Tim Wakefield News

While the cellar-dwelling Red Sox dwindle, management is at a crossroads that could involve some crucial decisions for the future of the Red Sox organization as we know it.

As many know, the Boston Red Sox didn't get off to the best of starts this season but have somehow found their way back to the .500 mark.

BYOD: BRING YOUR OWN DOC - EPISODE 25: 2012 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL SPECIAL PT. 1: "FAME HIGH," "ONCE IN A LULLABY" & "KNUCKLEBALL" Vlad and Ondi head to the Tribeca Film Festival to talk with some of the most celebrated documentarians of the fest.

The major league season is at the quarter pole, with most teams having played 40 or so games.

After playing just thirteen games, the St. Louis Cardinals lost last year's Comeback Player of the Year once again.

Think for a moment about the greatest pitches you've ever seen. Randy Johnson's slider.

Tuesday afternoon at Fenway Park, Josh Beckett celebrated his 32nd birthday by turning in his best performance of the season as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Seattle Mariners 5-0 to sweep their 2-game series.

The Red Sox honored Wakefield on Tuesday afternoon with a ceremony before Boston's game against Seattle.

I hope that starting pitcher Josh Beckett and everybody else on the Red Sox roster was watching closely during the "Thank you, Wake" ceremonies before today's ballgame against the Mariners at Fenway Park.

The Red Sox honored Wakefield on Tuesday afternoon with a ceremony before Boston's game against Seattle.

RED SOX Sweeney CF Pedroia 2B Ortiz DH Gonzalez 1B Middlebrooks 3B Saltalamacchia C Ross RF Nava LF Aviles SS Pitching: Josh Beckett Mariners vs.

As the Red Sox mark Fenway Park's 100th anniversary, there is nothing really wrong with their attendance - except the club's use of a formula that allows them to announce sellout crowds when many seats are vacant.

MAY 09: Dustin Pedroia #15 of the Boston Red Sox celebrates with teammates after scoring during the game against the Kansas City Royals on May 9, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.

Casey Blake announced his retirement Tuesday , ending a 13-year career that saw him become a regular in the majors when at the ripe age of 29.

Any number of reasons exist to kick back and appreciate the 2012 campaign. Here are just a few : 9. David Ortiz is as fearsome as ever.

A couple of weeks into the 2012 season ESPN showed a highlight of a laser thrown by Nationals center fielder Rick Ankiel to the plate from medium right-center. It was a perfect strike, and it forced a base runner to retreat to third base instead of trying to score.

Here are the lineups: RED SOX Sweeney RF Pedroia 2B Ortiz DH Gonzalez 1B Aviles SS Saltalamacchia C Ross LF Middlebrooks 3B Byrd CF Pitching: RHP Aaron Cook ORIOLES TBA Pitching: RHP Jason Hammel Game time: 1:10 p.m. TV/Radio: NESN / WEEI Orioles vs.

Boston's Dustin Pedroia reacts after flying out to end the seventh inning with a man on.

Bronson Arroyo made thirty-two starts last season, Andrew Miller , Kyle Weiland , and Tim Wakefield started important games down the stretch for the Red Sox , and the Yankees are going to give Phil Hughes every opportunity to cling to the rotation.

Jon Lester threw 122 pitches for the Red Sox on Saturday night, eight shy of his career high.