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Cain is serious, Lincecum is goofy, they're both good pitchers

Just when we're wallowing in a morass of loathing, hopelessness, and eternal suffering, something comes along to brighten the days.

Jeff Passan over at Yahoo sports actually wrote something that isn't a big pile of suck: http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AgUQaf7q7gQ49S.cbrco6IEHU84F?slug=jp-cainlincecum031108&pr ov=yhoo&type=lgns&print=1

Turns out Cain and Lincecum really are BFF. And they're good pitchers...blah blah we already knew that. But if the article doesn't put a smile on your face, you're missing a part of your soul. It even moved my black stone cynical heart to grin. A lot.

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One's chocolate, the other is peanut butter
Two great tastes that taste great together. And I mean that in a non-gay way.
I'd like to be Commissioner of the Justice League of America.

by Mayor of 311 on Mar 12, 2008 11:06 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: One's chocolate, the other is peanut butter
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
2008: The year the Giants begin to stop sucking.

by EliminateMe on Mar 12, 2008 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: One's chocolate, the other is peanut butter
Suuuuuuure you do.
He is Vengeance. He is the Knight. He is Dave Righetti. PRAY TO HIM!

by howtheyscored on Mar 12, 2008 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: Cain is serious, Lincecum is goofy, they're bo
They will be the sunny spells in the dark cloud of the 2008 season.
Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.

by Kitspool on Mar 12, 2008 11:08 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Cain is serious, Lincecum is goofy, they're bo
When in Rome.
The 2008 San Francisco Giants: Years of neglected rebuilding, continued.

by jasomack on Mar 12, 2008 11:15 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Cain is serious, Lincecum is goofy, they're bo
Do the Romans?
Democracy is lovely but baseball is more mature. BVCE supports Manny Burriss and SF Dugout.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Mar 12, 2008 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: Cain is serious, Lincecum is goofy, they're bo
Yes, but not in a gay way.
"When Jackson Williams thinks of how many times Madison Bumgarner has tried to kill Tyler Walker..."

by multiphasic on Mar 12, 2008 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: Cain is serious, Lincecum is goofy, they're bo
Sure, that's what you say now, but put one foot in Rome and let's see if you change that tune.
He is Vengeance. He is the Knight. He is Dave Righetti. PRAY TO HIM!

by howtheyscored on Mar 12, 2008 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: Cain is serious, Lincecum is goofy, they're bo
Well then I'm just not interested.
Democracy is lovely but baseball is more mature. BVCE supports Manny Burriss and SF Dugout.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Mar 13, 2008 7:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: Cain is serious, Lincecum is goofy, they're bo
I'm sorry, but I'm just thinking of the right words to say.
I know they don't sound the way I planned them to be.
But if you'll wait around a while, I'll make you fall for me,
I promise, I promise you I will.
Aaron "Swag" Rowand

by victor frankenstein on Mar 12, 2008 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: Cain is serious, Lincecum is goofy, they're bo
I liked.
Matt Cain, cleanup hitter or starting pitcher?

by cain1rstballothof on Mar 12, 2008 11:31 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Cain is serious, Lincecum is goofy...
They are road roomies. We shared the same floor when we stayed at the Sheraton in Boston last year.

I remember that day well. I noticed Timmy's Louis Vitton duffel bag while we were heading down the elevator.

I joked to my girlfriend that we dub them "Shake and Bake".

Idolizing the Nuschler Face since April 8, 1986 / GIANTSPACE returns!

by SoFa King Mike on Mar 12, 2008 11:31 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Cain is serious, Lincecum is goofy...
Are you serious? Timmy has an LV bag? That's...that's so awesome my head is going to explode. I'll be giggly over that all day.
Democracy is lovely but baseball is more mature. BVCE supports Manny Burriss and SF Dugout.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Mar 12, 2008 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cute story, but...
...just once, I'd like to read a story about the impending disaster that is the 2008 Giants lineup without a reference to Benji Molina, Cleanup Hitter.

I realize it's a concise way to summarize just how woeful things are. It's just...I dunno...too easy, I guess.

2008: The year the Giants begin to stop sucking.

by EliminateMe on Mar 12, 2008 12:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Cute story, but...
The only thing that might better symbolize the impending disaster of the Giants' 2008 lineup better than Bengie Molina, Cleanup Hitter would be Bengie Molina, Leadoff Hitter.

by sharksrog on Mar 12, 2008 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: Cute story, but...
Just think of Timmy's Louis Vuitton bag. It's my new go-to "happy thought."
Democracy is lovely but baseball is more mature. BVCE supports Manny Burriss and SF Dugout.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Mar 12, 2008 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice Job BVC
BVC is developing some real insight into knowing what makes ballplayers tick. Most importantly, she doesn't resent what that ticking sound is but merely try to understand it, appreciate it, and share it.

I believe thats called professionalism.

by E Ticket on Mar 12, 2008 4:55 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Nice Job BVC
I learned early on that if you leap under a table screaming ITS A BOMB when you hear that ticking sound, it can kind of put off people around you.
Democracy is lovely but baseball is more mature. BVCE supports Manny Burriss and SF Dugout.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Mar 13, 2008 7:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That what I meant when I said "sharing".

by E Ticket on Mar 14, 2008 4:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: Cain is serious, Lincecum is goofy, they're bo
That article made me :D
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Mar 12, 2008 6:04 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Cain is serious, Lincecum is goofy,
I'll admit to getting the smiley smilies over the Cain/Lincecum buddy-cop vibe, but as with any positive press the Giants seem to be getting these days I just can't seem to help deeply resenting that special place in the hearts of hack journalists and pundits alike where it comes from. Even Passan doing his best to positive spin the Giants and let them back in the club, can't help but give up one of these: "they are assuredly in this thing together, in the post-Bonds era of the Giants, building block Nos. 1 and 2 in the quest for credibility."

I love Cain and Lincecum getting solid press. They deserve it and lord knows I love that my Giants have these bright spots and the nation needs to know about them. It's the jabs that hurt. The sucker punches when they could just say nothing instead....

He is Vengeance. He is the Knight. He is Dave Righetti. PRAY TO HIM!

by howtheyscored on Mar 13, 2008 1:02 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Cain is serious, Lincecum is goofy, they're bo
"It was conditioning camp last year," Cain said. "I had on Sirius radio. It was just playing. I hadn't ever heard the song. And he's just singing. It's awful. I don't even know the guy, and he's singing. Usually you at least get comfortable before you sing in front of someone."

This is the best diary ever.

You deserve to be struck out, when your first name's a verb.

by Cookyman on Mar 13, 2008 5:42 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Cain is serious, Lincecum is goofy, they're bo
Awesome.

You know, I wince at the "Bonds is gone so the Giants can really get some team chemistry, nevermind missing the best hitter in baseball" stories, but one thing struck me about this article.  Cain and Lincecum genuinely have fun playing the game, and if they feel more free to enjoy it without the looming presence of The Leather Recliner, well, then, I think that can only be a good thing for each of them (and for all the younger players).

Team's still gonna suck, FO still doesn't have a clue, but it's gratifying to see that Caincecum have (has?) the right outlook.

March is the cruellest month, breeding / Centerfielders out of the dead land, mixing / Molinas and Ortmeiers, stirring / Dull Rowands with spring training...

by juanboy on Mar 13, 2008 7:40 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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