Wright vs Wakefield tonight

[Jetsfan80]

Well, its not exactly a walk off Grand Slam, but it does outweigh just about every other hit A-rod has had in pinstripes. At least the score was kinda close (3 runs) and it was kinda late (7th inning)

Clutch is a total reach...but it was significant, unlike everything else he has done.

Simply put, the offense didnt show up tonight, Wake's knuckleball wasnt dancing...except out of Dougie's glove, and Willie Harris is about as useless as t!ts on a boar. He is the 2006 mullet-less Craig Grebeck, except he's black, and with a worse glove.

Wakefield has always had some problems with inconsistencies, which I would think is common with a knuckleballer. The pitch itself is one in which you really don't have any control which direction it deviates to, and when you take into account how many times he throws the pitch in a given day, you have to assume that there will be good days and bad ones.

Generally, Wakefield pitches well when it matters most. He didn't have it last night, but you can't ever count him out. Next start, he could throw a shutout for all anyone knows.

[mbn007]

How is a 3 run home run in the Top 7th when we're already up by 3 clutch?

Anyone with an iota of Baseball knowledge knows that a 3 run lead in Fenway is the same as a 1 run lead in any other park.

[mbn007]

Wakefield has always had some problems with inconsistencies, which I would think is common with a knuckleballer. The pitch itself is one in which you really don't have any control which direction it deviates to, and when you take into account how many times he throws the pitch in a given day, you have to assume that there will be good days and bad ones.

Generally, Wakefield pitches well when it matters most. He didn't have it last night, but you can't ever count him out. Next start, he could throw a shutout for all anyone knows.

Phil Niekro and Hoyt Wilhelm were the only 2 knucklers who ever were consistent. None of the others were able to do it for any stretch of time like either of those two.

[madmike1]

Wakefield has always had some problems with inconsistencies, which I would think is common with a knuckleballer. The pitch itself is one in which you really don't have any control which direction it deviates to, and when you take into account how many times he throws the pitch in a given day, you have to assume that there will be good days and bad ones.

Generally, Wakefield pitches well when it matters most. He didn't have it last night, but you can't ever count him out. Next start, he could throw a shutout for all anyone knows.

I don't know where you're getting that from. The only team Wakefield is capeable of beating is the yankees and they just smacked him for 7 runs.

[PFSIKH]

I don't know where you're getting that from. The only team Wakefield is capeable of beating is the yankees and they just smacked him for 7 runs.

M squared

Serious question, how old are you?

Wake is more apt to get lit up by good teams. Good teams usually have good power and can absolutely crush his mistakes. Case in point, Game 7 2003 ALCS.

Wake has been madly inconsistent. When Wake is on his pitch can be dazzling, but when it is not his games seem like Sammy Sosa batting practice with a corked bat.

For his career, Wake has 140 wins, so only beating the Yankees is slightly retarded.

[madmike1]

M squared

Serious question, how old are you?

Wake is more apt to get lit up by good teams. Good teams usually have good power and can absolutely crush his mistakes. Case in point, Game 7 2003 ALCS.

Wake has been madly inconsistent. When Wake is on his pitch can be dazzling, but when it is not his games seem like Sammy Sosa batting practice with a corked bat.

For his career, Wake has 140 wins, so only beating the Yankees is slightly retarded.

The past 3 years his ERA against the yankees is TWO RUNS less then his ERA vs the field. And the yankees hit 70 points lower vs him then the rest of the league does.