Tim Lincecum

  1. 5 Things the Giants Must Do to Contend in the National League

    San Francisco may be four games back of the first place Dodgers , but they certainly have what it takes to take home the NL West crown. The Giants won the World Series two years back, and they finished second in the NL West last year...

    Baily Deeter Written by Baily Deeter about 4 hours ago 10 reads 0 comments

  2. San Francisco Giants: Evaluating May Results, Previewing June Schedule

    Based on surface-level analysis, the San Francisco Giants hovered rather meekly above the .500 mark for the second straight month. Indeed, the G-Men’s 15-14 record in May would support that assertion...

    Joe Levitt Written by Joe Levitt about 2 days ago 877 reads 1 comments

  3. Top 10 San Francisco Giants Players of All Time

    The Giants franchise has the most Hall of Famers (23) and franchise wins in MLB history. They were briefly known as the New York Gothams in the 1800s until they became the New York Giants...

    Elijah Abramson Written by Elijah Abramson about 2 days ago 958 reads 17 comments

  4. Revamped San Francisco Giants Looking to Get Offensive in June

    Giants fans need to get excited. June is here and Pablo Sandoval will be returning to the lineup in a week or so to join the white hot Melky Cabrera. Third base is one less position in the lineup San Francisco won’t have to worry about...

    Scott Burns Written by Scott Burns about 2 days ago 601 reads 8 comments

  5. MLB Power Rankings: Most Dominant Rotations in 2012

    The 2012 MLB season has been full of pitching surprises. Atlanta Braves starter Brandon Beachy leads the league with a 1.77 ERA thus far...

    Devin Noonan Written by Devin Noonan about 3 days ago 463 reads 2 comments

  6. Melky Cabrera Needs to Carry the San Francisco Giants

    Melky Cabrera is white hot. Not only is he putting on a show with his hitting for the San Francisco Giants , he’s also gunning down runners from left field. Most big-time talents play at a level that far exceeds expectations in contract years...

    Scott Burns Written by Scott Burns about 4 days ago 749 reads 5 comments

  7. Slump or Done: Which Players Will Rebound, Which Ones Are Washed Up?

    Baseball is a sport with a lot of numbers, and these numbers tell many different stories. They tell tales of triumph and tragedy, of heroes and of goats. It's not hard to tell the heroes and the goats apart...

    Zachary D. Rymer Written by Zachary D. Rymer about 5 days ago 7,435 reads 16 comments

  8. Tim Lincecum vs. Roy Halladay: Whose Struggles Have Worse Playoff Implications?

    Between them, San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum and Philadelphia Phillies ace Roy Halladay have won four Cy Young awards. We're used to the two of them being among the very best pitchers in baseball...

    Zachary D. Rymer Written by Zachary D. Rymer about 5 days ago 976 reads 3 comments

  9. San Francisco Giants Culprits During Slow Start

    Despite their winning record and second-place standing, the San Francisco Giants still seem as though they haven't hit their groove. In previous years (including their 2010 championship year), problems always revolved around a lack of offense...

    Steve Maze Written by Steve Maze about 6 days ago 830 reads 7 comments

  10. Albert Pujols and the 6 Biggest Fantasy Baseball Disappointments Thus Far

    Much like in life, things rarely go according to plan for fantasy baseball owners who leave their draft believing they assembled the best team...

    Andrew Gould Written by Andrew Gould about 6 days ago 234 reads 0 comments

  11. Tim Lincecum: It's Time for San Francisco Giants Fans to Rally Behind the Freak

    Tim Lincecum has a 6.41 ERA after 10 starts, and that's hard to understand. Every ballplayer goes through slumps, though. Baseball, perhaps more than most other sports, is a very humbling game...

    Marko Realmonte Written by Marko Realmonte about 7 days ago 1,762 reads 26 comments

  12. MLB Predictions: Will It Last? Thoughts on 10 Hot and Cold Starters

    Popular opinion regarding how certain major league teams and players start a season generally holds that all authoritative conclusions made before June 1 are premature...

    Jason Heim Written by Jason Heim about 8 days ago 111 reads 0 comments

  13. Bruce Bochy's Bad Managing Costs Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants Again

    If you want to know why the San Francisco Giants are barely a .500 team, you don't need to look any further then the sixth inning in the Giants' 7-6 loss Friday night to the Miami Marlins...

