Tim Wakefield Less Than Stellar in Milestone Start

Zach Auger — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:36:53 -0400

Tim Wakefield took the mound tonight in his 500th career start with the Boston Red Sox. They faced the Texas Rangers Saturday night, but the knuckle-baller never got out of the second inning after allowing an embarrassing seven runs.

The rest of the game was pretty much over for the Red Sox. The Rangers continued to tack on runs throughout the game, putting a win out of reach. The game ended with Red Sox 8, Rangers 15.

MVP candidate Dustin Pedroia went 0-3. The BoSox were unable to take advantage of the fact that the Rays lost again to Toronto, leaving the gap between the two teams at 2.5 games.

Wakefield is now 8-10 on the season.

New England Patriots' Team Captains

Zach Auger — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:35:33 -0400

As the 2008 season begins, the time has come for the team to elect its eight captains. On offense, the Patriots have chosen quarterback and reigning MVP Tom Brady, his favorite target and All-Pro WR Randy Moss, and All-Pro LT Matt Light.

The Defense will be commanded by linebackers Tedy Bruschi and Mike Vrabel, as well as veteran safety Rodney Harrison and defensive lineman Vince Wilfork. Linebacker Larry Izzo will serve as the captain on special teams.

All captains were elected by their teammates this week. Brady has been elected captain for the seventh season in a row. Just like Brady, Tedy Bruschi has been captain since 2002. Harrison will have been elected as team captain for his fifth time, as he had it four straight years from 2003-2006, but did not receive the honor last season. Vrabel will be going into his fourth straight year as a defensive captain.

Moss, Light, and Wilfork are captains for the first time; however, the least known player of these eight has been a Patriot for the longest. Special-teamer Larry Izzo is going into his eighth season with the title of team captain. He has been elected captain each year since joining the team in 2001.

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Tim Wakefield Less Than Stellar in Milestone Start

New England Patriots' Team Captains