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Wakefield looks ahead to surgery, next season

By Amy K. Nelson

Sunday, October 11, 2009

BOSTON -- Tim Wakefield unassumingly packed up his belongings in his corner of the clubhouse after Sunday's 7-6 loss to the Angels. His team had been swept, and Wakefield therefore missed the chance to appear in his 10th postseason. The disc that has been pinching on a nerve in his back left him in too much pain to pitch in the first round. And after Sunday, there will be no second round. So Wakefield will have surgery soon, and he expects to be back next year. "Absolutely, there's no doubt ...

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