Not time to Wake yet

The long-shot possibility of Tim Wakefield coming off the disabled list to face the New York Yankees in the finale of the Red Sox' longest homestand of the season Monday was all but taken off the board yesterday.
In his first throwing session off a mound in nearly a month, the knuckleballer continued to experience discomfort.
Wakefield, who hasn't pitched since July 17 due to a stress fracture in his rib cage, said that the throwing session proved to him that the injury has begun to heal but still has a ways to go.
"I threw off the mound without any problem," Wakefield said. "It's there but not as sharp of a pain as before."
The 40-year-old said that he's trying to return to duty as soon as possible but said he can't afford to come back too soon and aggravate the injury.
"It's frustrating to me because I want to be on the field," he said. "I feel I should be farther along but I have to listen to the doctors and listen to my body. It's a slow process. It's not a muscle injury. It's a bone injury and you have to wait until it heals."
Here's a look at Wake's numbers this season:

              IP     HR/9  H/9  BB/9  K/9  WHIP  ERA
Tim Wakefield 119.2  1.06  8.08 3.25  6.02 1.25 4.14

David Wells is expected to pitch Monday's finale of the five-game series against the Yankees instead.