Sarge and Wake
The Mighty Quinn Media Machine —
I found this on YouTube tonight, and many of you Red Sox fans hopefully saw this live, like I did at Professor Thom's. Right after the Red Sox won the World Series last week, Don Orsillo was interviewing Tim Wakefield about what it was like to win the Series a second time, when Mike Timlin walked over and talked into the camera about what a great teammate and a first-class individual Wake is. It was an incredible moment, one of my favorites in any postseason. Wake was on the verge of bursting into tears, and I wasn't the only one at Thom's who got a little choked up at what Sarge ...
Baseball Today: Friday, June 27
Projo Sox Blog —
Journal photo / Kris Craig
'A TEAM WITH NO CENTER': In years to come, when we reflect on this slice of the Red Sox tale, many names will be inextricably linked to the history-altering success of the 2004-and-beyond teams. David Ortiz. Manny Ramirez. Curt Schilling. There are some we'll remember at one end (Kevin Millar, Keith Foulke) and some at the other (Josh Beckett, Jonathan Papelbon).
Yet one name that probably won't come up is Mike Timlin.
Timlin has been here since 2003. He has begun to work his way onto the franchise's all-time lists in select categories. (Did you know, for ...
Cardboard Gods: Mike Timlin
Baseball Toaster —
Untitled There are still members of the Red Sox 2004 championship team making significant contributions to a playoff team in 2008. Unfortunately, these contributions are being made for the Los Angeles Dodgers. While the Dodgers lean heavily on 2004 World Series MVP Manny Ramirez and the pitcher who won the clinching game in each playoff series in 2004, Derek Lowe, the Red Sox seem to be nearing a point where they will have to find a way to win in spite of the last few holdovers from that legendary 86-year-drought-ending roster. When Mike Timlin, shown here in a 2006 card, entered the game in the eleventh inning on Saturday night, weary Sox ...
Young As You Feel: Tim Wakefield
Josh Q. Public —
I’ve been first and I’ve been last. Look at how the time goes past. But I’m all alone at last. Rolling home to you. -Neil Young
Public Service Announcement: Ok, here we go! I’ve been away for a little while. I know you missed me, and I’m sorry for that. I’ll tell you someone who hasn’t been away. I’ll tell you 42-year-young Tim Wakefield has been here. I’ll tell you at season’s end, Tim Wakefield will become the first pitcher in Boston Red Sox’ history to pitch fifteen consecutive ...
