![]() The Red Sox, and Wakefield, won it all again in 2007. Had the luxury of playing with him on the field, in the booth, and just glad that I had the opportunity over the years to be alongside of him." ![]() "He was just a great teammate and just a great friend. "He was a great competitor when he took that mound," former teammate Kevin Youkilis said on the broadcast of Sunday's Red Sox game. Louis in the World Series to claim their first championship in 86 years. The Red Sox went on to complete their comeback from a three-games-to-none deficit and then sweep St. The following October, with the Red Sox season again at risk against the Yankees in the ALCS, Wakefield got nine outs in extra innings of Game 5, setting up David Ortiz to win it in the 14th. Relying on the old-timey pitch that had largely fallen into disuse, he went on to win 200 major league games, including 186 with the Red Sox - behind only Cy Young and Roger Clemens in franchise history.īut it was his role in the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry of the early 2000s that turned Wakefield into a fan favorite whose impact went far beyond his numbers.Īfter New York rallied to tie Game 7 of the '03 AL Championship Series, Wakefield came on in relief in the 11th inning and Aaron Boone hit his first pitch for a walkoff home run to end Boston's season and extend a World Series drought that stretched back to 1918. ![]() The Red Sox confirmed an illness at the time but did not elaborate, saying Wakefield had requested privacy.ĭrafted by the Pirates as a first baseman who set home run records in college, Wakefield converted to a pitcher after mastering the knuckleball in the minor leagues. Wakefield had brain cancer, according to ex-teammate Curt Schilling, who outed the illness on a podcast last week - drawing an outpouring of support for Wakefield. The Red Sox announced his death in a statement Sunday. And for this reason, the WBZ Weather Team is issuing a NEXT WEATHER ALERT.BOSTON - Tim Wakefield, the knuckleballing workhorse of the Red Sox pitching staff who bounced back after giving up a season-ending home run to the Yankees in the 2003 playoffs to help Boston win its curse-busting World Series title the following year, has died. What has us somewhat concerned is a cold front that will be coming through Friday afternoon. Dew points will rise into the mid-to-upper 60s on Friday, adding a soupy feel to the air. The highs will reach 85-to-90 in a large part of southern New England, although I doubt we will see too many towns actually hitting the 90 degree mark. Longer range? No.įriday will be our one hot and humid day of the week. Why am I telling you all this? Are things about to change? In the short term, yes. We didn't have our first 90 degree day that year until June 20th. Not to mention, we haven't had many real muggy or humid days yet either. Fast forward to this year and Boston is still waiting on its first 90 degree day. Last year at this time, Boston had already hit 90 degrees five times in June and seven times overall (twice in May). Next Weather: WBZ midday forecast for June 17 03:01īy Terry Eliasen, Meteorologist, WBZ-TV Executive Weather ProducerīOSTON - June is often looked at as one of our "better" weather months here in New England.
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