A good start (warning: sample size)
by kenshin1 on Apr 7, 2011 5:48 AM PDT
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PrintI don't know about you guys (and gals) but I am as pessimisitic and melancholic as good fan of 80s british post-punk rock can be. Yes, we may have won the world series but victory was only a temporary salve for my broodingly handsome and tormented soul. Why is this relevant? Because I was absolutely convinced that this the year that Timmy lincecum breaks (or at least falls from the ranks of super elite pitchers). In 2010, Lincecum experienced a 2 mph loss on his fastball, a decline in his k/9 below 10 and an increase in his walk rate above 3. Given his slight build and atypical delivery, Timmy looked to me like a guy on the way out. For a pitcher who lives off his changeup (it's probably the best change in baseball) velocity loss is lethal. So I watched with trepidation as the season started. So far lincecum has allayed my fear. Through his first 2 starts (at a time of the season when pitchers are still building strength) he had managed a 93+ mph fastball. Interestingly he has also abandoned his curve and upped his slider frequency. Regardless, I am currently very reassured. Now excuse me while I listen to the Smiths before I get happy
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Lol
I am apparently to stupid to figure out how to put in paragraphs using an iPhone
Flossing a dead horse
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The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Go Roger Kieschnick! #4 Giants Prospect for 2010. (#18 for 2011) And son, please continue to break scoreboards on your way to San Francisco.
LOL medical school
"This is a street fight, and we win those." -- BRIAN SABEAN, 10/23/10
Proud owner of the saddest looking IMDb page in the world.
by Josh from Hollywood on Apr 7, 2011 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Lots of Smith fans here
Every post game thread I see references to the song “Panic.”
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees because he wants to win the World Series. Wait, what???
by rxmeister on Apr 7, 2011 5:53 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
Hanging the (KNBR) DJ does seem like an excellent idea!
MY DAD WAS WRONG!
MY BOY NEEDS TO THROW HARDER!
Shoplifters Giants Fans Of The World Unite!
"This is a street fight, and we win those." -- BRIAN SABEAN, 10/23/10
Proud owner of the saddest looking IMDb page in the world.
by Josh from Hollywood on Apr 7, 2011 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
That SO should have been the theme song to our World Series!
MY DAD WAS WRONG!
MY BOY NEEDS TO THROW HARDER!
It would've definitely fit
I mean “how can you say I go about things the wrong way…” definitely goes with the misfits theme
Could’ve also been ‘Louder Than Bonds’.
"This is a street fight, and we win those." -- BRIAN SABEAN, 10/23/10
Proud owner of the saddest looking IMDb page in the world.
by Josh from Hollywood on Apr 7, 2011 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I am what you would call “a Smiths not-fan.”
I have just now conceived of a world in which Barry Zito is Lestat. But who is Armand?
by howtheyscored on Apr 7, 2011 6:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Heaven knows I'm miserable now?
The San Francisco Giants are the World Champions.
by The Enchanter on Apr 7, 2011 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
OH MY
Kenshin sighting!
Timmy looked to me like a guy on the way out
Really? I had the same thought in August, but he changed my mind in September, and October and November convinced me. Specificallly Game 5 of the WS, when he gave up an HR and BB in the 7th. The entire bullpen was available, why should he come back out again? He threw six pitches and then sat down.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"I stick to my strengths as opposed to going after everyone’s weaknesses. If you can hit it, come hit it."- Tim Lincecum
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(hi!)
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
LOL KENSHIN!!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I see he’s finally recovered enough from his crippling Unicorn Man trauma to type again.
I have just now conceived of a world in which Barry Zito is Lestat. But who is Armand?
by howtheyscored on Apr 7, 2011 6:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Whenever he’s “on” I get excited about the possibility that he may break some records, or record some sort of game that does not involve baserunners, or save babies.
I’ve been watching baseball a long time, and while I’ve seen – like, actually seen – a few records broken, I’ve only ever seen one no-hitter and one baby being saved.
