Today's Target: Tim Wakefield
Vitals: 40 year old RHP. Born in Melbourne, FL. 6-2, 204 lb. 151-135, 4.21 career. 0-1, 1.50 this year. Signed as a free agent in 1995. $4 million salary.
Arsenal: Knuckleballs, almost exclusively. He'll only throw his low-80s fastball if he's ran to three balls on a hitter. He has a curve, but he almost never throws it.
Recent Battles: Back when Josh Bard was still trying to catch Wakefield, the M's played him. This was last April. Wakefield threw a complete game, but the M's won with a three-run third, including a passed ball and a Raul Ibanez ground-rule double.
Our Best Weapon: Ibanez--he's 8/25 career against Wakefield with 3 2Bs and a home run. Might be a day to sit Beltre, who's 0-15 against Wakefield.
The Internet Says: Don't look to Wakefield to expand your cultural horizons. His favorite movie is Top Gun, his favorite actors are Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins, and his hobbies are golfing, fishing, and hunting.
--Tim Wakefield [MLB]
--Seattle 3, Boston 0, 4/15/2007 [baseball-reference]
--Tim Wakefield vs. Mariner hitters [ESPN]
--Tim Wakefield's Favorites [Official Website of Tim Wakefield]
Jarrod Washburn pitches for the M's. The game, which is threatened by Boston weather, begins at 1:05 pm Pacific
