Career Highlights: Tim Wakefield

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  • @TheIronyGiant
    @TheIronyGiant 6 лет назад +174

    Fuck channels that use stupid loud unnecessary dubstep. Fuckin ruins the video.

    • @rftulie
      @rftulie 3 года назад +14

      Uh, no it doesn’t. The music lasts 2 seconds, the video is over 8 minutes long, and the memory of The Wake lasts forever!

    • @drdre4397
      @drdre4397 3 года назад +10

      I would agree with you if it was throughout the video. It's whatever intro music the dude likes, I also hate it but it was 1% of the video. Dude had good quality clips and good audio, Music don't matter.

    • @hunterlowe6844
      @hunterlowe6844  3 года назад +2

      @John Doe ligma balls

    • @br2220
      @br2220 2 года назад

      @@hunterlowe6844 bro if anything ur the shitter... the music is literally 10x the volume. i turned off your shit ass video because it was so loud. and i like edm.

    • @cloudytrichomes
      @cloudytrichomes 9 месяцев назад

      lighis balls

  • @TheMexicanSuperman1
    @TheMexicanSuperman1 Год назад +32

    RIP, gone too soon! What a legend. I still remember rooting for him to set the Red Sox all time Win record. He fell just shy of Cy Young and Roger Clemens. We'll miss you, Tim!

  • @elvinherrera6386
    @elvinherrera6386 Год назад +45

    RIP KNUCKLEBALL GOAT 😢

  • @bhseigel
    @bhseigel Год назад +27

    I was so infatuated with this team as a kid, Garciaparra, Wakefield, Nixon, Millar, Ramirez, Martinez, Ortiz, Damon, Giambi, Varitek. They awakened a deep love for the game in a young man that had no real connection with Baseball up to that point. Thank you boys!

    • @beato96
      @beato96 11 месяцев назад +1

      Literally same bro

    • @deadarmd
      @deadarmd 7 месяцев назад +1

      Remember Billy Mueller or trot nixon?

  • @giveththeloot1517
    @giveththeloot1517 Год назад +9

    RIP Tim. It was a privilege to see you at work.

  • @617sasso
    @617sasso Год назад +17

    RIP WAKE! WE LOVE YOU!!!

  • @justinamenta
    @justinamenta 4 года назад +43

    4:30 that's me holding up Wake's jersey behind the dugout at his 200th W! I was lucky enough to get a game ball and he autographed it a few years later at a premiere of the Knuckleball! documentary. Ive had the opportunity to meet Wake a few times, amazing dude...unlike some other players I've encountered...

    • @dapperdave918
      @dapperdave918 Год назад

      What other players have you encountered?

  • @stevenwalker9013
    @stevenwalker9013 Год назад +6

    Had to come watch this after hearing the news. I was a huge Sox fan during that run. Loved watching that knuckler dance around. Rest easy!

  • @MISTERLOLCRACKERS
    @MISTERLOLCRACKERS Год назад +2

    The last great knuckleballer. Hope to see more of them eventually. Best pitch in baseball. Rest east Tim. Thanks for helping me love the game.

  • @philipmaclarenjr.2004
    @philipmaclarenjr.2004 6 лет назад +39

    this guy is pure class. his involvement with the redsox foundation and other humanatrium projects he is truly a hall of famer in life as a man and sure enough as ball player. the way he talks about others is refreshing especially this day and age when the news makes you think we all hate eachother. pure class

  • @ahmedsyed3436
    @ahmedsyed3436 Год назад +1

    RIP . Thanks for the memories.

  • @RyanisReading
    @RyanisReading 11 месяцев назад +1

    Rest in peace Tim Wakefield I'll always remember watching you pitch for the Sox u were a legend

  • @brianoneill5143
    @brianoneill5143 9 месяцев назад +1

    I made sure I drafted Wakefield in every fantasy league I had every year. He was also just fun to watch.

  • @Sabercats12
    @Sabercats12 7 лет назад +76

    Tim Wakefield was the only modern knuckleball pitcher to win 2 world series rings!

