WAKE! ...
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Tim Wakefield: An All-Star for the Rest of Us
sportsofboston.com 7/8/2009 — Let’s get one thing straight right off the top, shall we?
Using traditional criteria, Tim Wakefield did not necessarily deserve to be in the All-Star Game. Sure, he is tied for the American League lead with 10 wins, but we all know that wins are one of the most over-rated statistics in ...
Let us all take a moment to feel sorry for old Tim Wakefield
sports.yahoo.com 7/16/2009 — ST LOUIS — A lot of situations in baseball are labeled as ironic and what happened to old Tim Wakefield during Tuesday night's All-Star Game can accurately be described as such. After battling through a 17-year career and then finally ...
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batter-upwithbruno.blogspot.com 7/5/2009 — A dream has finally come true for Boston Red Sox veteran pitcher Tim Wakefield. After posting arguments about why Wakefield should and shouldn't be selected as an All-Star , the managers have spoken and selected him for the American League roster in St. Louis. ...
Why Does Wakefield Win?
passion4baseball.blogspot.com 6/28/2009 — Let's state right up front that this post takes nothing away from Tim Wakefield. He's found a way to succeed for a very long time with what he can do. What this post tries to deal with is why he is so successful. You see, the Fan watched a good part of Wakefield's game today. His knuckleball, at ...
Alright Sox Fans, Here's Another View: Tim Wakefield Is No All-Star
bleacherreport.com 7/5/2009 — Tim Wakefield has been good, if not great, for the Boston Red Sox. He has stepped up big when it matters the most and I give him all the props in the world.
He is an excellent pitcher with an excellent story. However, he is no All Star.
The ...
Wakefield is an All-Star in Boston's eyes
batter-upwithbruno.blogspot.com 6/29/2009 — He's got a knuckleball that floats like a butterfly, but stings like a bee. He might be one of the most underrated pitchers of his kind in the game today, but the Boston Red Sox know how lucky they are and how valuable Tim Wakefield really is. ...
Keep your sullied stars; just give me the Tim Wakefields of the world
mvn.com 7/9/2009 —
It has literally nothing to
do with Tim Wakefield himself, and literally everything to do with that
topsy-turvy knuckleball of his.
For years now, almost 15 in
Boston to be exact, I have sat on the couch to watch Tim Wakefield pitch, and
my head acted just like his signature pitch.
A ...
Tim Wakefield gets presidential
bostonherald.com 7/15/2009 — S T. LOUIS - Tim Wakefield [ stats ] didn t get a chance to show the world his tricky knuckleball at last night s All-Star Game. Relegated to a sort of secret-weapon role by American League manager Joe Maddon, Wakefield s job was to be prepared for ...
Tim Wakefield Placed on 15-Day DL
sportsofboston.com 7/21/2009 — There’s got to be a reason Tim Wakefield didn’t play in the All-Star Game . Fans complained and didn’t buy Joe Maddon’s excuse that he was saving Wakefield for extra innings. Maybe Maddon intended that…but maybe there was another hidden reason. Was he injured?
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Criticism Of Maddon For Not Getting Wakefield An Inning Way Off Base
tylersarticles.blogspot.com 7/17/2009 — The way that a vocal minority on sports talk radio from the Cape Cod to Burlington, Vermont tells the story, Boston Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield got the short end of the stick at the All-Star Game. Reserved for “extra-inning duties,” Wakefield was left to cheer on his league mates ...
MLB All-Star Game Snubbery —
Bleacher Report - MLB 7/6/2009
With the All-Star Game comes snubs. It is what happens when you let the the world vote when the world doesn't seem to know how to read numbers.
What is more frustrating is the fact the game counts for home-field advantage in the World ...
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