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FenwayFaithful wrote:

Wake had more class than the entire Yankees roster

As a Yankee fan I salute him on how long he pitched and his willingness to accept whatever role the team put him in. :thumbup:


Other than that...fuck the Red Sox.

ikiT

g under p wrote:

Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield plans to announce his retirement tonight at 5 p.m.

To read more, visit: http://www.Boston.com

This day was coming but it's so sad to actually be here. Thanks for all the great memories...

Peace

jimed14

Cliffy6745 wrote:

g under p wrote:

Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield plans to announce his retirement tonight at 5 p.m.

To read more, visit: http://www.Boston.com

This day was coming but it's so sad to actually be here. Thanks for all the great memories...

Peace

Yep, thanks for the memories

Two points -

One - Wakes was the MVP of that series for the Sox, he won games 1 and 4 and was pretty dominant in doing so. Sox wouldn't have got past game 5 without him.

Two - Do you have a pic of those 2003 Yankee Championship rings? Oh, wait ...

rival.

from a yankee fan, tons of respect for wakefield.

incredible team player, fit whatever role the sox threw at him and asked him to do, and not once complained.

g under p

Of ALL the current Red Sox players Wakes # would be the ONLY one I'd buy. I loved the way he played the game.

Peace

carolinabeerguy

I went to the new facility and watched Lackey throw for about 10 minutes today. He was throwing on flat ground from about 50 feet or so. He said it was the first time he's thrown and told Lester the arm felt good. Isn't it a little early to be throwing after TJ surgery?

FenwayFaithful

adam42381 wrote:

I went to the new facility and watched Lackey throw for about 10 minutes today. He was throwing on flat ground from about 50 feet or so. He said it was the first time he's thrown and told Lester the arm felt good. Isn't it a little early to be throwing after TJ surgery?

Big Hoss was throwing already? Damn, there's nothing that'll keep that man down! I hope he reinjures it and doesn't see the mound in 2012. I'd rather see DiceK back than Hoss.

carolinabeerguy

FenwayFaithful wrote:

adam42381 wrote:

I went to the new facility and watched Lackey throw for about 10 minutes today. He was throwing on flat ground from about 50 feet or so. He said it was the first time he's thrown and told Lester the arm felt good. Isn't it a little early to be throwing after TJ surgery?

Big Hoss was throwing already? Damn, there's nothing that'll keep that man down! I hope he reinjures it and doesn't see the mound in 2012. I'd rather see DiceK back than Hoss.

Same here. Practice was over and he came out of the batting cage area and started throwing with what looked like a clubhouse attendant. There were maybe 15 people standing there and I think only myself and one other guy even recognized that it was Lackey. There's no mistaking that horse face.

gregkitefan

g under p wrote:

Of ALL the current Red Sox players Wakes # would be the ONLY one I'd buy. I loved the way he played the game.

Peace

How would you not want a #15. He's everything that is great about the game.
NO one puts more effort out there in the game of baseball than him.

FenwayFaithful

gregkitefan wrote:

g under p wrote:

Of ALL the current Red Sox players Wakes # would be the ONLY one I'd buy. I loved the way he played the game.

Peace

How would you not want a #15. He's everything that is great about the game.
NO one puts more effort out there in the game of baseball than him.

I love it that Pedroia took Kentucky Fried Kev Millar's old number

edit: and for a minute there I thought you WERE referring to Rally Karaoke Guy

Get_Right

FenwayFaithful wrote:

adam42381 wrote:

. I'd rather see DiceK back than Hoss.

Arigato gozimasu!

Seriously, although he is inconsistent and has never lived up to the hype, Dice is a decent#2 or #3.

Sorry to see Wakes go. It was a real pleasure to watch him pitch.

carolinabeerguy

Get_Right wrote:

Seriously, although he is inconsistent and has never lived up to the hype, Dice is a decent#2

Dice K is NOT a decent #2 or #3. Maybe he's a #4, but he definitely isn't a #2 or #3 on a contender.

FenwayFaithful

Wait, we ended up getting Chris Carpenter as compensation for Theo? Oh, not that Chris Carpenter...we got the marginal minor-leaguer Chris Carpenter.

I love it how fat and out of shape Michael Pineda looks this spring. I hope he eats his way out of New York in 2 years.

Also, it appears Manny won't be coming to Fenway in 2012 as the only time Oakland comes here is in April, while Manny serves his suspension.

Any predictions on Manny's production this year: I'm gonna go with .290BA, 14HRs, 56RBIs from June til September.

Cliffy6745

jimed14 wrote:

Two points -

One - Wakes was the MVP of that series for the Sox, he won games 1 and 4 and was pretty dominant in doing so. Sox wouldn't have got past game 5 without him.

Two - Do you have a pic of those 2003 Yankee Championship rings? Oh, wait ...

Ha, I missed this.

1. True

2. haha, Nope, but it's kind of funny. Two of my favorite Yankees memories, top 5 at least, are times which they ended up losing. Boone and the 2001 world series were just awesome moments that I enjoyed almost as much if not as much as some of the championships.

Cliffy6745

FenwayFaithful wrote:

Wait, we ended up getting Chris Carpenter as compensation for Theo? Oh, not that Chris Carpenter...we got the marginal minor-leaguer Chris Carpenter.

I love it how fat and out of shape Michael Pineda looks this spring. I hope he eats his way out of New York in 2 years.

Also, it appears Manny won't be coming to Fenway in 2012 as the only time Oakland comes here is in April, while Manny serves his suspension.

Any predictions on Manny's production this year: I'm gonna go with .290BA, 14HRs, 56RBIs from June til September.

Pineda is a big dude. He'll be just fine, don't you worry.

No shot on Manny. Not in that park and not after sitting a year and a half. And this...

Here was one manager's take when told that job-hunting Manny Ramirez is in good shape: "Does he look like he's on steroids? Because he can't hit when he's not on steroids."

Wobbie

Cliffy6745 wrote:

Here was one manager's take when told that job-hunting Manny Ramirez is in good shape: "Does he look like he's on steroids? Because he can't hit when he's not on steroids."

LOVE that quote

Cliffy6745

imalive wrote:

Cliffy6745 wrote:

Here was one manager's take when told that job-hunting Manny Ramirez is in good shape: "Does he look like he's on steroids? Because he can't hit when he's not on steroids."

LOVE that quote

Yeah, man. Me too.

81

FenwayFaithful wrote:

we got the marginal minor-leaguer Chris Carpenter.

don't be bad mouthing people from my home town. :P

he can zip it up there pretty good, but his control was aweful last year. if he can get any semblance of control, he can be a solid pitcher...

jimed14

Looking forward to bumping into Manny while he's in the Bay Area!

cutz

Cliffy6745 wrote:

FenwayFaithful wrote:

Wait, we ended up getting Chris Carpenter as compensation for Theo? Oh, not that Chris Carpenter...we got the marginal minor-leaguer Chris Carpenter.

I love it how fat and out of shape Michael Pineda looks this spring. I hope he eats his way out of New York in 2 years.

Also, it appears Manny won't be coming to Fenway in 2012 as the only time Oakland comes here is in April, while Manny serves his suspension.

Any predictions on Manny's production this year: I'm gonna go with .290BA, 14HRs, 56RBIs from June til September.

Pineda is a big dude. He'll be just fine, don't you worry.

No shot on Manny. Not in that park and not after sitting a year and a half. And this...

Here was one manager's take when told that job-hunting Manny Ramirez is in good shape: "Does he look like he's on steroids? Because he can't hit when he's not on steroids."

Ramirez is gonna be 40, and out of the game for almost a year & 1/2.