    Bruce Friedman Written by Bruce Friedman about 8 days ago 1,066 reads 10 comments

  14. Tim Lincecum: Optimistic Analysis of San Francisco Giants Hurler's Latest Outing

    The results of Tim Lincecum ’s latest outing for the San Francisco Giants did nothing to assuage the shared malaise of fans, coaches and front-office personnel. Not to mention the pitcher himself...

    Joe Levitt Written by Joe Levitt about 8 days ago 2,332 reads 12 comments

  15. Giant Infield Problems: Second Should Be First Priority

    While many articles have been written about Tim Lincecum’s start-of-season struggles, there should be even more about the problem at second base. Since Freddy Sanchez went down last year, the Giants have had no one to fill the spot...

    Scott Burns Written by Scott Burns about 10 days ago 1,042 reads 8 comments

  16. MLB: Ranking the 5 Best Starting Rotations in the NL

    As usual, pitching is once again dominating the National League. Starting pitchers are continuously putting up sparkling numbers seemingly every night...

    Austin Fox Written by Austin Fox about 10 days ago 1,618 reads 10 comments

  17. Why the Nationals Should Lock Up Strasburg, Harper to Long-Term Deals NOW

    Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper are the future of the Washington Nationals . Strasburg will be the ace of a formidable starting rotation for years to come, and Bryce Harper will anchor the outfield and the lineup with his five-tool talent...

    Robert Wood Written by Robert Wood about 11 days ago 1,189 reads 11 comments

  18. Tim Lincecum: How San Francisco Giants Ace Can Turn Things Around in 2012

    Despite it being the lowest point of Tim Lincecum 's career, there is still reason to believe that the San Francisco Giants ace will overcome his recent struggles and reemerge as the pitcher he once was in 2011...

    Kyle Brown Written by Kyle Brown about 12 days ago 1,981 reads 17 comments

  19. 7 Miserable Starting Pitchers Who Would Make Great Closers

    Several teams this season have had their fair share of issues with their pitching, whether it be the starters or the relievers. There are plenty of starting pitchers who have had miserable seasons through the first two months...

    Benjamin Klein Written by Benjamin Klein about 12 days ago 163 reads 0 comments

  20. San Francisco Giants Quarter Report: Keeping Their Head Above Water

    As the San Francisco Giants make it around the track for the first time this season, they stare up at a different opponent in the standings, the dreaded rival Los Angeles Dodgers ...

    Scott Burns Written by Scott Burns about 12 days ago 415 reads 1 comments

  21. Tim Lincecum: San Francisco Giants Pitcher Continues To Pull the Team Down

    So, here we are on May 21st. The MLB season is almost seven weeks old. The San Francisco Giants have played over a quarter of their season. Some trends are starting to make themselves apparent...

    Bruce Friedman Written by Bruce Friedman about 13 days ago 1,480 reads 18 comments

  22. San Francisco Giants Ace Tim Lincecum's Struggles Continue in Loss to A's

    I have written about the decline and fall of Tim Lincecum before , and his loss against the Oakland Athletics this afternoon was a perfect microcosm for what has gone wrong for the former Cy Young winner in 2012...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 13 days ago 904 reads 35 comments

  23. Fantasy Baseball Hold 'Em or Fold 'Em: Is It Time to Give Up on Tim Lincecum?

    Once upon a time Tim Lincecum was one of the elite pitchers in the game… When you say it like that it feels like ages ago, doesn’t it? Of course, that’s far from the case...

    Eric Stashin Written by Eric Stashin about 15 days ago 2,151 reads 4 comments

  24. San Francisco Giants vs. Oakland A's: Preview, Prediction for Bay Bridge Series

    The San Francisco Giants are pitching great. The Oakland A's are playing .500 ball through mid-May. The Giants are not hitting. The A's are hanging around in relative contention in the early goings...

    Joe Levitt Written by Joe Levitt about 15 days ago 456 reads 5 comments

  25. The Giants Should Consider Trading Tim Lincecum

    Just a few months ago, even suggesting dealing Tim Lincecum would have been sacrilegious. This is TIM LINCECUM! The Franchise. The Freak. The man who delivered a World Series title to San Francisco...

    Paul Francis Sullivan Written by Paul Francis Sullivan about 17 days ago 4,019 reads 115 comments