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Crespo: What makes my post so awful? If theres a lot awful about it to you, and you can't write it all, try and give me the part of my post that made you cringe the most. -thanks for you're time ORS: You said... I can understand the sentiment that some of you have for not being hard on the guy. Not wanting to scare off new members and all. But he came here to post his "articles" and get feedback. He's getting it. Maybe it inspires him to be a better writer. Maybe it gets him to stop sounding like an ABC Family channel movie and boring us to tears."[/[/color][/color]I] Criticism always inspires me to be better and learn from the many minds that offer me their input. I thought you're ABC Family Channel comment was pretty funny =] You're right, my posts have been quite dry and stale. I guess I am focusing on writing in a professional-like manner, instead of just letting my words flow, and displaying my sense of humor.. - Thanks so much, I'm glad you made me think about that. Made me laugh too =] * I just wanted to say Thank You to all of the members who have been sticking up for me, telling me to ignore the ignorant comments, and to keep posting my thoughts! I definatly appreciate you're kindness.

"Wake has been a bargain during his Sox career. He's alternately fun and excruciatingly painful. Sort of like my ex-wife!" - Spudboy Aww man that was a good analogy!! I'm keeping that one in memory. Hey thanks a lot for virtues comment, you explained that perfectly. Now I can add "brevity" to my vocab =] In case anyone else doesnt know what "brevity" means, and is afraid to say it... brevity; Meaning 1: The use of brief expressions Meaning 2: The attribute of being brief or fleeting

Thanks Alot, I really appreciate that.

* Man that was dumb, my bad. Thanks Coco's Disciples, that was a huge error. * I didn't look it up, so you may have a point... but I'm pretty sure I recall Wakefield hitting 84-85 with his fastball numerous times. You're right though, his average heater tops out at about 79, but I was trying to go from my head, and try to be nice while ripping him at that moment. Thank You * Well I hope someone's not a "f***" for reading a blog on the Red Sox... I mean there are much worse things you could be doing on the internet... today my 7 year old nephew wanted me to check out the new Transformers action figures, and I just happened to be on YouTube.com at the time, so I just searched for "Transformers", and we got videos of grown men who went out to the stores and bought every single one of these toys, and has recorded themselves playing with the thing, and trying to give it a review! Now hey, I dont put anyone down for the things they like to do, we are all different.... but if you can't refrain, am I really the worst thing to be reading? ....BTW: Thank You, you're definately right, I write to many long sentences, and ramble on, is that a pet peve of most blog readers? I am new to this, but when I read, I dont mind what length it is, as long as I am interested, or enjoy the voice of the writer.

That's incredible, I wasn't aware of that until you told me. Why didn't they let him blossom into the player he was for the Sixers? Did they trade him for anything good?

