Tim Wakefield, Red Sox Blank Marlins, 9-0

by Randy Booth on Mar 9, 2010 8:39 PM EST in Game Stories

Tim Wakefield is a van-riding warrior.

Wakefield pitched three scoreless innings in a 9-0 victory over the Marlins on Tuesday. To top it all off, Wakefield took a three-hour van ride to get to Jupiter before the game. Now that is what I called a season veteran.

Josh Reddick continues to tear up the ball. He went 3 for 4 with an RBI on the day. Jeremy Hermida went 2 for 4 with an RBI as well. Ryan Kalish and Yamaico Navarro had two hits a piece.

The Red Sox are now 5-2 in the spring. That's really great because ... uh, well, OK. It's just spring training, but winning is a good thing no matter what time of the season.

It's really nice to see the young guns producing. It seems like they've been doing that all spring, with a comeback win the other day rooted by the prospects. Unfortunately, none of these prospects are the ones the Red Sox are going to need this year unless there's an injury or two. Don't tell Josh Reddick that, though.

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What prosepcts will we need?

Save a back-of-the-pen arm or two?

We’ve got a pretty full team.

USG

by Ben Buchanan on Mar 9, 2010 8:46 PM EST reply actions

Exactly

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by Randy Booth on Mar 9, 2010 9:25 PM EST up reply actions

Always need pitchers.

"Ninety percent [of my salary] I'll spend on good times, women, and Irish whiskey. The other ten percent I'll probably waste."
-Tug McGraw

by BTLove on Mar 10, 2010 1:47 AM EST up reply actions

Poor Wakefield

can’t admit that instead of riding high and mighty, he’s LIVING IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!

We have lingered in the chambers of the sea /
By sea-girls wreathed with seaweed red and brown /
Till human voices wake us, and we drown.

by 0157H7 on Mar 9, 2010 9:05 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

SCORE

Galactus does as he pleases. Because Galactus is drunk.

I have a five-tool player in my pants.

by Bloggy on Mar 10, 2010 7:58 AM EST up reply actions

I believe Wake came over in a van yesterday so that he was better rested for the game.

Went to the game today and Wake and the young ones looked great in the win. Reddick hit the ball hard to the gaps all day and the Marlins could not get hit off of Nelson, Castro, or Cabrera. Kalish got thrown out at third base and he knew he had no good reason to go for the base with the ball hit right in front of the left fielder. He was talked to by the thirdbase coach, Ron Johnson. Lars is still looking for his swing but did work a walk late in the game.
Randy, I got some good photos for the next annual. I printed the 2010 annual out and left it in the work room for everyone in the office to read. All 130 pages. Looks great in print with a glossy cover of Lester.

" Play Ball "

by went9 on Mar 9, 2010 9:55 PM EST reply actions

Employee of the Month Award

I printed the 2010 annual out and left it in the work room for everyone in the office to read. All 130 pages. Looks great in print with a glossy cover of Lester.

Hopefully, you used the company printer. ;)

Galactus does as he pleases. Because Galactus is drunk.

I have a five-tool player in my pants.

by Bloggy on Mar 10, 2010 8:02 AM EST up reply actions

Annual

That’s awesome. We have the option to print it, but we can’t sell it because of the photos inside. That’s the only catch. Maybe we can get by that for next year.

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by Randy Booth on Mar 10, 2010 9:50 AM EST up reply actions

Wake wants that 5th starter job.

Manny ain't the only bad man.

by tommy.otm on Mar 9, 2010 10:40 PM EST reply actions

Considering Dice-K may not be ready

At the start of the season, Wake may well get it.

by lone1c on Mar 10, 2010 12:56 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

Why won't Dice-K be ready?

by brogshan on Mar 10, 2010 9:42 AM EST up reply actions

because of his earlier spring back pain

Dice K is about 10 days behind schedule. So extending that out, he would not be quite ready to open the season on the MLB roster.

That said, the Sox probably won’t need a 5th starter for a couple of weeks.

Where this would affect things is that Dice-K was nominally slated to be the #4 starter – so WOULD have gotten a start in that time frame if everything went ‘to plan’.

Now it comes down to whether they slide Buchholz up to take that start or insert Wake to take it. Wake is looking awfully good right now.

by mmmmm on Mar 10, 2010 9:51 AM EST up reply actions

I see

Thanks

by brogshan on Mar 10, 2010 11:27 AM EST up reply actions

Then again, Wakefield definitely has an advantage early in the season

His pitch works well because it screws around with batters’ timing. As a result, this early in the year—when batters are already struggling to regain their timing—being faced with Wakey’s off-speed offerings is like throwing a drowning man an anchor. Even if he tells them what’s coming, there’s no way in heck they’ll be ready for such an inherently unpredictable offering.

by lone1c on Mar 10, 2010 12:30 PM EST up reply actions

Even late in the season they're not ready

And they KNOW what’s coming.

USG

by Ben Buchanan on Mar 10, 2010 1:33 PM EST up reply actions

If you've ever wanted to see some of our top prospects shake what their momma's gave them

Then look no further than right here!

DFA Beckett

by South Coast Ghost on Mar 9, 2010 10:50 PM EST reply actions

Great video.

"Ninety percent [of my salary] I'll spend on good times, women, and Irish whiskey. The other ten percent I'll probably waste."
-Tug McGraw

by BTLove on Mar 10, 2010 1:50 AM EST up reply actions

great consistent pitcher

Seems like wakefield is always ready to take the ball and give the same effrt, even in the early spring. I think this guy is a lot bigger part of your rotation than many broadcasters give him credit. I even heard guys forget to put him in your starting 5 on mlb network

by Rickfansince76 on Mar 10, 2010 9:31 AM EST reply actions