    • @taylorstacy1229
      @taylorstacy1229 2 года назад +3

      And probably the last

    • @marcstevens8576
      @marcstevens8576 Год назад +3

      @@taylorstacy1229 instead of The Red Sox not letting anybody wear Clemens' coveted #21 number, for whatever reason, Wakefield's number must be retired this coming season, as He did far more for the team than Roger ever did. They retired Pesky's number #6, for the same reason they should give Tim his rightful credits...

    • @JuanD.Quinones
      @JuanD.Quinones 12 дней назад

      He fight off too much!

  • @garygood6804
    @garygood6804 4 года назад +14

    I never worried about Wakefield's ERA. He was in the rotation to eat innings and reat the pen. He did his job well.

    • @alk158
      @alk158 2 года назад +2

      When you consider he pitched in the steroid age and a hitters park (Fenway) he still was slightly better than average. For his career he allowed 5 runs per game (including unearned as knuckleballers allow more unearned runs because of passed balls for knuckleball) but according to baseball reference the average based on league and ballpark was 5.12 runs per game so he still was slightly better then an average pitcher who ate up a lot of innings. Although he had some good and bad years.

  • @coolworx
    @coolworx 6 лет назад +6

    Tim Wakefield got me back into watching the Sox.
    I was born and raised on Yaz, Fisk, Lynn and Evans but by my late 20's had fallen out of following the 'Boys of Summer'. Plus they had broken my heard in '78 and '86.
    Then in '95 I happen to be channel surfing... and I see this dude pitching mad dancing flutterballs.
    I got back on the bandwagon, and was rewarded in less than a decade.
    Ohh ya... did I mention, I've been rewarded 3 times since then... and the latest is just as sweet as the first!
    Thanks Tim, for your crazy mad knuckler that brought me back into 'The Faith of Tessie.

  • @DrRussPhd
    @DrRussPhd 2 года назад +8

    I loved watching Wake pitch, especially when Don Orsillo and Jerry Remy were calling the game.

  • @chrisman3965
    @chrisman3965 3 года назад +3

    Probably my all time favorite Red Sox player.

  • @mrdel7776
    @mrdel7776 3 года назад +3

    This guy tim wakefield hall of fame class in his own league the knuckleball over 200 wins 2 rings a no hitter all star a red Sox legend

  • @InfinitelyILLogical
    @InfinitelyILLogical Год назад +3

    There is only one word to describe Wake: Incredible

  • @willypete12
    @willypete12 4 месяца назад +1

    That knuckle always giving hitters fits

  • @Devildonk
    @Devildonk Год назад

    RIP Wake. Ty for the memories. When you were on, you were unhittable.

  • @swagmuffin9000
    @swagmuffin9000 Год назад +1

    Guy looks like the chillest dude. Like I probably could be doing absolutely nothing and still have a good time if he were around.

  • @danielnajera2315
    @danielnajera2315 Год назад +5

    rip legend 💔

  • @ChrisPierreBacon
    @ChrisPierreBacon 4 года назад +7

    Knuckleball has always been my favorite pitch. A pitch so effective even the pitcher doesn't know where it's going.

  • @24RulezJG
    @24RulezJG Год назад +5

    R.I.P Tim Wakefield. 😭💔🙏

  • @WildDog7771
    @WildDog7771 Год назад +2

    Rest in peace Tim Wakefield

  • @DieselDriven
    @DieselDriven Год назад +2

    RIP to the GOAT knuckleballer😢

  • @evanperzanowski1413
    @evanperzanowski1413 2 месяца назад

    #49 on the Red Sox...Underrated 💯
    R.I.P to a Legend ❤

  • @bintang__bint
    @bintang__bint Год назад +2

    RIP Tim Wakefield

  • @vincentnguyen8650
    @vincentnguyen8650 8 лет назад +11

    THE VIDEO WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR

    • @hunterlowe6844
      @hunterlowe6844  8 лет назад

      I just post things from players that i think are (or were) good. Or other things.

