Mike Timlin

Write to Mike Timlin Mike thanks for dreaded hatteras for a month and AM 680 WR KO -- here. You could may have to join us Mike I want to start off with what I think is the most important you know up in Boston -- crazy about the Red Sox we obsessive hyper ventilate about spring training. But his sister Tracy Tracy shocked I hope I'm saying -- correctly trait of short is is engaged in something that has really captured my attention and I -- the -- of every every -- elicit a rough period beads out wanted to tell us a little bit about what traces of you can stop

she is going to start on march 1. -- the capital and now Austin, Texas and she's starting a walk. From Austin, Texas the Boston, Massachusetts. So she's going to be walking you know she came upon this you know where. There's not a whole lot of attention going on for you know -- and she figured. You know -- just. They getting warmer maybe it could be something and this was her way of trying to bring attention to you know such a horrible disease. And also raise money for you know trying to fight.

India mom Mike you have moment traces Rama music issue she system. Your mom died avail lest it she not.

Yes she did she passed away 34 years ago. And actually five years sorry from -- as she was so 61.

I'm not a -- couple of people Mary Ellen knows Jake Kennedy great physical therapist near Boston lost brother. Today LS couple of people that served with in the legislature -- this is a disease that hits home ended it it is a horrific thing to watch. The process of it because as I understand it your body just begins to lose also it's a function and what your mind is alive alert engaged he just can't you lose the ability to communicate. But took to move in interact with people in any particular way.

you just you lose all motor function can be usually starts and you know -- extremity is the other you know my mom -- started her legs. And the nerves just stop firing from from the end slowly worked their way back up you know all the way until you get to the point where. You know goes into the internal systems which you know we knew we try to -- you can expand your diaphragm anymore and you you'll almost basically suffocated.

Suffocate -- City it it's amazing what Tracy assist to -- is about to do as as I understand issue walk about 2000 miles. Proceeding through 11 different states. Austin to Boston is is the walk itself on behalf of on behalf of the angel fund we think it's a fabulous thing and we appreciate not just what Tracey Stewart Mike but your willingness to join us here on IK EO with a with a broadcast station for the next and he is for the Red Sox the -- to signal an Easton Massachusetts so we're real proud of we're proud of that we're going to be watching very very closely -- a 15 year career in the major leagues which is absolutely a -- but -- won a World Series with the blue jays he obviously been a pot of the the winning tradition that's been established it with the Red Sox I'm curious what spring training like after 15 years what's -- what what what what you find exciting about it if anything.

Well it's you know exciting just show up -- and hang out with the guys you know it's to -- to new time a year every year -- you to meet new guys you two. Learn new things people you know that you do you have met. You know and it's it's always on to start the season all over again. You know that's that's what's fun about it it's great weather you know everybody's ready you know under very optimistic about how you're gonna end up you know. Things are not written. In not spring you know so it's it's an open scripts and you know we can go out -- we can do and play as far as we want. And you know Dreamz ever got here so. That's recent -- so so -- on.

Listen Daisuke mania big big big big thing appeared to be down no surprise of shooting your -- And I read -- the other day that an -- session in the bullpen he he just he threw a 103 pitches which for a lot of folks is a great stock. These days the way we can handle pitches and everybody has a selective particular role in the like what you sense of Daisuke that's firing and what you sense of the difference between the way the Japanese approach baseball with this heavy pitch load. As opposed to how a more selective approach to.

Well I think that you we've got kind of gone away from you know what what we need to do and that's. You know just -- baseball and keep your -- that's you know a lot of what the Japanese do they don't do a lot of weightlifting a few more variety. You know manual exercises to keep the children body strong you know which is having a trainer or. But -- but still -- you're you're resistant training you'll. You know they need to approach -- gave -- a little differently probably how we used to do it Enola.

Back at 2006 back 40 to 50 -- play catch.

That you they said that in in one session in Japan he had thrown 300 pitches at one point or something to that -- crazy TU. In that think they're pretty great it's looking to her advantage to doing that listings were out there

I don't know if there's an advantage to do that I -- I think you know personally -- That's -- may have been a little exaggerated.

Now get out of here the the you know the slightly -- I --

which are crucial to like death. You know it's he's he's strong kid you know -- Saudi displaced -- seems probable they threw the ball well all parties there are so you know life. I got to watch military BC so. I know he is he -- and not in George play -- so. That's exactly what we don't want.

