Mike Timlin

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Michael August Timlin (born March 10, 1966 in Midland, TX) was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in June of 1987 in the fifth round. In July of 1997, the Blue Jays traded Mike to the Seattle Mariners (along with pitcher Paul Spoljaric) to the Seattle Mariners for Jose Cruz. Married to Dawn Timlin

Contents 1 Overall Career 1.1 2003 1.2 2004 1.3 2005 1.4 2006 1.5 2007 2 Moment in the Sun 3 Trivia 4 Quotes 4.1 By Timlin 4.2 About Timlin 5 External Links

Overall Career

2003

• In the playoffs, pitched 9.2 innings of one-hit, scoreless baseball against the Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees.

2004

• Made a team-high 76 appearances, at the time 3rd-most in Red Sox history and tied for 4th in the AL
• Pitched in 11 of the 14 postseason games

2005

• Set a Red Sox record for appearances with 81.
• Named the team's Fireman of the Year by the Boston chapter of the BBWAA
• Although his overall numbers were excellent, he stranded only 14 of 32 inherited runners.
• Did not allow an earned run in 66 of his 81 appearances, surrendering as many as two earned runs only four times all year

2006

• Update

2007

• Pitched in his 1000th career game

Moment in the Sun

• As a Blue Jay, picked up the save in Game 6 of the 1992 World Series. Called to the mound with one out remaining, he fielded an Otis Nixon bunt and threw it to first baseman Joe Carter, and the Blue Jays won their first championship.

• Became the 13th pitcher in Major League History to appear in 1000 games.

Trivia

• As of 2005, Timlin is the only active player to have played on three non-New York Yankees championship teams (the 1992 and 1993 Toronto Blue Jays and the 2004 World Series Boston Red Sox).
• Ram Jam's "Black Betty" is his entrance music
• He adds biblical quotes to many autographs
• Likes to wear camoflague under his uniform
• Made his major league debut against the Boston Red Sox April 8, 1991. His line that game was 1.3 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Quotes

By Timlin

• "...I enjoy playing in Boston -- the fans there are unbelievable. I've had some great success there in my latter years, so to speak. I don't want to really end up anywhere else." - Mike Timlin, 10/2005

About Timlin

• "He's a 39-year-old with a 27-year-old's stuff. For three years, he has been the heart and soul of our bullpen, in addition to being one of the best and most respected people we have on our team." - Theo Epstein, 9/2005
• "He's been our heart and soul in that bullpen, period," Kevin Millar, 9/2005

External Links

• TheBaseballCube.com - Career Statistics and Analysis
• Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis
• Mike Timlin at ESPN.com
• MTimlin.com
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