I am exactly the same age as Wake and this hits hard. Both of us born summer of '66. He certainly experienced the highs and lows as a player, first not making it as a position player, living the life of a knuckler, giving up the 03 homer to Boone, then coming back to save the Sox pen in 04 and we know the rest.2 WS, 200 wins AND a Roberto Clemente award.
Tears streamed down my face watching the Sox pregame show today as Tom Caron (pre-game host) could barely get through the news and Dave OBrien and Kevin Youkilis on the game intro were so clearly emotional.
This shows the fragility of life and we should appreciate every day with the ones we love.
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