With talking Mike Timlin stuff pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. Mikey referenced we used to do it how Americans approach baseball in the 40s and 50s in -- just let's let's go play catch. Of course you go back he looked at the look at the statistics of the great pitching staff staffs I think of the Cleveland Indians back around the mid 50s cost the Yankees in the giants always had dominant steps. You look at the number of innings that people pitched a number of complete games. That people pitched. And yet today athletes I think for the most that would be described as bigger stronger better trained better condition better food. -- everything. And -- yet again we seem to baby them and was say oil you can throw more than 90 pitches in he'll be of middle reliever and he'll be a set -- man and you'll be a close up. I don't know if it's just by age show whether -- going to get nostalgic for the for the days when a guy would just go out there I'd say again be a complete games -- don't worry about it.

Well you know. Part of that you know we've gone into some you know special these things -- middle relief closing starting the other party is owners invest a lot of money in what we do. So they want to be able to last -- also wants identical out. And -- five back to back to back complete games and not be finished the season. So they do you try to protect their investment as much as it possibly cancel that they have a little bit works -- and in your own -- you know could two billion investment but a lot of money on the field little room that's that's that's the big part.

You've got a new pitching coach John Meredith had a couple of days down their pitchers and catchers reported a little bit more than a week ago what you sense I know it's early but which you feel the John Farrell the new guy a for the pitchers

get a good handle about what's going on -- Is methodical everything he does he doesn't you know -- decisions which is nice you want to find out you know region everyone's strength and weakness. That sort of thing so. You know -- be convicted coach you know -- mosquito known each other for a long time in I think they're going to work well together.

Well that that's that's -- is encouraging to hear the pitching is always a question Mark. After the Sox it's for every -- team because it's such an important element of of the winning team and always questionable because of the susceptibility to to injury -- we have a little Manny Ramirez lottery going on up here at what stage show what I believe it or not Mary Ellis Chris my cohost she won. It was just just a wild -- G7 -- mustn't be any yet -- I gotta gotta -- out of it. And you know me and he always does what's the most unpredictable so she kind of called it right on right on the day that he would arrive.

That's a good thing could see -- both. When he showed up obviously impunity. You'd like ever what -- first day in you know go mayor but you know some some circumstances come up in. You know he's here now and seems to be in -- good shape been swinging the bat well

you know with -- put a lot of emphasis on accountability and the like that you know that the that the management expects from all the players. You've certainly been a guy who's lived up to that standard I think for the entire 80 if you Korea show up in shape but -- I love watching him -- come at a -- say Americans we have via -- love -- would -- stratton of the bullpen I -- there is -- bay Texas guy he's going to be throwing some fabulous -- you had some great controlled by the way in the playoffs I don't think it's -- And they give me it was sir I don't think issued a base on balls about him assure that you threw a ball in about six batters he just Withrow an excellent stopped.

Mike you're actually his screen saver on his computer I hope it doesn't -- little weirder anything but I -- the band they -- a -- I don't believe all I Mickey mantle fan as a kid I had him on the greatest of pedestals and I just love watching you -- fall. Mike in terms of this accountability situation though that Theo strand of really put emphasis on you know what which -- sense of a man he hit it showed up being shaped bar is as many going to need to spend the next two or three weeks trying to get a routine and rhythm down.

Now he's he's in pretty good shape you know you either Bloomberg forward here so the as a chance to work out what he's -- quite a bit you know from the reports that -- we've talked case so he definitely shape. You know it's -- or four days of the mini camp you know you're there to. To learn the guys which can which can't do what they can what they can't do and you know -- rhythm with just a team. You know many around long enough that he knows that accident. And you know would be accountability thing you know let's let's just that goes along with Caspian. The -- in the you have to be accountability you know accountable for you know what you do -- and how you do it. And you know -- baseball team works here is. I'm accountable for my actions for everyone else on the team because what I do on the field. You know they rely on so I don't do my best survive I'll try my best then you know. They should have a problem I don't want I don't want people have a problem with how art I'd do my job so you know we're all we're all accepting that fact and you know trying to move forward. Along with that you know as we -- the year.

