Game Recap

by Grant on Apr 24, 2009 9:46 PM PDT

Quick jottings: When Pablo Sandoval took a walk in the 7th-inning, you could almost hear his internal monologue. It was like the Far Side cartoon with a guy holding one cymbal and muttering "Don't...

Early Worries

by Grant on Apr 16, 2009 11:35 AM PDT

Almost three years ago to the day, I wrote up early season Worry Power Rankings. It's kind of funny to revisit them now -- half of the players on there had already passed "worry" on their way to "deca...

Ten Reasons Why I'm Not Worried About Lincecum

by Grant on Apr 13, 2009 10:32 AM PDT

Numbered list style: His strikeout rate is still high. Eight innings, ten strikeouts. I’d be worried if teams were knocking the ball around the park and not swinging through pitches. Last yea...

Pitch Counts and Tim Lincecum

by Grant on Mar 25, 2009 1:09 PM PDT

I answered some questions for the SBN Reds site here, and for some reason, I actually did a minute's worth research before answering one of the questions. My DiMaggio-like streak of pulling informatio...

A Day Without Tim Lincecum

by Grant on Mar 16, 2009 12:33 PM PDT

Taking a break from the wildly popular "Community Projection"-series might not be a bright idea; there’s always a chance that I’ll forget about the Eugenio Velez projection before the seas...

Community Projection: Tim Lincecum

by Grant on Feb 26, 2009 4:38 PM PST

Things I learned from watching yesterday's game: Travis Ishikawa isn't going to hit 324 home runs this year. That's absurd. But cutting that prediction down by 50% -- 162 home runs -- is very reas...

Pitcher Profile: Felix Hernandez (Part Two)

by Kyle Boddy on Jan 15, 2009 9:28 AM PST on Driveline Mechanics

<!-- BEGIN WIDGET --> Felix Hernandez #34 / Pitcher / Seattle Mariners Height: 6-3 Weight: 230 Bats: R Throws: R Born: Apr 08, 1986 <!-- END WIDGET --...

Thanksgiving

by Grant on Nov 26, 2008 3:02 PM PST

Let’s see. Is there something that Giants fans should be thankful for? Something that did or didn’t happen? Something major that would have changed life as we know it, perhaps ripping open...

Tim Lincecum wins the N.L. Cy Young Award

by Adam J. Morris on Nov 11, 2008 12:05 PM PST on Lone Star Ball

Tim Lincecum was the runaway winner of the N.L. Cy Young Award, getting 23 of 32 first place votes and being named on every ballot but one. Brandon Webb and Johan Santana finished second and third, a...

Tim Lincecum Wins the Cy Young!

by Grant on Nov 11, 2008 11:05 AM PST