"Within the next few days, Tim Wakefield [stats] will make what has to be the most difficult decision any professional athlete faces.

To play, or not to play?

For the last 22 years, this has been the week Wakefield packs his bags and heads to spring training. But now, six months shy of his 46th birthday, the oldest player in the majors in 2011 still is a free agent despite his stated preference to return to the Red Sox [team stats] for one more season."