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Sox Shelve Wakefield for Series

41-year-old ends 17-win season due to nagging shoulder injury

By Jesse Andrews,  Newser User

Posted Oct 23, 2007 11:06 PM CDT

(Newser) – With the Red Sox on the brink of the World Series, knuckleballer Tim Wakefield has decided to shut it down due to worsening inflammation behind his right shoulder. Wakefield was shelled in his only playoff start, Game 4 against Cleveland, allowing five runs, and doctors...   Read full story »

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