Red Sox fans should just start calling our beloved knuckle-baller Tim Wakefield, "Old Faithful".... and maybe many of us do, but I'm sure there are many like myself who have always loved Wake, for what he's done on... and off the field for the past 14 years in Boston, but have always known that knuckleballers can have it one pitch, and lose it the next. We have all seen Wakefield get torched a variety of ways... any team, any game, any inning, any at bat... he can give up big hits to anyone, but we also have seen Wake make the best hitting line-ups in baseball look completely silly trying to run into his knuckleball when he's dealing. For me, watching Wakefield pitch when he just doesn't have it that day, has always been much more frustrating than any other pitcher we have ever had in my short 26 years of "living and dying" with the Red Sox as an ultimate loyal fan. (I was born in Beth Isreal Hospital, yes the same Beth Isreal Deconest that is the Hospital of the Red Sox, in 1983 on June 13th, and grew up in Charlestown, Massachusetts, a stones throw from the Bunker Hill Monument, at 1 Tremont st.) Not that any of that makes me any more important or more entitled as a fan than anyone else on the planet that absolutely loves their Boston Red Sox... just as much as they did before 2004, as they do now. But it let's any reader I may be lucky enough to have the audience of, know that I have been a Sox fan my whole life, and because every single member of my Irish Catholic family is a die-hard Sox fan, and have been far before I was even a twinkle in my fathers eye, and even far before any member of the 2004 World Championship Red Sox Team of "Idiots" were ever close to being born. We are nothing special of course... there are countless of families with a deep love for the Red Sox running through their entire family tree, just like the blood that binds them all. Getting back on focus to a point I was trying to make about Wakefield being the hardest pitcher to watch when he's struggling... because he can't throw a pitch faster than 85, and that's his max. on his "cheese", his fastball is usually just above 80.... it can often look like he's out there playing catch with the catcher! Now I understand that as slow as Wake is pitching out there... can really be a big advantage against Major League hitters who are trained, and used to, hitting a ball that is coming in much, much faster... but it seems sometimes a line-up will swing nice and easy at something they can reach, and once the ball starts rolling, it's bound to come all the way down the hill. However many doubts I may have had about Tim Wakefield, and his ability to get through the tough games when he doesn't have anything going for him, have all but died in the past 5 years. Wake seems to be learning how to really get everything out of his fastball, and uses it so well sneaking it in there between his crazy knuckleball, and looping curve. I don't know if I would say he has gotten better at learning how to "pitch" to a line-up, because I never pitched past High-School, and wouldn't do the injustice of questioning how well a 17 year veteran of the Major Leagues knows how to pitch to a certain line-up. Of course I have my opinion, and obtain knowledge through a variety of sources, including Dennis Eckersley who has been filling in greatly for the Rem Dawg. =] I just feel that Wakefield looks to be the most comfortable he has ever been in his 14 years pitching for Boston, and one thing I can say from experiance about pitching, is that being comfortable and confident on the mound tends to lead to success. Well I hope I caused you to recall many of you're own memories of "Ol' Faithfull" Tim Wakefield pitching for the Sox during the last 14 years.... there are so many great ones, and of course he has his share of blunders, but without the bad memories, the great ones wouldn't feel so great! ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, .................PLEASE, post some of you're memories of Tim Wakefield over the years! I'd really like to hear all of them, and maybe someone has a personal memory with Wake they wouldn't mind posting and sharing with the rest of us!! Anyways, thank you for reading my attempts at learning to write short articles. I am a fan of criticism, and also well aware of my poor spelling , grammar, and writing, so I don't mind any help one bit! //////\\\\\\ Some of my own Tim Wakefield "Memorable Moments" //////\\\\\\ October 16, 2003 : Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS vs. the Yankees, in Yankee Stadium - Wakefield comes back out in the 11th inning after putting down Matsui, Posada, and Giambi in the 10th. Up comes Aarron Boone to step to the plate and hit the very first pitch that Wakefield throws over the Green Monster, and directly through our hearts and hopes of ending the "Curse" that year. Little did we know that the fans who somehow found a way to stay posative in that time of heartache, and proclaim, "We'll get it done next year!" were finaly going to be right! Tim Wakefield Timothy Stephen Wakefield Bats: Right , Throws: Right Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 204 lb. Born: August 2, 1966 in Melbourne, FL Schools: Florida Institute of Technology Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 8th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Signed June 3, 1988. (All Transactions) Debut: July 31, 1992

Spudboy...I love the old photo of a young Dr. J still at Massachusetts Colledge! I live on Bunganut Lake in Maine now, but I grew up on Tremont st. in Charlestown, MA.. Kicks ass, thanks man, im gonna steal that if ya dont mind.... not for an avatar... just to have

Haha, I love the Avatar "Coco's Disciples" but is that really you? =]

