OK , I know the season just started, but, I'm closely monitoring Wakefield. Tonight was so typical for him. He gave up three runs early and walked five guys in his 6-inning stint. In the 5th inning, with the Sox down 3-1, Wakefield gave up two singles and a walk to load the bases with nobody out. Then, somehow, he got three straight outs and pitched one more inning after that. The Sox went on to have other problems - It's now 6-1 Angels in the 7th, but, what killed me was about 20 minutes ago, I heard Don Orsillo and Tony Masserotti giving Wakefield a lot of credit for lasting as long as he did and saving the bullpen for the remaining two games.
What? I'm so sick of Wakefield getting this kind of "credit" for being an "innings guy."
I'm telling you: He's not that good anymore. The problem is I get the strong impression that no matter how badly he performs, this Red Sox management team - of Francona and Epstein - will leave Wakefield in there until he keeps losing and losing and it's too late to undo the damage.
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