In last week's Ladder Challenge it was a battle of Celtics scorers, with Ray Allen defeating Antoine Walker in a blowout with 88% of the vote. The challenge was Allen's first, and allowed him to take a place on the RBSF Ladder at #92. Meanwhile Antoine (1-1-0) has been booted off altogether, for now at least. This week's challenge features players who have far less in common, as Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield (#97) tries to move up 3 spots by taking on Patriots touchdown machine Randy Moss (#94). Although both have enjoyed productive seasons for their respective clubs, the nod here goes to Wakefield, Boston's current longest tenured athlete, who has both longevity and class to go along with his productivity. So who has your support in this week's battle? (and remember, the most votes in the comments section is the tie-breaker, so be sure to share your thoughts!)
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RANDY MOSS
Ranked : 94
Started: 91
Challenge Record: 2-1-1
Beat: Josh Beckett, Woody Dumart
Lost: Dustin Pedroia
Tied: Ben Coates
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*Played 4 seasons with the Pats (2007-2010).
*Helped Pats win the 2007 AFC Championship and become the first 16-0 regular season team in NFL history.
*Named 1st Team All Pro in 2007.
*Named to 2 Pro Bowls (2007, 2009).
*In 2007 he had 98 receptions for 1,493 yards (15.2 yard average) and 23 touchdowns.
*His 23 TD receptions in 2007 broke Jerry Rice's NFL record which had stood for 20 years.
*Led NFL in TD receptions in both 2007 and 2009.
*Became first player in NFL history to record 100-yards receiving in his first 4 games with a new team.
*Broke record for most TDs (16) in first 10 games with a new team.
*Holds Patriots franchise record for Receiving Yards per Game (75.1).
*Also ranks in Top 10 of Patriots all-time leaders in: Receptions per Game (2), Receiving TD (2) and Receiving Yards (9).
TIM WAKEFIELD
Ranked : 97
Started: NR
Challenge Record: 1-0-0
Beat: Don Nelson
Lost: None
Tied: None
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*Has played last 17 seasons with Red Sox (1995-Present).
*Helped Red Sox win 2 World Series Championships (2004, 2007).
*1999 American League All Star.
*Finished 3rd in 1995 AL Cy Young Award voting (16-8, 2.95 ERA).
*Won the 2010 Roberto Clemente Award.
*Career regular season stats: 179-160 (.528 win %), 4.39 ERA, 22 saves, 2853.1 IP, 1953 K.
*Career playoff statistics: 3-7 (.300 win %), 8.00 ERA, 54 IP, 47 K.
*Holds Red Sox franchise records for: Innings Pitched (2,833.1), Games Started (407), Home Runs Allowed (377), Walks (1,049), Hits (2,769), Losses (160), Earned Runs (1,393), Wild Pitches (110), Hit by Pitch (168) and Batters Faced (12,302).
*Holds franchise single-season record for Home Runs Allowed (38, 1996).
*Also ranks in Top 10 of Red Sox all-time leaders in: Games (2), Strikeouts (2) and Wins (3),
*Currently the oldest player in the American League.
*Currently the longest tenured active Boston athlete.
Boston athletes who have been around since last century...
1995 - Tim Wakefield
1997 - Jason Varitek
1998 - Paul Pierce
1999 - Kevin Faulk
Not surprisingly all 4 are currently holding down spots on the Ladder.
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