It's very rare that Josh Beckett is given a three run lead, and isn't able to get the win. But that is why they play the games, because anything can happen to any player or any team on any given day. Again it was proven yesterday afternoon at Citizen's Bank Park in Philadelphia, as the World Champion Phillies came back to take the lead in the bottom of the 5th inning, scoring 4 runs against a Josh Beckett that came into the game on a dominate streak of 5 wins and no losses in his last 7 starts. The last time Beckett lost, was on April 30th, in a route by Tampa Bay where he gave up 7 earned runs on 10 hits in only 4.2 innings. The Rays won that game 13-0, but since that horrible outing, Beckett has been on fire. That made the comeback by the Phillies, who were on the verge of being swept in their own ballpark, much more impressive in my book. They could have easily thrown in the towel, and chalked this one up as a loss... but the resiliance of a World Champion shined through, and the Red Sox had to put the brooms away, as there would be no sweep in Philly. When the unlikely combo of Rocco Baldelli and Nick Green hit back-to-back homeruns to begin a 4 run top of the 2nd, things looked to be going in the favor of a Red Sox win. Then after the Phillies come back to take the lead in the bottom of the 5th, it didn't last long, as Josh Beckett hit an anger-filled shot into left that tied things back up at 5 a piece! But things didn't stay even for long, as the Champs brought home 6 of the 12 men they sent to plate, giving the Phillies a 11-5 lead that would prove to be plenty enough to take the win. Although the Red Sox looked to be in business with 2 men on and no outs in the top of the 8th, they were ultimately only able to score one more run to make the final 11-6 in favor of Philadelphia. So the winning streak is over, but even in a loss, the Red Sox looked good, apart from some bad innings on the pitching end. On most nights, 6 runs is going to be enough to come out with a win, especially with the pitching staff the Red Sox have. Next will be Wakefield, going up against Volstad and the Florida Marlins at home in Fenway Park.

:thumbsup:Thank you for the comments, and I certainly wrote the post myself, as I'm sure there are plenty of errors knowing my grammer and spelling skills =] "ms_sox".... I'm glad I put Bunganut Lake of Lyman, Maine on you're map =] It's one of the cleanest lakes in Maine, and Maine has a lot of clean lakes to choose from. Anyways, it's good to be a part of "Talksox.com". I finaly have a sufficient outlet for my thoughts, complaints, and praised about our beloved Red Sox Nation! Look for my post about the loss today, and why Julio Lugo is still on the team. Go Sox.....

After winning the first 7 games of the season series to begin the 2009 season against their hated rival, the Red Sox went into last nights game on the verge of sweeping the first 3 series against the New York Yankees. Brad Penny and C.C. Sabathia pitched marvelously for six innings, and it wasn't until Delcarmen came in for the 7th inning that the Yankees were able to get on the board, as they got to him right away when Melky Cabrera singled, stole second, and scored on a Cervelli double. The game was only tied at that point, so the Yankees desperately needed to capatalize on base-runners, and that's exactly what Alex Rodriguez did when he blasted a double into left to bring in two runs. It almost looked like the Yankees were going to pull out of this close game with an emotional win, on the back of their two big dolla boys, A-Rod and C.C., who together make close to one half of a billion dollars. However, as the iconic Yankee Legend Yogi Bera would like to remind us, "It ain't over till it's over." And that is why we watch sports, and love competition, because anything can happen. The "million to one" underdog can actually take down the "sure favorite"... Teams can come back from "impossible" odds, and snatch victory from the face of defeat... David can really beat Goliath. Although last night's two run deficit going into the bottom of the eighth last night was certainly not intimidating the Red Sox hitters, because they have proven they can score lots of runs in any given inning against any given pitcher, I myself, probably like many other Sox fans, knew it was going to be tough to get atleast 2 runs with only 6 outs to spare. But I have been a Red Sox fan for 26 years, my entire life, so I always believe they can come back against any odds and win, and I'm behind them until the last out. Too bad the fans who bailed after the 7th inning rally by the Bombers wern't the same way... otherwise they could have been still sitting in their seats when the Sox came back to take the lead, and hand the ball over for Paplebon to 1-2-3 them home. The Yankees went into the top of the 8th inning having a 3-1 lead late in the game, and beginning to feel the relief and satisfaction of finaly beating the Red Sox this season... going into the top of the 9th, they were down 4-3, and realizing you might have blown this game, and lost an eighth straight. They did lose an eighth straight to Boston, and while the Major League Baseball Season is not decided in eight games, or even you're success against one certain team... the Yankees have felt the storm of the Red Sox, and right now they're not sure if they can weather it.