Mike Timlin
Mike Timlin
Michael August Timlinis a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. Timlin played on four World Series championship teams in an 18-year career...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth10 March 1966
broke shows stayed wake
The way I look at it, when Wake got hit, he probably could have broke his shin and he still would have stayed in the game. He wanted to be in there and he wanted to win. It shows a lot what he's made of.
dreaming guys home last leagues
This is what we all come to do. Guys don't come to the big leagues dreaming they'll be in last place and go home at the end of September.
becomes breath deep lead magic next number until
It's not any different until we get a significant lead and it becomes different when our magic number is zero. Then it becomes different. Then you can take a deep breath and concentrate on the next step.
game shifted
It was huge, ... The game shifted right there.
age-and-aging fact younger
As you get up in age, you're a little more prideful of the fact that you can keep up with the younger guys,
lose next win
It's not season-ending by any means. They can go out and lose tomorrow, we can win the next day, and we'll be right back there.
extra sweat wipe
The nosepiece slips, you have to wipe sweat off the lenses. With these, there's no extra bulk.
chance lose played
They played well over there. There really was no chance for them to lose their composure.
criticize maligned people taken
I've never been in a bullpen, in my 15 years, that hasn't taken criticism, or been maligned or something. People are going to criticize what you do.
sigh tough
You never want to sigh too hard. It's going to be a tough two games.
gave hold knew opportunity
It was an opportunity you knew was out there and you wanted to take hold of it. It gave us a little life.
full ground guy inches reacting replace seven six took toughest
The guy took a full swing, so I'm reacting to a full swing. As a pitcher, that's one of the toughest things to do. ... I think I went six or seven inches into the ground when I dove. I had to replace my divot.