Timmy SI Cover: Here it is!
by Hul10 on Jul 2, 2008 1:16 PM PDT
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The Freak. The Manchild. Tiny Tim. Tom Verducci is a bad nick-namer. Thank God the folks here have taken it upon themselves to disregard these mindless monikers. I guess I'm okay with The Enchanter. Anyway...
Timmy is the first Giant to grace the cover since you-know-who, who was featured seven times during his 22 year career.
How about a poll to round out this post? Who will be the next Giant to take on the SI Cover Jinx:
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Anyone find it?
Has anyone found this week’s SI? I have been trying to get it at the local Barnes and Noble since Monday. Someone there is even e-mailing both the magazine and the distributor on my behalf, and thus far no results.
Since Chris Lincecum got 5% of the votes (I voted for the collage.), maybe I’ll become his agent after all! :)
by sharksrog on Jul 2, 2008 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Isn't there some sort of curse associated with SI covers?
Or is that just a football thing?
www.wazzel.com (prove your sports knowledge if you can)
by NeifiChicken on Jul 2, 2008 1:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
SI writing a cover story about the jinx (with a black cat!) shows that they’re a little full of themselves. Having said that, plenty of players or teams have experienced a bad run immediately after appearing on the cover. The fact that the examples are too numerous to mention should give us all pause.
Let’s just say I’m plenty nervous for Timmy’s next few starts.
Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.
by Kitspool on Jul 2, 2008 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, typically, when you’re on the cover of SI it’s because you’re doing something amazing. The people they choose are often times at their peaks and, naturally, the only direction for them to go is down.
Will Timmy have a higher 2nd half ERA? Probably, but it won’t be because of SI.
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
by marcello on Jul 2, 2008 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
good point. Except Timmy could definitely have a similar 2nd half, I think.
Less arm, more talk. Raisingcain is a GAMER.
Adopted Giant: Henry Sosa
by raisingcain on Jul 2, 2008 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I expect
I expect Matt Cain to have an ERA that is perhaps a full run lower in the second half than the first, but I would gladly accept the same ERA from Tim as he put up in the first half.
I got to thinking about the so-called “jinx.” Players and teams run hot and cold. In order to get on the cover of SI, a player or team has to be pretty hot for a while. That could leave the player or team ripe for a cold cycle.
Tim knew he would be on the cover of SI when he pitched on Saturday (or at least the announcers did). It would seem to me that if there truly were a jinx, it would have struck that very day.
by sharksrog on Jul 2, 2008 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Timmy will now join the NFL
and grace the cover of EA Madden football. He will then break both arms, both legs, his back and neck, and also contract herpes.
Anagram of "Giants pitcher Matt Cain" = TRAGIC MAN, ISN'T PATHETIC
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Jul 2, 2008 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is that before or after the Cy Young?
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jul 2, 2008 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
before. timmy recovers a day later and rejoins the giants rotation. because he’s a freak, dammit!!
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jul 2, 2008 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Freak
Tim had two nicknames at the University of Washington. One was Seabiscuit for being so good with a small body. The other was The Freak of Nature for kipping to his feet from his back, for his doing back flips and for his walking on his hands to relieve stress.
by sharksrog on Jul 2, 2008 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Would it matter?
NL West TempestTeapot - An ENTIRE DIVISION under .500!
by victor frankenstein on Jul 4, 2008 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jinx
Bonds was on the cover seven times…did he defeat the jinx and establish the greatest record in sports?
Or did the jinx get him by having him retire in shame?
Don't play a dangerous game.
by Hul10 on Jul 2, 2008 1:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If you think about it...
... he would have completely shattered that HR record – and probably eclipsed the 800 mark – if it weren’t for his one and a half (is that right?) missing years of at bats.
by sfgfan on Jul 2, 2008 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the jinx implies some kind of supernatural/metaphysical power which we don't have control of...
SI was only too happy to help contribute to any shame cast upon Bonds with their covers.
by ExcuseMeSwing on Jul 2, 2008 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You don't believe in the jinx?
Notice they put Barbaro on that second cover as well. Now that horse is dead.
