Lincecum's Unstoppable Pitch

We already knew his changeup was the best pitch in baseball, but here's another nice article about it.

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his changeup — has been overlooked like a salad at Rex Ryan’s house. Until now.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/lincecums-great-changeup/

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/224703-heres-a-thought-tim-lincecums-killer-changeup

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by say hey nation on Feb 15, 2010 1:03 PM PST reply actions

I'm pretty sure there's been some more pitch f/x analysis on his changeup too.

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by baetown415 on Feb 15, 2010 1:07 PM PST up reply actions

I remember there where some articles on his change-up so I searched tim lincecum change up and got two articles.

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by say hey nation on Feb 15, 2010 1:12 PM PST up reply actions

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by WalrusMan on Feb 15, 2010 1:10 PM PST up reply actions

Overlooked...

by ESPN.

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by boonitez on Feb 15, 2010 4:14 PM PST up reply actions

Tim Lincecum’s fastball is overrated.

Got your attention, huh?

Well, it’s true. Lincecum’s fastball is overrated … compared to his best pitch. That just blew your mind again, didn’t it? A heater that sits in the mid-90s and more than occasionally touches 98 mph tends to get noticed, all the more so when coming out of the right hand of a 5-foot-11, 170-pound, mop-topped 25-year-old. Still, as surprisingly explosive as his fastball is, it’s not his best pitch. Not even close. Now, none of this is to say that Lincecum’s fastball isn’t worthy of whatever adjectives you feel best convey its awesomeness; it’s just that the Giants ace’s most effective offering, the one that deserves the glory, the one that is most responsible for two straight Cy Youngs and a fat new contract, the one that is the best pitch in baseball — his changeup — has been overlooked like a salad at Rex Ryan’s house.

Really shows you who ESPN’s target audience is…

(I figure it’s ok to paste all that since that’s the blurb that’s available for free preview?)

by Missing Barry on Feb 15, 2010 1:08 PM PST reply actions

That just blew your mind again, didn’t it?

I’m going to have to lie down. I need…I need to regain some sense of what is real because everything I thought I knew is wrong. Fastball….not the best…I…I’m not sure I want to live in a world where this is True.

by Seasick fish on Feb 15, 2010 4:06 PM PST up reply actions

I WILL NOT GIVE ESPN MY MONEY!

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by Giant among Angels on Feb 15, 2010 1:26 PM PST reply actions

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by rxmeister on Feb 15, 2010 1:37 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

Pedro Gomez is following his every move as we speak!

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by say hey nation on Feb 15, 2010 1:38 PM PST up reply actions

What's up Pedro! Still lyin'?

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by NuschlerFace on Feb 15, 2010 2:03 PM PST up reply actions

Jim Rome is calling him an uncool cat and a douchebag and threatening to burn down his house.

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by boonitez on Feb 15, 2010 4:18 PM PST up reply actions

Harold Reynolds has been fired for hugging Giant among Angels several seconds longer than deemed appropriate

"he walked 18; new league record! Struck out 18, another new league record! He also hit the sportswriter, the PA announcer, the bull mascot twice..."

by i did my job on Feb 15, 2010 6:19 PM PST up reply actions

Did Rome get fat?

I don’t have cable, but I saw Rome Is Burning on ESPN at the gym yesterday. Or at least I thought I did. Did Rome get bald and fat?

by giantsfansince1981 on Feb 16, 2010 11:25 AM PST up reply actions

No, he probably had one of his awkward, even more clueless fill-ins subbing for him. Whenever he misses a day they just put some random person in front of the camera and make them read the exact same douchey script. It makes for a pretty amusing show when they pick someone as awkward as the guy I think you’re talking about.

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by boonitez on Feb 16, 2010 11:50 AM PST up reply actions

Ha! Thanks. That makes sense. I didn’t hear the sound, so I couldn’t listen for Rome’s odd-sounding voice.

Can I admit though, that for some reason I like the sound of Rome’s voice? I generally don’t pay attention to what he says, but it’s like listening to whale songs or waves or something to me. That may make me weird, but whatever.

by giantsfansince1981 on Feb 16, 2010 1:29 PM PST up reply actions

In other news, stolen bases weren’t the biggest part of Barry Bonds’ offense.

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by Natto on Feb 15, 2010 2:07 PM PST reply actions