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Knuckler

My Life with Baseball's Most Confounding Pitch
by Tim Wakefield
with Tony Massarotti. Knuckler: My Life with Baseball's Most Confounding Pitch. Houghton Harcourt. Apr. 2011. c.256p. photogs. ISBN 9780547517698. $26. SPORTS
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One of the oldest active MLB players, Boston pitcher Wakefield tells his life story (with sportswriter Massarotti, whose A Tale of Two Cities: The 2004 Yankee-Red Sox Rivalry and the War for the Pennant, with John Harper, is the best book on the Sox-Yanks rivalry). The ups and downs of Wakefield's career mirror the movements of his unfathomable pitch that he has harnessed into MLB wins dating back to 1992. Facing his last season, Wakefield seeks to surpass the win records of Cy Young and Roger Clemens, and his memoir provides valuable insights on perseverance, professionalism, and the ability to forget the last pitch. A typical sports autobiography in some ways but from an un-typical athlete whose charitable work and two series rings mark him as a contributor on the field and beyond. Recommended especially for Red Sox fans.—G.R.
Reviewed by Gilles Renaud , Feb 01, 2011
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