I rest my case.
Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.
by Kitspool on Jul 2, 2008 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't ever call Tim "Seabiscuit" again
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 2, 2008 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i believe
that Pedro Gomez, Tom Verducci, Jeff Pearlman and Dan Wetzel have an uncanny knack at spreading their infectious douchebaggery, which leads to all sorts of symptoms of underachievement or poor performance,
but I don’t think the jinx of being on the cover caused barry to “retire” in shame. i think it was the content of those covers.
by ExcuseMeSwing on Jul 2, 2008 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of douchebags
They’ll get $25 off their next hotel stay in Vegas:
Funniest ad I’ve ever seen.
Adopted brother of the AnVil / GIANTSPACE™ returns!
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 2, 2008 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OMG, is that legit?
That’s frickin’ hilarious.
by ololo3 on Jul 2, 2008 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unfortunately it is. I thought it was fake myself.
Adopted brother of the AnVil / GIANTSPACE™ returns!
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 2, 2008 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In England tehy call them "chavs"
Track suits and 10k white gold necklaces.
Fred Lewis can stand under my umbrella.
by S.F. Giangst on Jul 2, 2008 11:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dammit
They said they wouldn’t print that.
BTW…does that hat make me look phat?
NL West TempestTeapot - An ENTIRE DIVISION under .500!
by victor frankenstein on Jul 4, 2008 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This Week's Jinx...
Notice the upper right corner, something about Aaron Rodgers filling Brett Favre’s shoes…
Well, today, ESPN reports that the Packers are talking about bringing Favre back (again).
Kinda sucks for Rodgers. I bet he’s buying the jinx about now.
Don't play a dangerous game.
by Hul10 on Jul 2, 2008 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you serious?
Jesus…
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Jul 2, 2008 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Other athletes and the cover jinx...
...didn’t seem to hurt Tiger or MJ 23 too much.
But wait, didn’t Tiger have season ending surgery the day after his cover debuted two weeks ago? Hmmm.
Don't play a dangerous game.
by Hul10 on Jul 2, 2008 1:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I need to change...
...my profile pic. F Baron!
Don't play a dangerous game.
by Hul10 on Jul 2, 2008 1:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
FKYEAH!
Booyakasha!
¿Julio is tourist in San Francisco? Harper's Bizarre!
by hairball on Jul 2, 2008 1:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I wish they would have gotten a better pic of his massive leg drive. I think that’s the sweetest part of his entire motion, by far.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jul 2, 2008 1:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I kinda like Tiny Tim...
Only 889 games until the end of Zito's contract
by thehavenot on Jul 2, 2008 1:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He ain’t a cripple
Adopted brother of the AnVil / GIANTSPACE™ returns!
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 2, 2008 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
:)
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jul 2, 2008 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're being too literal
Only 889 games until the end of Zito's contract
by thehavenot on Jul 2, 2008 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ahem
You will refer to him here as the Enchanter
Adopted brother of the AnVil / GIANTSPACE™ returns!
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 2, 2008 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You will notice
that I have never referred to Tim Lincecum as Tiny Tim. I don’t like it that much.
Of course, I have also never called him the Enchanter or the Franchise or anything else besides his name or My Favorite Giant.
I’m not big on nicknames. So :p You can’t control me. I’m my own person.
Only 889 games until the end of Zito's contract
by thehavenot on Jul 2, 2008 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
:Said in monotone:
Yes, we will see about that.
Only 889 games until the end of Zito's contract
by thehavenot on Jul 2, 2008 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve always thought “Tornado Tim” Lincecum would be good, especially with his violent twisting delivery that destroys everything in it’s path, but I think I’m the only one.
Enchanter is funny, but no one gets it, including Tim. (They asked him about it last season on KNBR.)
2008 Giants: Scrappy! Scrappy! Joy! Joy!
by Goofus on Jul 2, 2008 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like Tornado...
because it goes with the “HurriCain”
but The Enchanter works too.