  • @Shloopy420
    @Shloopy420 Год назад +1

    rest easy brother

  • @jeffsan4996
    @jeffsan4996 7 лет назад +102

    anyone remember Tim Wakefield on MVP Baseball? omg this guy almost got a no hitter on me lol

    • @sullysnq5430
      @sullysnq5430 6 лет назад +6

      In MVP baseball, Wakefield was BANNED!!!! Literally, just throw the knuckle in the bottom right corner every pitch.

    • @gentbar7296
      @gentbar7296 6 лет назад +1

      JeffSan i threw several no hitters with him. man took me an hour to finish it in expert

    • @jasonr375
      @jasonr375 4 года назад +2

      haha i was just playing 05 with him. Ironically, Steve Sparks was the opposing pitcher and he throws a Knuckleball as well so I got a taste of my own medicine. He threw a 9 inning shutout on me, the bastard. Wakefield did get hurt in the 3rd though, so...might have been a 12 inning 0-0 game with the starters still in if not for that!

    • @hijeans1103
      @hijeans1103 3 года назад +2

      Did you not remember the golden rule: if it’s high let it fly if it’s low let it go

    • @aidenjaxlol
      @aidenjaxlol 3 года назад +1

      Miss those mvp games! Best baseball game

  • @mikeyoungblood1642
    @mikeyoungblood1642 Год назад +4

    People forget his curveball was the perfect compliment to his knuckler

  • @yaterspoon57
    @yaterspoon57 Год назад +2

    Godspeed Wake

  • @joshueperez4922
    @joshueperez4922 3 месяца назад +1

    RIP Red Sox Legend !!!

  • @samnwakefield2032
    @samnwakefield2032 8 лет назад +15

    the best knuckleballer of all time period

    • @0neFamily
      @0neFamily 7 лет назад

      Samn Wakefield
      Uhh, ever heard of a guy named Phil Niekro? You know, the Hall of Famer?

    • @samnwakefield2032
      @samnwakefield2032 7 лет назад +2

      he was good but wake was the best

    • @0neFamily
      @0neFamily 7 лет назад +1

      Samn Wakefield
      Hmmm, let's see..... Niekro had ~2000 more innings pitched, ~1000 more strikeouts, ~100 more wins, ~60 higher career WAR, and a career ERA 1 full run lower. Need I say more?

    • @samnwakefield2032
      @samnwakefield2032 7 лет назад +1

      yet... at the time niekro started throwing a knuckleball ..the knuckleball wasnt that common ..but wakefield has had more success with it than this niekro guy ...wakefield has thrown the most devastating knuckleballs ever seen ..and thats a fact..so do ur math and study wakefield carreer with it as a main pitch in his arsenal

    • @0neFamily
      @0neFamily 7 лет назад +1

      Samn Wakefield
      Lol, I didn't realize a clear cut stats comparison was so hard to comprehend. Niekro was measurably better in every significant statistical category by wide margins. How's that for "math".
      Have you even studied Niekro? Checked his stats or watched some footage? Or do you just have your head stuck in the sand?

  • @tommcdonald2805
    @tommcdonald2805 Год назад +1

    I just heard that he died….damn…perhaps the last great knuckleballer….RIP Tim

  • @coolguy02536
    @coolguy02536 8 лет назад +72

    I love loud and obnoxious intros on sports compilations.

    • @119Agent
      @119Agent 6 лет назад +3

      Me too. Great for work environments when I'm supposed to be working and not watching baseball videos on RUclips.

    • @coolguy02536
      @coolguy02536 6 лет назад +3

      I bet Tim Wakefield loves this genre of music too.

  • @JohnSmith-lt1zq
    @JohnSmith-lt1zq 6 лет назад +2

    Did you guys know that Tim lives in my neighborhood in Florida? That guy's a legend.

  • @normanleach5427
    @normanleach5427 5 лет назад +2

    I like to think the villiage I live in was named after him. Starting a knuckle baller in a playoff game is all you need to know about his expertice. As Mark Twain once said, "Stand back and cut me loose."

  • @mikevezzo9059
    @mikevezzo9059 3 месяца назад

    Just randomly typed in Tim wakefield pitches rememberd him from mlb the show 06 and 07 I was about 12 it was my dads game on ps2 I hated baseball was more into madden abd nba live but rememberd Tim because that’s the only way I could beat my dad that’s crazy to have a thought about someone like that rip Tim

  • @ELV943
    @ELV943 3 года назад +3

    Got tickets behind home plate against trash ass Baltimore. Got to watch Wakefield K.O. everyone ball looked amazing. I was in awe the entire game.

