Fortunately, the tables would turn -- he was an important part of the historic 2004 World Series-winning team. (Josh Haunschild/Getty Images), Yasiel Puig needed a few seconds to process an R.A. Dickey knuckleball. One week ago today, Tim Raines, Jeff Bagwell, and Ivan Rodriguez collected a combined 1,097 votes en route to the Hall of Fame. Two notable examples: Adrián Beltré and Edgar Martinez who combined for one lone single in 38 career plate appearances against Wakefield. Tim Wakefield received just one. Most definitely. aNewDomain.net will tell you “everything you ever wanted to know about the knuckleball. Tim Wakefield received just one. And while Wakefield could have asked for more money, and plenty of other teams would have been happy to utilize his ability to pitch almost every day (and twice on Sundays), he remained amazingly loyal to the Red Sox. Not all of those stats are something to be proud of, and most of them (wild pitches in particular) Wakefield has no control over. 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Special honorary recognition will also be bestowed upon individuals and teams that have made significant contributions to sports on the Space Coast. The Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame includes an impressive array of outstanding individuals to be inducted into the 2020 Class of the Hall of Fame. But that’s still something, and for that, he can probably thank his world-class knuckleball. As a youth, Blount loved and played all sports, including baseball, basketball, football, and basically whatever was in season. Serving on the committee are Space Coast Daily President & Publisher Tom Palermo, Vice President Giles Malone, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Jim Palermo, Managing Editor Zach Clark, the Friday Night Locker Room’s Steve Wilson and Orville Susong, former Health First COO Larry Garrison and Amateur Athletic Union Vice President Rusty Buchanan. Eric Chesterton It’s how Wakefield came to be. Last year Wakefield joined the 200-Win Club and ends his career with an even 200 victories. The Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame selection committee announced an impressive array of outstanding individuals to be inducted into the 2020 Class of the Hall of Fame. It's just a media site that happens to cover MLB, the NFL, the NBA, the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago Bears, and the Chicago Bulls. Answer: Not enough. A Hall of Fame-worthy pitcher? There truly has never been a player like Wakefield in major league history. However, none of those guys can truly compare to Wakefield and his knuckleball. During his high school years as a Melbourne Bulldog, he shifted his focus in the fall from football to cross country and it was then he fell in love with running. In addition to Blount’s involvement with the U.S. Track and Field team as a competitor, he also began his outstanding coaching career with the USA Youth National Track and Field Team. Two notable examples: Adrian Beltre and Edgar Martinez, who combined for one lone single in 38 career plate appearances against Wakefield. After graduating from Melbourne High School, he attended Texas A&M and ran track as a walk-on. Wakefield had a short stint as closer for the Red Sox, in 1999. This was certainly the high point of Wakefield's career. The knuckleball was instantly successful for Wakefield as he led all Pittsburgh minor leaguers in wins, innings pitched and complete games. But taken one at a time, in the context of a larger argument, these statistics, or things like them, are sometimes used as evidence. Blount’s coaching experience includes stints at Brevard Community College, Melbourne High School, the University of Central Florida Track Club, Oak Ridge High School, U.S. Originally a position player, Wakefield only took to the mound when his other baseballing options had disappeared into the ether. The Boston Red Sox announced Monday that Wakefield has been selected as one of the team’s 2016 Hall of Fame inductees. THE 2021 SPACE COAST SPORTS HALL OF FAME Banquet and Induction Ceremony will take place at the Cocoa Beach Country Club on Friday, May 7, 2021. NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 20: Retired Pitcher Tim Wakefield of the Boston Red Sox acts in a skit at the MLB Fan Cave located on Broadway and 4th Street on September 20, 2012 in New York City. Yet is there enough support for a Hall of Fame bid? Actually, though, Clair argues more broadly, if only semi-seriously that, “every dipsy-doodler tosser should be in the Hall.”