Don't you it's gonna be all right. But not right now.
by Revolution1 on Jul 2, 2008 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dye his hair red
Call him Timado
¿Julio is tourist in San Francisco? Harper's Bizarre!
by hairball on Jul 3, 2008 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But he is our crutch!
NL West TempestTeapot - An ENTIRE DIVISION under .500!
by victor frankenstein on Jul 4, 2008 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think I’ll make a trip to the Borders near the ballpark tomorrow to buy this. So’s I can draw hearts around Tim’s photo with my orange Sharpie.
Right. Like the rest of you wouldn’t do the same.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 2, 2008 2:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yah
and we’d never be so weird as to immediately make it our new desktop.
"Ice is made for two things: injuries and my drinks." The Lincecums
by igotnothing on Jul 2, 2008 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
or forward it to all our friends in emails...
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jul 2, 2008 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey just because I have a picture of Tim as my work desktop that means nothing! Nothing…
Actually it’s a cool shot of him mid-stride with the golden light from the setting sun illuminating him. Like a beacon from Heaven.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 2, 2008 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s a pretty awesome cover. I don’t like the nickname much, though.
Less arm, more talk. Raisingcain is a GAMER.
Adopted Giant: Henry Sosa
by raisingcain on Jul 2, 2008 2:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I voted barry comes back
and Reilly’s head explodes in the process
Proud pappa of....STEVE HOLM!!
by UnleashTheGore on Jul 2, 2008 2:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wouldn’t “Time” or “Newsweek” been more appropriate since Tim transcends sports?
2008 Giants: Scrappy! Scrappy! Joy! Joy!
by Goofus on Jul 2, 2008 2:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Anyone interested...
Here’s a link to Verducci’s article about Timmy:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/tom_verducci/07/01/lincecum0707/index.html
Five pages long, and I think it’s really good.
by ololo3 on Jul 2, 2008 4:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Great article
Lots of goose-bumpy stuff and some really funny quotes.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 2, 2008 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Ice is for two things...."
Awesome quote.
by chetk on Jul 2, 2008 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Without being too graphic
Without being TOO graphic, Chris is also said to have asked Tim, “What happens to your (groin) when you put ice on it?” :)
by sharksrog on Jul 3, 2008 12:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Would explain the tiny dangle in the Photoshopped Creation of Tim portrait.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 3, 2008 7:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Baron!! You just outed yourself for looking at Timmay’s tiny dangle!
Adoptive papa to Omar...so basically I'm screwed.
by PacBellBoozer on Jul 4, 2008 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
[covers eyes]
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 4, 2008 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Great Article
I vote to hire Rick Peterson right now, and vowed to never let my son pitch again until I can afford to get him coached up correctly.
by toofruss on Jul 3, 2008 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Jordan is a basketball player who the curse didnt affect...
Vince Young is a football player that was on it before he played in the national championship. This just means Tim Lincecum is the first baseball player that the curse doesn’t affect
by MeTaLLiCs0naTaS on Jul 2, 2008 4:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Why is everyone ignoring the real pressing issue here?
How safe is NASCAR? This is a question that has plagued mankind for ages! I need to know!
by Natto on Jul 3, 2008 11:48 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It’s pretty safe. You know, kind of.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jul 3, 2008 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought it was just looking for parking. My bad.
by da5id on Jul 4, 2008 12:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I went to the Borders across the street from the ballpark after the game today to see if they had it… along with pretty much everyone else who went to the game.
(They didn’t)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
by jponry on Jul 3, 2008 9:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey me too! Maybe I walked right by you.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 3, 2008 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think I saw you. I think I remember what you look like, anyway!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
by jponry on Jul 3, 2008 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got there too late to go before the game, and it was a freakin’ mob scene to get into the place. I grabbed my friend and we went to the Lefty O’Doul Gate because the Mays gate had such an insane line.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 3, 2008 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, my friend and I went in the gate in the back where the seal statue is. I was coming from the Ferry building so I had to walk past the Mays gate and the line to get bags checked was insane.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
by jponry on Jul 3, 2008 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like the Marina Gate. The seal statue is pretty cool. And it’s almost never crowded.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 3, 2008 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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