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
defensive good great reactions speed tough watching
He's a tough little hitter. He's got great speed. He makes good contact. Watching him on the defensive side, watching him go get the ball, he's pretty awesome. He's got good speed there. He's got very good reactions to the ball.
beat cool guys heal hopefully quite relish sure
We're pretty beat up and banged up. We've been going quite a bit. I'm sure the guys are going to relish a day off. Hopefully heal up and cool down mentally.
beat guys means relish sure
We're pretty beat up and banged. I'm sure the guys are going to relish the day off. It means a lot.
chance game hitting phases playing september
We're playing well in all phases of the game and hitting September where we want to be, with a chance to go to the playoffs. We have a lot of confidence.
admire fame hall individual quality
I admire what he does. He's a quality individual and a Hall of Fame pitcher.
everybody good level
Basically, ... he was back to his own level today. For everybody in this room, it was good to see.
dominating guy hitters ninth people stands works
He's a young guy who works hard. He's not just scraping by in the ninth inning. He's going out there and dominating hitters and people in the stands want to see that in a ninth-inning guy.
accept either game good hit less maybe percent threw throw today
I probably hit less than 50 percent of my spots. I wasn't good today at all. You've got to accept that. That's part of the game right there. Either you're on or you're off. Today was off. They hit me. They know I throw strikes. Maybe I threw too many.
ball crushing ground jam
If you look at it, they weren't crushing the ball off the wall. I had a ground ball in the hole, a walk, two jam shots. You take those two jam shots, those are usually outs.
great guys hitters learning mistake paid
He's learning. He doesn't know the hitters yet. He made a mistake and paid for it. He's going to get guys out more often than not. He's got great stuff.
attempt body knew mind overcome saying
he said. ''There's no way I'm going to attempt to do that. But she knew she could. As the saying goes, 'If the body doesn't mind, then the mind can overcome it.'
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.