Talk:Tim Wakefield

Personal catcher
Need to update "personal catcher" discussion of Doug Mirabelli now that Doug has been traded —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 63.78.77.2 (talk • contribs).
 * For now, just updated the tense, "Mirabelli *was* Wakefield's personal catcher"... when the 06 season starts we'll see the new situation. Not sure if Flaherty will be "Wake's catcher" the way Mirabelli was or not. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 207.59.86.5 (talk • contribs).

Lost season?
Does anyone know why Wakefield didn't play in the 1994 season? Darwin&#39;s Bulldog 09:06, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

sent back down to the minors —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.248.190.62 (talk • contribs).

Scapegoat?
Quote: Most (including himself) thought Wakefield would be labeled the scapegoat following the 2003 ALCS

Can anyone provide a reference to a suggestion that 'most' thought Wakefield would be labeled a scapegoat? Overwhelmingly, Grady Little (manager) was considered the scapegoat as soon as the game ended. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 162.136.192.1 (talk • contribs).

Pitching Style
It's not really that important, but where the article talks about the environmental factors on the knuckleball, it says "knuckles", i always heard and used the term "tumbles". Like I said, not that important, but does anyone know what the proper term is? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.218.143.47 (talk) 11:55, 3 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Someone apparently thought "knuckles" describes the movement of the ball but that is a mistake for two reasons: 1) the verb knuckles has a very different meaning than the usual descriptive "tumble", "flutter", "dart" etc. 2) the origin of the term knuckleball is due to the original grip for the pitch which involves using the knuckles -- nowadays everyone (even oldtimers like Niekro) would use their fingernails.  So I replaced "knuckles" with "flutters".  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.120.178.13 (talk) 04:13, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

I think it would be appropriate if this article made mention of the fact that Tim Wakefield is a leader in hitting batters due to the nature of the knuckle ball. Other articles list pitchers by the number of batters hit and Time Wakefield is near the top of that list. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLB_All-Time_Hit_Batsmen_List

I went ahead and did it. Here is the source if someone can add it for me; http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/historical/player_stats.jsp?teamPosCode=all&statType=2&timeFrame=3&Submit=Submit&c_id=mlb&sitSplit=&timeSubFrame2=0&venueID=&baseballScope=mlb&timeSubFrame=0&&sortByStat=HBP —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.89.211.119 (talk) 07:42, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

And too, in the "See Also" section, a link to the all time batters hit list would be appropriate. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.89.211.119 (talk) 07:45, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

I added and corrected some details about his pitch speeds based upon what we have learned from PITCHf/x data, including the fact that he throws two distinct speeds of knuckleballs. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.253.84.162 (talk) 14:31, 6 September 2010 (UTC)

How can one "strike out four batters in one inning"
Can somebody explain the bit about:

"He is one of just a few pitchers in history to strike out four batters in one inning. Because the fluttering knuckleball produces many passed balls, several knuckleballers share this honor with Wakefield."

How does one "strike out four batters in one inning" without ending the inning after the third strikeout? What is a "passed ball" and how does the knuckleball style make this possible? I think more elaboration is needed, or at least a link to another page that explains this phenomenon. -- Adam Katz 18:29, 29 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Explanation found on passed ball. I made that a link in the article.  The third strike gets called, thus a strikeout, but the catcher failed to catch the pitch (the "passed ball") and the batter steals first, thus no out. -- Adam Katz 18:38, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Last appearance date
Since he's going to announce his retirement later today, does anyone know what the date of his last MLB appearance was? Yankees Expert (talk) 19:48, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * It appears his final appearance was 9/25 against the Yankees. Thargor Orlando (talk) 19:50, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I already added it in a hidden comment. Once the announcement is made, we simply remove the . – Muboshgu (talk) 19:52, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

Is the statement "Wakefield, at the time of his retirement, was the oldest current active player in the majors" accurate?
Where does Jaime Moyer fall in this discussion? He's 49, and currently signed to a minor-league contract with the Rockies, with a non-roster invitation to spring training. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.20.194.16 (talk) 00:10, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

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infobox needed
How about an infobox with personal information? MaynardClark (talk) 01:07, 29 February 2024 (UTC)


 * The article uses Infobox baseball biography, which does contain some personal information. – Muboshgu (talk) 01:11, 29 February 2024 (UTC)