Thank you, Jonathan Sanchez and JT Snow, respectively. One day maybe Lincecum will join your ranks.
I have just now conceived of a world in which Barry Zito is Lestat. But who is Armand?
by howtheyscored on Apr 7, 2011 7:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I was thinking 20 Ks after the first inning yesterday.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
It’s almost unbelievable how difficult 20 Ks is.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
And Lincecum makes me feel like it could happen any given week.
I have just now conceived of a world in which Barry Zito is Lestat. But who is Armand?
by howtheyscored on Apr 8, 2011 8:21 AM PDT up reply actions
I was thinking the same thing, but it's nearly impossible.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
I (and a few friends) once upon a time had tickets to a game that ended up featuring a 20k performance and we never made it to the game because we stopped by Pizzeria Unos for dinner about a block from the park and ended up getting hammered and blowing it off. We saw it on the bar TV, but it wasn’t until about the 8th inning that it really started to dawn us that we might’ve kissed off a historic performance.
MY DAD WAS WRONG!
MY BOY NEEDS TO THROW HARDER!
Kenshin? Is that you?
All we need now are fanposts from The Mayor of 311, Sharksrog and E Ticket, and I’ll start refreshing my browser to see new comments.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
I remember him, I remember you
and Goofus, and Natteringbob, and…whoa…I think I just channeled Romper Room.
But yeah, back from like, 2006-ish or so. Those were good times, ’cept for all the not-winning-World-Serieseses.
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
“Diaries” FTW!
"This is a street fight, and we win those." -- BRIAN SABEAN, 10/23/10
Proud owner of the saddest looking IMDb page in the world.
by Josh from Hollywood on Apr 7, 2011 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Swoop to better seats!
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees because he wants to win the World Series. Wait, what???
by rxmeister on Apr 7, 2011 6:37 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Lol
Anyone know a free site where I can watch the game?
by SneakToBetterSeats on Apr 8, 2011 11:36 AM PDT reply actions
My adopted son: Jose Casilla.
Man of the Crazy Sink. And owner of a 103 ZiPS ERA+ in 2011.
Get used to seeing more sliders
As great as we have seen Lincecum in the past, the slider completes his repertoire: changeup to get out RHB, now the slider to get our LHB, and he’s always had his fastball to get out either plus he’s upped his velocity this season with a return to his conditioning that gave him mid-90’s velocity regularly early in his career. That gives him 2 different Go-To pitches to get the hitters out, it really isn’t fair, he’s going to dominate hitters like they are minor leaguers.
I think he’s on to a Cy Young season and, while very hard to accomplish, I wouldn’t be surprised if he ends up with a sub-2.00 ERA this season.
Adoptive parental unit of Ehire Adrianza.
Godfather of Travis Ishikawa.
"Be a lot of happy" - Juan Uribe
"We deserve this" Sabean
"Not here to make friends, I'm here to win games" - Bruce Bochy
Q: "This doesn't happen every year." Posey: "Why not?"
"Do it again Baby!" Huff
"Let's get back to work and make another run at it" Posey
2010's will be known as "Decade of the Giants"
by obsessivegiantscompulsive on Apr 7, 2011 9:52 AM PDT reply actions
timmy looks better then his first two cy years
awesomeness on a dirt mound
Trade Sabean/jk...Overthrow the Ydorks...
I am not a "real" Warriors fan without season tickets-The Lacob Rules
...for the love of Bonds
Just because...
The thong is, it happened.
by Goofus on Apr 7, 2011 1:52 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
If Lincecum was so rubbery armed and legged, and torsoed, the should be able to pitch at least every 4 days.
Or maybe he should be able to pitch two or three days in a row. Imagine if he actually iced down his arm.
He hasn't completely abandoned his curve.
He still uses it to steal strikes and give the hitter another look. But in terms of his declined usage of the pitch he actually stopped using it late last year and throughout the playoffs. It’s nothing new
Imagine. Lincecum still hitting 99-101 with the gun. Greatest pitcher of modern time??
by Vaccaro on Apr 8, 2011 4:35 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
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