I'm pretty sure that Randy, rather than Timothy was the expected bassist for the Eagles reunion.
The Long Run was the only previous Eagles album that Randy hadn't played on. He was the bassist on the two mega-selling Eagles albums. He even appeared on
Greatest Hits II and
Eagles Live that were released after he'd left.
It was a creditable decision to ask Tim first but I reckon most Eagles fans would have preferred a reunion of the
Hotel California line up.
Didn't turn out too bad though