Dick Wakefield Retires: I remember years ago watching Wakefield get belted on national television and saying to myself, "Well they finally caught up with him." But he kept coming back and recovering and continued to be a starter for the Red Sox for years. I wonder if the thought of Bobby Valentine being the new manager of the Red Sox had anything to do with his decision. He retired at a relatively young age of 45 for a knuckle ball pitcher when you consider Phil Neikro was 48 and the one time New York Giant Hoyt Wilhelm was close to 50 before he retried. Wilhelm pitched five years for the Giants but did not come west to San Francisco in 1957. In 1952 his first year in the majors, Wilhelm was the leading Giant pitcher with a record of 15-3, pitched in 71 games and threw159 innings. Compare that to Brian Wilson's record during the 2010 World Championship year when he appeared in 70 games but threw a comparatively few 74.2 innings.
Angel Colors: I have always wondered why the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim wear red the color of Lucifer the fallen Angel.
Giant Injury: Ryan Vogelsong is expected to miss the first two weeks of spring training because of a stiff back due to lifting weights. He joins about 854 other baseball players who have been injured lifting weights. The real danger is coming back too soon even though you might think you are ready. You start to throw and really don't even notice that your using a little different motion which leads to an arm injury and there goes the season. It has happened too many times in the past. Learn from history. My advise is to wait a month before you start throwing. It's a long season and the Giants need a healthy Vogelsong!
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