Career Highlights: Tim Wakefield

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Tim Wakefield was a knuckleball pitcher, just one step below R.A. Dickey. He retired from the MLB at age 45. He spent 19 years in the majors. From 1992-93, he pitched for the Pirates, and from 1995-2011, he pitched for the Red Sox.

[@brandosapien9016]

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

[@rftulie]

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]

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]

@John Doe ligma balls

[@br2220]

@@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]

lighis balls

[@elvinherrera6386]

RIP KNUCKLEBALL GOAT 😢

[@TheMexicanSuperman1]

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!

[@bhseigel]

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]

Literally same bro

[@deadarmd]

Remember Billy Mueller or trot nixon?

[@617sasso]

RIP WAKE! WE LOVE YOU!!!

[@giveththeloot1517]

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

[@justinamenta]

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]

What other players have you encountered?

[@stevenwalker9013]

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!

[@philipmaclarenjr.2004]

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

[@normanleach5427]

Thanks, all the more a fan...

[@garygood6804]

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]

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.

[@DrRussPhd]

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

[@Sabercats12]

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

[@taylorstacy1229]

And probably the last

[@marcstevens8576]

@@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...

[@24RulezJG]

R.I.P Tim Wakefield. 😭💔🙏

[@danielnajera2315]

rip legend 💔

[@coolworx]

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.

[@MISTERLOLCRACKERS]

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.

[@ChrisPierreBacon]

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

[@ahmedsyed3436]

RIP . Thanks for the memories.

[@InfinitelyILLogical]

There is only one word to describe Wake: Incredible

[@jeffsan4996]

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

[@sullysnq5430]

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

[@gentbar7296]

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

[@jasonr375]

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]

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

[@aidenjaxhernandez]

Miss those mvp games! Best baseball game

[@R_R_1992]

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

[@mrdel7776]

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

[@yaterspoon57]

Godspeed Wake

[@chrisman3965]

Probably my all time favorite Red Sox player.

[@DieselDriven]

RIP to the GOAT knuckleballer😢

[@ericradford2142]

RIP Tim Wakefield

[@mikeyoungblood1642]

People forget his curveball was the perfect compliment to his knuckler

[@coolguy02536]

I love loud and obnoxious intros on sports compilations.

[@119Agent]

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

[@coolguy02536]

I bet Tim Wakefield loves this genre of music too.

[@vincentnguyen8650]

THE VIDEO WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR

[@hunterlowe6844]

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

[@Devildonk]

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

[@brianoneill5143]

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

[@WildDog7771]

Rest in peace Tim Wakefield

[@swagmuffin9000]

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

[@samnwakefield2032]

the best knuckleballer of all time period

[@0neFamily]

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

[@samnwakefield2032]

he was good but wake was the best

[@0neFamily]

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]

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]

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?

[@SoydeCubaCompay]

Tim Wakefield has shown that speed is not essential x

[@raypan4587]

RIP

[@ELV943]

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.

[@Rossadena]

RIP knuckleballer

[@darrio6625]

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

[@anthonypadula7795]

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

[@TheSicariuss]

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]

@@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.

[@user-dw9hh8ms5x]

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

[@JohnSmith-lt1zq]

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

[@lucastalbert9175]

John Smith lansing island?

[@normanleach5427]

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."

[@brendananastasia3833]

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.

[@BostonJohn-inLA]

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.

[@andrewglass8683]

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

[@hunterlowe6844]

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]

@@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]

Se fué un grande del beisbol 😢

[@Shloopy420]

rest easy brother

[@tommcdonald2805]

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

[@joewalser70]

rip legend

[@shomat743]

R.I.P Mr.Knuckle ball

[@ericrand6276]

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

[@jordanpatience9249]

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

[@knucle_rui]

My dream is to be like him.

[@schmitty1437]

absolute knuckle chad

[@sfreakmusic]

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

[@gentbar7296]

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.

[@Alexie-MC]

🔥⚾️🔥

[@plushman3685]

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

[@KerryFairbanks]

4:35 everyone involved with that pitch was like "idk what just happened"

[@marcstevens8576]

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

[@cesarparisyarleque516]

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

[@bdiddy2951]

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

[@benbabich]

Thought you knew physics? Wrong.

[@GordonFalt]

Wakey wakey eggs and bakey!

[@HabsCanada1]

Fucking Owned!!!

[@travmakesbeats3372]

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

[@alejand_ro]

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

[@p4t21ck]

RIP Headphone Users.

[@maseotwelve5217]

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

[@Nowthisispodracing4]

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

[@leoyu7598]

Nowthisispodracing red sox

[@davidlim748]

butter fly ball haha

[@cincinnatipedalsteel4347]

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

[@laurenhagan5531]

hi hi

[@luiscarlosinnecco7252]

This guy in MVP Baseball 2005 was annoying with his knuckleball

[@jasonr375]

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

[@Iove]

이분이 딕키선생? ㄷㄷ

[@Darkmaster-ut8xk]

Le pitcheo a Barry bonds alguna vez

[@sapper72783]

Is it too late to resign Wakefield

[@user-so9to1ka0w]

Good bye, Timothy.

[@regressful]

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

[@patman2193]

This is hilarious.

[@sillyboy173]

This announcer has the enthusiasm of a corpse

[@bintang__bint]

RIP Tim Wakefield

[@Miyukiyokema]

RIP

[@cammoreau3613]

RIP