Mike Timlin

Columns

1. Life without Jonathan Papelbon a work in progress for Red Sox

   Columns

   04/06/2012

   … runs). Since '03 began, the Red Sox have three pitchers with more than 20 saves -- Papelbon, Foulke (47) and Mike Timlin (27). The only group that is comparable in it's consistency are the Yankees , with Kyle Farnsworth following up …
2. Jason Varitek and the trade that changed a franchise

   Columns

   02/28/2012

   … White Sox closer Roberto Hernandez, Toronto reliever Mike Timlin , Phillies closer Ricky Bottalico and Slocumb, the Red ..... and traded top prospect Jose Cruz Jr. to Toronto for Mike Timlin and Paul Spoljaric. Upon learning of the deal, Duquette dialed Mariners …
3. Jonathan Papelbon bracing himself for the brave new world of free agency

   Columns

   10/11/2011

   … the Red Sox way of baseball. You know, Trot Nixon , Kevin Millar, Johnny Damon , Jason Varitek , Tim Wakefield , Mike Timlin , Curt Schilling . That's how I learned how to play the game of baseball and learned how to survive and compete …
4. As John Henry reminds us, Red Sox are in pretty good shape

   Columns

   07/22/2011

   … single run while holding opponents to a .113 batting average. Like the current group of seventh-inning options, Mike Timlin (2.38 ERA in 22 2/3 innings from July 1-22) and Manny Delcarmen (1.80 ERA over 15 IP) were also solid …
5. Remembering the birth of a closer, five years later

   Columns

   04/05/2011

   … more. The Sox finally plated a pair of runs in the seventh inning, putting Beckett in position for the win. Setup man Mike Timlin , who had closed for the Sox at the end of 2005, survived a rocky eighth inning, with Mark Teixeira getting gunned down at the …

Blogs

1. What they’re saying about (and to) Jason Varitek

   Blog

   03/02/2012

   … from him just by watching. I am glad to have been his teammate. Thanks for all you have done for the game Tek.” – Mike Timlin , Red Sox teammate from 2003-08 “He’s a true professional and was always the most prepared. He taught me how …
2. Nuggetpalooza: Jason Varitek rides into the statistical sunset

   Blog

   03/01/2012

   … 23, 2006 at Mariners – Down 8-7 with two outs in the 9th, Varitek takes Putz over the wall to tie the game. This time, Mike Timlin blew the game in the bottom of the 9th. 0.35 – May 12, 2009 at Angels – Tied 3-3 with one out …
3. A retrospective: Tim Wakefield’s journey to 200 wins

   Blog

   09/14/2011

   … Sox got hammered by the Yankees, 19-8, Wakefield’s 3 1/3 innings of relief meant that neither Keith Foulke nor Mike Timlin had to pitch, and limited other Sox relievers to just an inning of work. That, in turn, ensured that the Sox bullpen was …
4. Nuggetpalooza: Week in review

   Blog

   08/15/2011

   … total of appearances of 1+ innings without allowing a baserunner to 142, easily the most in Red Sox history: 142 – Jonathan Papelbon 90 – Mike Timlin 72 – Hideki Okajima 57 – Manny Delcarmen Here’s today’s trivia question: Where does Papelbon’s 142 such perfect appearances rank on the all-time major league list …
5. Millar: HR Derby didn't affect Gonzalez

   Blog

   08/12/2011

   … Millar relayed the story of the Indians accusing the Sox' Mike Timlin of signaling pitches from the bullpen in 2003. "Cleveland, I think it was, said that Mike Timlin was hanging a towel in the right-center field bullpen …