Comfirmed: Wakefield is not on the ALDS roster

Today before the Sox last game of the season at Fenway Park. Red Sox' RHP Tim Wakefield was told he wouldn't be part of the Sox ALDS in Anaheim. As alot of people speculated and assumed with Wake's herniated disk in his lower back he wasn't at 100 percent. Below is what Francona said about Wake...

You can go one day where you feel good about your pitching, and then
something happens," Francona said. "Wake has that ability, whether it's two
weeks from now, to throw a pretty good game. And he's on board with that,
which we appreciate a lot. He's not going to be in the first round, but that
doesn't mean that something couldn't happen. We all understand where
he's at. It's been very difficult for him phyiscally. But we didn't want to
just shut him down either, because he could still play a role. As crazy as
this game is, we just want to keep our options open."