Post by Fish Troll on Oct 23, 2007 22:25:17 GMT -5
BOSTON (AP) -- Tim Wakefield will miss the World Series for Boston because of a shoulder injury he just couldn't shake. Aaron Cook, however, is ready to go for Colorado.
The 41-year-old Wakefield was left off Boston's roster while Jon Lester, who threw a simulated game Tuesday, likely will join the rotation and start Game 4 against the Colorado Rockies.
"This stinks for me," said Wakefield, the knuckleballer who was sidelined for the AL division series and pitched poorly in the championship series. "I want to be out there competing. This is the ultimate stage."
Wakefield is Boston's longest-tenured player. Now in his 13th season with the Red Sox, the team has an option to retain him next year for $4 million. Each year the option is renewed, another one-year, $4 million option is added.
Suddenly, though, there's some question about how long the soft-tossing veteran will go on.
"Based on the information I'm getting from the doctors, I'm seriously at risk of injuring myself for the rest of my life," said Wakefield, who described the injury as inflammation in the back of his right shoulder. "So that had a lot of weight in the decision."
The 41-year-old Wakefield was left off Boston's roster while Jon Lester, who threw a simulated game Tuesday, likely will join the rotation and start Game 4 against the Colorado Rockies.
"This stinks for me," said Wakefield, the knuckleballer who was sidelined for the AL division series and pitched poorly in the championship series. "I want to be out there competing. This is the ultimate stage."
Wakefield is Boston's longest-tenured player. Now in his 13th season with the Red Sox, the team has an option to retain him next year for $4 million. Each year the option is renewed, another one-year, $4 million option is added.
Suddenly, though, there's some question about how long the soft-tossing veteran will go on.
"Based on the information I'm getting from the doctors, I'm seriously at risk of injuring myself for the rest of my life," said Wakefield, who described the injury as inflammation in the back of his right shoulder. "So that had a lot of weight in the decision."
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That stink, he's the last pure knocklerballer. Still won't he retire anyway?
