Associated Press
It had become a burden more than a celebration. Tim Wakefield was going for 200 wins and was stuck in neutral.
Seven times he tried. Seven times he failed. No pitcher ever required more starts to win 200. The Wake-200 Tour touched down in Seattle, Minnesota, Chicago, and Kansas City. Last week it went international (Toronto). Nothing changed. Wake would start and he would not win. Something happened every time. Thrice he left with a lead and the bullpen blew it. The Wake Watch exceeded the Yaz Watch of 1979. It was like waiting for Generalissimo Franco to die in 1975. Wake’s starts became like Jack E. Robinson’s campaigns; doomed to fail.
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