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2Bwacco
06-28-2010, 09:32 AM
Lincecum lost out there?

Giants' ace looks entirely beatable against Boston

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San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Tim Lincecum works against the Boston Red Sox in the first inning of their game in San Francisco on Sunday. Lincecum, the two-time reigning NL Cy Young Award winner, was done after a season-low three innings having already thrown 79 pitches.

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<!-- /PUBDATE --> SAN FRANCISCO — Tim Lincecum's long, pale face looked sad after Saturday's game. He should have been sad.

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<!-- /GRAY BOX ARTICLE CONTENT--> He had gone against the Red Sox and it is every pitcher's dream to seize that moment, to beat mighty Boston. Lincecum certainly had the credentials — two consecutive Cy Young Awards, the consensus best pitcher in the bigs. And he stunk. He just stunk.
There is no polite way to put it. Sure, you could talk around the issue. You could say he missed his spots — his manager said that. Or you could say his mechanics were off — he said that.
Bad mechanics? Maybe he needs a new mechanic, someone who can change his oil and give him a new oil filter and rotate his tires and change his timing belt. But none of that technical doubletalk should concern you. In baseball it's good to be direct and simple. He stunk.

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Sara S
07-02-2010, 08:40 AM
But he's so adorable! (True, the older I get the more nearly anyone under 30 looks cute as heck...)

2Bwacco
07-02-2010, 10:30 AM
...i've been a fan since he started - of the unique style of pitching, skill and success. i wonder if his game suffers due to the matter that occurred in Wash. state... he is cute, but could use a trim...

Sara S
07-02-2010, 10:54 AM
Nah, no trim; the hippie-hair is part of his cuteness, I think....




...i've been a fan since he started - of the unique style of pitching, skill and success. i wonder if his game suffers due to the matter that occurred in Wash. state... he is cute, but could use a trim...

LenInSebastopol
07-03-2010, 05:10 AM
Lowell Cohen is a puke. Always has been, probably always will be.
What matters is how Tim "matures" his way though this down spin, and guys like Cohen are no help at all.
Besides: some days you eat the bear and other days......

Sara S
07-03-2010, 10:14 AM
Well, my assessment of him is only from photos in the paper, since I don't have a TV; and if he was holding a bong, so what?




...i've been a fan since he started - of the unique style of pitching, skill and success. i wonder if his game suffers due to the matter that occurred in Wash. state... he is cute, but could use a trim...

LenInSebastopol
07-03-2010, 02:07 PM
Sara, it's a guy thing. It involves "role models" and "heroes" and folks one may emulate when they are at a certain age. It's also a money thing.The Freak probably could have gotten more in pay on this last contract had he not been busted.