RIP Tim Wakefield

[steveringo]

Fuck cancer.

Tim Wakefield, longtime Boston Red Sox knuckleball pitcher, dies at 57

A longtime member of the Red Sox and part of two World Series winning teams, Wakefield ranks third in franchise history in career wins.

www.usatoday.com

 

[Tech_God]

Fuck cancer.

Tim Wakefield, longtime Boston Red Sox knuckleball pitcher, dies at 57

A longtime member of the Red Sox and part of two World Series winning teams, Wakefield ranks third in franchise history in career wins.

www.usatoday.com

Agreed. Lost too many friends and a father in-law from it.

 

[navamind]

 

[redseat]

So sad. R.I.P

 

[catman]

Rest in Peace, Wake. Best wishes to his wife in her battle with cancer.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Rest in Peace, Wake. Best wishes to his wife in her battle with cancer.

Holy shit! His wife has cancer as well? Damn.

 

[cerealboi]

We're these comments right before the game started? Watched the game yesterday but only starting at the first pitch. Must have missed this.

 

[redskinsfan1963]

cancer gets another one.it got my dad and father in law.rip to an awesome pitcher

 

[VikingFan2k2]

Holy shit! His wife has cancer as well? Damn.

Yeah, she has Pancreatic Cancer. We wouldn't and shouldn't have known this if it weren't for Curt Schilling deciding to say it in his podcast without their permission.

RIP Wake.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Yeah, she has Pancreatic Cancer. We wouldn't and shouldn't have known this if it weren't for Curt Schilling deciding to say it in his podcast without their permission.

RIP Wake.

thats pretty much the worst cancer to get

sucks

 

[VikingFan2k2]

thats pretty much the worst cancer to get

sucks

Yeah, it's terrible. Fuck Cancer.

 

[navamind]

We're these comments right before the game started? Watched the game yesterday but only starting at the first pitch. Must have missed this.

right before the game started

 

[Sportsguy9695]

I remember you just never wanted to be the batter against Wakefield in video games. It was always tough to hit that damn knuckle ball

 

[Cyder]

Boomer Esiason on his morning radio show couldn't say enough nice things about Wakefield after he heard the news. Apparently they attended a number of the same charity golf events over the years and Boomer always sought him out. They were at an event a couple of months back and Boomer said Tim didn't look sick and was absolutely crushing the ball. Boomer knew he was sick but never said anything publicly until after he passed and was not thrilled with Schilling for putting it out there.
Wakefield really took one for the team in game 3 of the 2004 ALCS. If he doesn't do the mop up work in that game who knows what the pitching staff would have looked like in the rest of that series.

 

[steveringo]

Shit... RIP Stacy Wakefield.

Stacy Wakefield dies less than 5 months after husband Tim Wakefield's passing

Stacy Wakefield, the wife of former Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield, has died, the team announced Wednesday on behalf of her family.

www.nbcboston.com

Their kids, Trevor & Brianna, would be 19 & 20...

 

[Carnzo]

Shit... RIP Stacy Wakefield.

Stacy Wakefield dies less than 5 months after husband Tim Wakefield's passing

Stacy Wakefield, the wife of former Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield, has died, the team announced Wednesday on behalf of her family.

www.nbcboston.com

Their kids, Trevor & Brianna, would be 19 & 20...

So very sad

 

[catman]

Cancer sucks.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Supposedly pancreatic cancer is extremely painful. I don’t know someone who’s had it but that’s what I’ve heard.

 

[navamind]

Shit... RIP Stacy Wakefield.

Stacy Wakefield dies less than 5 months after husband Tim Wakefield's passing

Stacy Wakefield, the wife of former Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield, has died, the team announced Wednesday on behalf of her family.

www.nbcboston.com

Their kids, Trevor & Brianna, would be 19 & 20...

Awful. Sad to see two awesome people die so young.

RIP Stacy.