Does anybody else hear a cross between screaming hyaenas and a dying ferret when Mike Timlin takes the mound with a lead? Apparently Tito never heard the old saying “fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.” BEFORE tonight, Timlin had an August ERA of 7.36. Are you really telling me that there’s NOBODOY better in the bullpen for one inning of work? Foulke? Delcarmen? Hell, at this point Tavarez has a better shot of giving a lead safely to PBR than Timlin does.

Kim made a good point today, Timlin is pulling an Embree from last season. At least Tito got wise to Embree, for some reason he’s as blind as a bat about Timlin.

Wells pitched a pretty damn good game (7 IP, 2 ER, 8H, 1 BB, 4 K). Right now he’s probably the Sox most reliable pitcher. (There are words I didn’t think I’d say even a month ago.) But even if the Sox get him the lead, the bullpen, mostly Timlin, can’t go a batter without giving up the lead. It’s disgraceful.