. September 28, 2020 Space Coast Daily News – Brevard County’s Best Newspaper, HOT OFF THE PRESS! The Hall of Fame Case: Tim Wakefield NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 20: Retired Pitcher Tim Wakefield of the Boston Red Sox acts in a skit at the MLB Fan Cave located on Broadway and 4th Street on September 20, 2012 in New York City. He led Satellite High School to a state championships in 2005, 2006 and 2007, as well as a state runner-up finish in 2008. Well, he was a big-game pitcher, winning Game 3 and Game 6 of the 1992 NLCS against the Atlanta Braves, and his knuckleball was featured prominently: Tim Wakefield May Not Be Hall of Fame Worthy, But His Knuckleball Ishttps://t.co/d6gM04GcKG pic.twitter.com/lsrGUhm6Dr, — Baseball is Fun (@flippingbats) January 25, 2017. The forever renewing contractFans love players that stay with a team. The Pirates decided Wakefield was a lost cause and released him early during the 1995 season. Outfielder Ira Flagstead -- a defensive specialist from the 1920s -- is the third player in this year's class, which also includes former club president/CEO Larry Lucchino. Tim Wakefield Boston Red Sox Pitcher. After battling a shoulder injury in the summer of that year, Wakefield removed himself from the postseason roster. Along the way he managed to save 22 games and finish an additional 55. Wakefield will have a much tougher hill to climb, depending on when he retires. In addition to news, Bleacher Nation publishes both rumor and opinion, as well as information reported by other sources. He did everything he was asked regardless of the role and received, in essence, an indefinite contract extension. Just last night Wakefield threw seven innings of four-hit ball against the Tampa Bay Rays. The veteran pitcher worked 19 years in the Major Leagues and amassed over 3,200 innings pitched. The best knuckleballer in history is, of course, Phil Niekro. But Moyer was always a precision pitcher and didn't walk or hit nearly as many batters as Wakefield. Not quite. But a Hall of Fame-caliber pitch? When he retired, Wakefield was the oldest active player in the majors. BOSTON -- Jason Varitek and Tim Wakefield, two invaluable members of Boston's 2004 World Series championship team, have been elected as 2016 Red Sox Hall of Fame inductees. If reader comments on this article are any indication, elevating Wakefield to the Hall of Fame would be controversial. FOR INFORMATION ABOUT the 2021 SPACE COAST SPORTS HALL OF FAME, call 321-323-4460 or 321-615-8111 or e-mail Contact@SpaceCoastDaily.com, CLICK HERE TO SEE MEMBERS OF THE SPACE COAST SPORTS HALL OF FAME. (See our post “Knuckleballer Steven Wright Still Blasting Opposition as Scientists Still Grapple with Physics of the Pitch.”) The claim is that seamless, non-baseball spheres can also be set into a low-spin path that results in a vexingly unpredictable trajectory. Family circumstances brought him back to Brevard County where he ran track for Frank Craig at Brevard Community College, which is now Eastern Florida State College. FOR INFORMATION about the Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame, e-mail Contact@SpaceCoastDaily.com or call 321-615-8111. It seems outrageous to discuss the Hall of Fame credentials for someone who has a 4.38 career ERA and only one All-Star appearance. In 1988, he was drafted in the eighth round by the Pittsburgh Pirates out of Florida Tech as a power-hitting first baseman. @ScottMillerBbl breaks down how Tampa Bay continues meltdown as Houston rides comeback momentum. After all, he amassed 200 wins and struck out more than 2,000 batters over 19 years with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Red Sox, he won ten or more games in 11 different seasons (including two 17-win campaigns), and threw at least 180 innings nine separate times (including five seasons above the 200-inning threshold). Tim Wakefield couldn’t be more thrilled. )Every dipsy-doodler tosser should be in the Hall. I mean, it’s not as though Wakefield didn’t have a decorated big league career before being a one-and-done on the HOF ballot. Trust us” (The Tao of Knuckleball). 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