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
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.
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.
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.
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.
I made it interesting again. But what's important is that we were one up at the end. This is what we do.
I made it interesting again, ... but what's important is that we were one up at the end.
ball bit great hitting
It was a back-and-forth battle. They have a great team. They're hitting the ball well. We just hit the ball a little bit better.
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.
bridge change easy losing pitcher relief season talented
It won't really change anything I do. I was just kind of the bridge to the end of the season anyway. But it won't be easy losing a talented relief pitcher like that.
champion deep happened happens maybe seen tends win
What happened to us happens to every champion. We've seen it in basketball. We've seen it in football. We've seen it in boxing. You see it in every sport. Every champion tends to not necessarily relax, but I think maybe you win and you feel like you can take a deep breath.
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.
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.