  • @shomat743
    @shomat743 Год назад +1

    R.I.P Mr.Knuckle ball

  • @SoydeCubaCompay
    @SoydeCubaCompay 6 лет назад +5

    Tim Wakefield has shown that speed is not essential x

  • @BostonJohn-inLA
    @BostonJohn-inLA Год назад

    Tim was a castaway picked up by the Red Sox and the knuckleball made his career. Pennant fever came to Boston most summer and I remember taking my daughter to one of those games in the bleachers. Real sad, great person.

  • @brendananastasia3833
    @brendananastasia3833 2 года назад +3

    He’s probably second best video game athlete of all time behind Bo Jackson. If you ever faced him on Griffey, you’ve been through some shit.

  • @darrio6625
    @darrio6625 7 лет назад +6

    As a Yankees fan I hate going up against this guy you will go on a losing streak if you lose against him

  • @Rossadena
    @Rossadena Год назад +2

    RIP knuckleballer

  • @marcstevens8576
    @marcstevens8576 Год назад +3

    I'm certain The Red Sox will have some kind of ceremony and retire his number. Shame he'll never get to see it. ⚾⚾

  • @anthonypadula7795
    @anthonypadula7795 5 лет назад +18

    Can u imagine a 95mph fastball with tim's knuckleball.

    • @TheSicariuss
      @TheSicariuss 3 года назад +9

      It would be insane but the problem is that you’d have to throw the ball in such a way that it would be really easy to tell which pitch is coming

    • @anthonylombardo1261
      @anthonylombardo1261 Год назад

      @@TheSicariuss fair, but a 90 even 89 fastball could be disgusted as a knuckleball coming, if you were paid millions of dollars to do that every 4th or 5th day, I think it’s a goldmine nobody has opened up.

    • @ChrisLuc-d4n
      @ChrisLuc-d4n Год назад

      @@TheSicariussbest part is about the knuckleball you know when it’s comin but you don’t know what it’s doin 😂

  • @andrewglass8683
    @andrewglass8683 8 лет назад +8

    That pitch at 3:42 defied physics. it went down and then right......

    • @hunterlowe6844
      @hunterlowe6844  8 лет назад +4

      Not really. I compare Tim Wakefield in the later years of his career (like 2005-2012) to R.A. Dickey in his Prime (2009-2013). If you look back on that clip, the pitch was only 60 mph, so a lot more break can occur and more peculiar swings can happen. Also, the ball is knuckling, so while a curveball is thrown with topspin, so a slow curveball will rise up then drop straight down. That is why curveballs tend to hit the dirt often. With a knuckleball, there is no spin at all, so it can really be controlled the the wind, and the handed-ness of the pitcher. Hope that clears it up.

    • @drtidrow
      @drtidrow 5 лет назад

      @@hunterlowe6844 From what I understand, the ideal knuckleball does a half-turn on it's way to the plate, so that the turbulence off the slowly-rotating seams makes it dance around.

  • @DionicioPerez-mn2wf
    @DionicioPerez-mn2wf Год назад

    Se fué un grande del beisbol 😢

  • @superfreak_music
    @superfreak_music 4 года назад +2

    LMAO at all the complaints over a 7 second intro. Anyhow, yeah ... Wake's knuckler was fun to watch.

  • @jordanpatience9249
    @jordanpatience9249 3 года назад +4

    Proof you don’t have to throw 100 miles an hour

  • @gentbar7296
    @gentbar7296 6 лет назад +1

    the lower speed pitch as a hitter looks like dead meat (not that 70-80mph its actually achievable by most) but as a amateur pitcher this guy is amazing one of for the top of record books.

  • @raypan4587
    @raypan4587 Год назад +2

    RIP

  • @travmakesbeats3372
    @travmakesbeats3372 Год назад +1

    Tim Wakefield built like a casual bowling club dad. There is literally nothing athletic about him. Just 100% technique.

