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soxblog.projo.com - 10/12/2009
Wakefield will have surgery
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BOSTON _ Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield will have surgery this week on his back to repair a herniated disk. The veteran knuckleballer was kept off the ALDS roster due to the pain and discomfort in his back and left leg. He suffered the injury late in June and it got worse during the ...
Wakefield’s surgery set
fullcount.weei.com - 10/16/2009
Wakefield’s surgery set
— fullcount.weei.com — Tim Wakefield is set to undergo surgery on a herniated disc in his back Wednesday, with the... possibility of the operation being moved up slightly. Wakefield has said that doctors told him that the procedure would not hinder his preparation for next ... (more) Wakefield’s surgery set

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projo.com - 10/12/2009
agent market; Wakefield headed for surgery
— projo.com — Red Sox journal: Bay plans to test free-agent market; Wakefield headed for surgery 08:09 PM EDT on... Sunday, October 11, 2009 BY JOE McDONALD Journal Sports Writer BOSTON — Jason Bay said he wanted to go home and relax for a night before thinking about ... (more) agent market; Wakefield headed for surgery

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Red Sox Plan to Pick Up Tim Wakefield's Option Pending Surgery Results
mlb.fanhouse.com - 10/16/2009
Red Sox Plan to Pick Up Tim Wakefield's Option Pending Surgery Results
— mlb.fanhouse.com — by Tom Fornelli Knuckleballer and longtime Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield is set to undergo surgery... on his back Wednesday to relieve pressure on nerves a herniated disc is pressing against in his lower back. The disc caused Wakefield to feel ... (more) Red Sox Plan to Pick Up Tim Wakefield's Option Pending ...

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Link-O-Rama: Wakefield slated for back surgery
Circling The Bases — [image] * Tim Wakefield had been hoping to join the Red Sox's playoff roster if they advanced past the ALDS, but now that Boston's season is over the 43-year-old knuckleballer will undergo surgery this week to repair a herniated disk in his back. Wakefield struggled down the stretch after returning from the injury, but went 11-3 with a 4.31 ERA in the first half while making the All-Star team and hopes to pitch in 2010. * After struggling in Game 2 before leaving the team to be present for the birth of his first child, Cole Hamels ...

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