Talk:Tim Wakefield

message: Does anyone know why Wakefield didn't play in the 1994 season? Darwin's Bulldog 09:06, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lost season? 

message: It's not really that important, but where the article talks about the environmental factors on the knuckleball, it says "knuckles", i always heard and used the term "tumbles".  Like I said, not that important, but does anyone know what the proper term is?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.218.143.47 (talk) 11:55, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Someone apparently thought "knuckles" describes the movement of the ball but that is a mistake for two reasons: 1) the verb knuckles has a very different meaning than the usual descriptive "tumble", "flutter", "dart" etc.  2) the origin of the term knuckleball is due to the original grip for the pitch which involves using the knuckles -- nowadays everyone (even oldtimers like Niekro) would use their fingernails.  So I replaced "knuckles" with "flutters".  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.120.178.13 (talk) 04:13, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pitching Style 

message: Can somebody explain the bit about:
He is one of just a few pitchers in history to strike out four batters in one inning. Because the fluttering knuckleball produces many passed balls, several knuckleballers share this honor with Wakefield.
How does one "strike out four batters in one inning" without ending the inning after the third strikeout?  What is a "passed ball" and how does the knuckleball style make this possible?  I think more elaboration is needed, or at least a link to another page that explains this phenomenon.  -- Adam Katz 18:29, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Explanation found on passed ball.  I made that a link in the article.  The third strike gets called, thus a strikeout, but the catcher failed to catch the pitch (the "passed ball") and the batter steals first, thus no out. -- Adam Katz 18:38, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  How can one "strike out four batters in one inning" 

message: Since he's going to announce his retirement later today, does anyone know what the date of his last MLB appearance was? Yankees Expert (talk) 19:48, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: It appears his final appearance was 9/25 against the Yankees.  Thargor Orlando (talk) 19:50, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I already added it in a hidden comment. Once the announcement is made, we simply remove the . – Muboshgu (talk) 19:52, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Last appearance date 

message: Where does Jaime Moyer fall in this discussion? He's 49, and currently signed to a minor-league contract with the Rockies, with a non-roster invitation to spring training.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.20.194.16 (talk) 00:10, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is the statement "Wakefield, at the time of his retirement, was the oldest current active player in the majors" accurate? 

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message: How about an infobox with personal information? MaynardClark (talk) 01:07, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: The article uses , which does contain some personal information. – Muboshgu (talk) 01:11, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title: infobox needed