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
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.
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.
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.
brought fighting season year
That's how we have to play. We brought it down to the end of the season like we usually do. We've been fighting for first place all year long.
sigh tough
You never want to sigh too hard. It's going to be a tough two games.
everybody good level
Basically, ... he was back to his own level today. For everybody in this room, it was good to see.
chance edgar mistake ninety percent pick save turn
Ninety percent of the time, Edgar is going to turn that over. That's part of the game. I had a chance to pick up his mistake and save a win.