- Tim Wakefield, one The knuckleball isn’t only hard of baseball’s most to hit either. It is hard to extraordinary pitchers, catch as well. So, Tim has just recently Wakefield required a special retired. He won’t leave catcher who was able to catch without a trail of the knuckleball. A recent victories and triumphs Wakefield catcher was the behind him though. Tim famed Red Sox catcher and Wakefield was known for captain Jason Varitek. Varitek throwing the incredible has also recently ended his 13- knuckleball, which can year career, and will be only be correctly thrown remembered as Wakefield was by a few people in MLB. or even more. Varitek was one Many people have pride of the Sox not only attempted to throw this because he was the captain but pitch, but, as of today, also because he would pull Tim Wakefield has been through countless injuries and known as the modern would forever make the Red knuckler. The knuckleball Sox proud. He still is. Even in is a very unpredictable retirement, Varitek can still pitch that could go look over his glory days and anywhere, and that is remember the times that he one way that made really came through for his Wakefield so popular. He team and contributed a lot has had over 200 towards big milestones in Red victories throwing the Sox history. Varitek and knuckleball, and is ranked Wakefield will always be 56th in the MLB with remembered, and as long as the 2156 total strikeouts Red Sox are around, the throughout his career. memories of these great ` players will be as well. © 2012 Zack Colleran .