Holding his own

Boston has had bullpen trouble all season long, so it's worth noting Mike Timlin's performances this postseason. He's pitched in six games so far - a total of 7 1/3 innings - and has retired all 22 batters he's faced without giving up so much as a hit. I'm not saying he's up there with Mariano Rivera or Eric Gagne, and he doesn't get the 'W' or the 'SV' after his name (just the infintely less sexy 'HLD') [click here if you haven't got a clue what I'm talking about...!], but he's yet another small but important cog in the Red Sox machine.