Timlin closed out the game today. Which is just as well: closers (usually) don’t inherit runners, which was Timlin’s main weakness as a reliever anyway. And I always figured someone would make a bid for Timlin as a closer, given that he’s definitely done the job well before, albeit back in the 90s. I just didn’t figure it would be the Sox.
And Manuel Aristides Ramirez: just awesome. Just an awesome hitter. 20 grand slams in his career. His bat meets the ball, and the ball achieves its destiny.