Question -- Mike quick assessment of the defense this year improved over the last year's team of last year's edition anything that you've seen that's. That gives you cause anything that gives a lot of encouragement

well you know we have to -- middle infielders and you know from the reports that I have heard you know Pedroia -- You know very solid -- watched Lugo. You know throughout the years you've seen -- has -- a Julio Lugo getting -- agreed -- great glove and you know I don't really see anything really gets me -- It -- pretty solid decent you know there's going to be you know we're all going to have our problems were all going to miss the ball. You know we're going to drop -- we're going to go away so -- it's just the nature of the beast but you know -- it's seems very solid.

Whenever I take my kids to the pact -- burial and I go you know sometimes something happened on the field all alone which remind whoever with. It's always easy from the cheap seats we sit the cheap seats a message is that guy should had that ball that -- turn the double play. Like and I'll say to whoever the heck of -- go out there and try it just wants with the 80 plus thousand people scream and by the way at the -- At the -- a lot of pressure on every single game it's. If it's always easy like --

I'm not a good ballplayer when I was a kid and we played T ball whatever you called it then. I'll tell your eyes to go out there we we'd forget it was was to be on on -- with Stapp talking to each other and they just as we try to get -- at least like stay on our base I was definitely not a a great addition on the field I want to see you -- you when I first heard about this this morning I thought maybe Tracy was booked on jet blue or something so she's just decide to walk from Austin and Boston but this is -- A great cause and I'm wondering if you locally work with. I'm Thomas mentioned -- Kennedy Kennedy brothers physical therapy their brother Jimmy died when he was in his early 30s -- LS and it is just a horrible these I know that rich Kennedy his brother or rat as many people on the around Boston does a lot with blue angel -- I'm wondering if you. I'm going to talk to those guys or act you'd done anywhere with doctor brown over at mass general I know is -- some great things with -- you know research -- this this just horrible disease.

Yeah we will report with rich you know ever since we started with Peter -- we know rich you know about the whole time. Him and and Hadley and a camera also left and right now we're just recently retired but you know on impulse that lost his wife. With the -- but. You know those guys you know we've we've gone over. Two facility we if you would doctor brown is doing you know we've we've -- through it we've we purchased. -- would help them purchase a a machine you know. Be some of the research you can faster you know great set things up like that so. You know it's it's it's amazing what dark brown -- time and you know there's been a few slight victories here in the air that. You know nothing quite significant world what we would all like order to be able stop distract and you know try to -- hello.

Well Mike listen you've been great to to -- time in -- just huge fans of view huge admirers of what -- is about to -- let me remind our localism is particularly those those who like to run a -- The fourth annual Sherron timlin named after Mike Tim -- the Sherron timlin memorial five K road race to Q payless is going to be held in hopkinton mass. On June the 16 we have been listening to Mike Timlin with so happy that he took time out of his his ride to the ballpark this money to give us a heads up on what's going on in spring training. What is -- is doing with this walk. Austin to Boston and Mike we have some fabulous fabulous Red Sox tickets that we're going to donate to a LS -- On AM six has hit -- M 680. We have a pair of Red Sox angels tickets -- game is April the 13. These impossible to get. Dugout seats right down by the field you mighty B of the got a high five from Manny. In these seats better from -- talent and even data specifically -- tickets after the highest bidder by the end of today show so the the highest bid that we get by 10 O'Clock. All proceeds -- you're gonna go to the angel fund in the fight to -- LS number here is 617 9311680 we're going to start the bidding at 750 dollars let's see if we can't run that way way up in honor Mike Timlin in Ottawa assistant traits is about to do and most particularly in honor of their late mother -- in the queue up to five tip of the race to Friday queue up to -- Michael all the best from the team and fans at RK out.

Wellcome appreciated one more thing I can throw up there sir if you want to try to keep up with my sister you can go to the -- one dot board. And there is a link for Tracy's walk and there's also for permission -- run another link there that you can you know. If you want to donate some money or you know something to look to -- that the great -- it's -- out there.

Angel fund dot org and I when they have the team he of track her progress is going to be due in 2000 miles off -- the states it's a fabulous dedication two great great cause of -- happening at these Red Sox angels tickets high bid at 6179311680 by the end of the show we're going to make a significant contribution of that -- bike and again we're grateful to you for all the time you've given us this morning.

on I appreciate you have me on.

Thank you like him good luck if your latest blaming on Tom. Ha ha ha ha -- yet nobody but -- managed to -- out of the many disease we're going to go to a break we'll be right back in a moment