Ok so i don't have a lot to talk about today. I was thinking i would talk about Tim Wakefield and why i like the guy so much. Is it because hes plays for the Sox? Is it because of his longevity? I think that these two reasons probably factor into it alot, but the reason i really like him is that you can look at the man and he just screams BASEBALL.
I had the great pleasure of weeks ago at Comerica and we had good seats. I like to take everything in at the ballpark so naturally i watched Tim during his pregame warm-up.This just solidified why i love watching this guy so much. I mean just look at him hes been with Boston for 19 years. He takes a pitch that tops out somewhere around the mid 60's and makes it unhittable at times. Hes the very definition of Boston and the way they play. No he doesn't win every game, as a matter of fact he lost last night to the Rays, but the guy just has a certain Americana feel to him that makes him one of my favorite players in the game. I mean he looks like he could go out and pitch at Yankee stadium in a pressure packed game on a Saturday night, then go buy a six pack of Budweiser and go trout fishing with you the next Sunday afternoon. I bet he would even use the stream as his cooler, you know just like the Busch beer commercials... He's always got a big plug of tobacco in (by the way i do not condone tobacco or alcohol use to anyone) but this cat is definitely old school and it is his most endearing quality to me. Everyone has their favorite players and Wakefield is one of the tops on my list. Some of the tops on my list are Wakefield, Verlander, Josh Hamilton, Pedroia, Youkilis, Michael Young, and Jeter is on this list because i respect his greatness (not because i like the Yanks). Give me an old school feeling player and ill watch them any day of the week.
Please if you live in the Lansing area go give blood at Mad Dogs blood drive on Monday June 20th... its a good cause and people need your help. Listen to him and Josh every weekday morning on 730 the game 6 to 9. God Bless you all....
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