  • @schmitty1437
    @schmitty1437 Год назад

    absolute knuckle chad

  • @joewalser70
    @joewalser70 Год назад

    rip legend

  • @ericrand6276
    @ericrand6276 5 лет назад +2

    For a career highlight video, they seem to have left out the start of his career in Pittsburgh.

  • @knucle_rui
    @knucle_rui 3 года назад +1

    My dream is to be like him.

  • @plushman3685
    @plushman3685 4 года назад +2

    A three hundred winner with the shittiest era. Gotta love that 90’s early 00’s Boston offense

  • @maseotwelve5217
    @maseotwelve5217 Год назад

    youtube ads are trash, and somehow they show up black on my screen...you figure it out YT

  • @bdiddy2951
    @bdiddy2951 3 года назад +1

    These guys haven't hit against someone throwing 60 mph since they were in junior high

  • @cesarparisyarleque516
    @cesarparisyarleque516 Год назад +1

    1:15 , he missed the ball by a mile...

  • @benbabich
    @benbabich 6 лет назад +4

    Thought you knew physics? Wrong.

  • @Darkmaster-ut8xk
    @Darkmaster-ut8xk Год назад +1

    Le pitcheo a Barry bonds alguna vez

  • @Nowthisispodracing4
    @Nowthisispodracing4 7 лет назад +2

    Where's the Aaron Boone HR or his stuff with the Pirates?

    • @leoyu7598
      @leoyu7598 5 лет назад

      Nowthisispodracing red sox

  • @p4t21ck
    @p4t21ck 7 лет назад +4

    RIP Headphone Users.

  • @alejand_ro
    @alejand_ro 6 лет назад

    2:55 한국인 야구팬 특히 KT팬에게 익숙한 이름 앤디 마르테....

  • @luiscarlosinnecco7252
    @luiscarlosinnecco7252 6 лет назад +3

    This guy in MVP Baseball 2005 was annoying with his knuckleball

    • @jasonr375
      @jasonr375 4 года назад

      Haha thank god 'm a red sox fan and get to play as him! Actually, Steve Sparks and R.A.Dickey are in the game too. Not sure of any other knuckleballers

  • @Alexie-MC
    @Alexie-MC 6 лет назад +1

    🔥⚾️🔥

  • @HabsCanada1
    @HabsCanada1 6 лет назад

    Fucking Owned!!!

  • @sapper72783
    @sapper72783 5 лет назад

    Is it too late to resign Wakefield

  • @GordonFalt
    @GordonFalt Год назад

    Wakey wakey eggs and bakey!

  • @regressful
    @regressful 5 лет назад +2

    147 subs and 124k viewers bro you’re watching quality content and not even gonna sub

  • @tavionhawkns5227
    @tavionhawkns5227 Месяц назад

    Rip

  • @Iove
    @Iove 4 года назад

    이분이 딕키선생? ㄷㄷ

  • @陳年-i4v
    @陳年-i4v 4 месяца назад

    🦋~🦋🦋~🦋🦋🦋~

  • @davidlim748
    @davidlim748 5 лет назад +1

    butter fly ball haha

  • @cincinnatipedalsteel4347
    @cincinnatipedalsteel4347 Год назад

    Best knuckleballer of all time? Phil Niekro. There was a knuckleballer pitcher who threw a no hitter in 1917… his name; Eddie Cicotte

  • @laurenhagan5531
    @laurenhagan5531 6 лет назад +1

    hi hi

  • @DaGranFather401
    @DaGranFather401 2 месяца назад

    Made his living in the 60s mph club

  • @patman2468
    @patman2468 3 года назад

    This is hilarious.

  • @sillyboy173
    @sillyboy173 4 года назад

    This announcer has the enthusiasm of a corpse

  • @外川真一
    @外川真一 Год назад

    Good bye, Timothy.

  • @ericradford2142
    @ericradford2142 Год назад +2

    RIP Tim Wakefield

  • @Miyukiyokema
    @Miyukiyokema Год назад +1

    RIP

  • @cammoreau3613
    @cammoreau3613 Год назад +1

    RIP