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October 10, 2007
Tim Wakefield did not want to be the center of attention in the Red Sox' clubhouse this morning, politely refusing interview requests.
But he did tell the Journal that he was feeling "good enough" and "back to normal" after throwing a 77-pitch simulated game Tuesday at Fenway Park.
The knuckleballer, who has been bothered by soreness behind his right shoulder since late August, has been penciled in to start Game 4 of the ALCS against the Indians, slated for Tuesday night in Cleveland.
Manager Terry Francona said he thought, after seeing Wakefield throw Tuesday and talking to him afterwards, that the right-hander took a positive step in his workout.
"He gave me the "thumbs up" (sign) when he was done," said Francona this morning. "I think he really seemed to come through it pretty well. He knew it was an important day and he treated it as such. I think we were pretty pleased with the way the ball was coming out of his hand."
Wakefield faced his teammates in the simualted game and Sox' backup catcher Kevin Cash was one of the hitters the knuckler faced. In fact, Cash caught Wakefield last month while Mirabelli was on the DL.
“I was really impressed with two-strike pitch, the soft one,” said Cash. “It had great movement; it went straight down. When he throws the harder one, you get more inconsistent movement, which is good. But, when he throws that soft one, it just kind of floats letter-high and then it falls off the table. He was throwing those really well.”
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