Tim LineCyYoung
Sep. 14th, 2008 08:27 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gridloreThat's what we're calling our outstanding rookie pitcher these days. On an admittedly bad Giants team, Lincecum is now 17-3, leads the major league in strikeouts (237) and leads the National League in ERA (2.54). With two of the three legs of the pitching Triple Crown he has to be a leading candidate for the NL Cy Young Award.
But last night may have been the crowning moment. Timmy threw a complete game shutout, striking out 12 while allowing only four hits. After 137 pitches, his final pitch was a fast ball in the mid-90s that had the Padres' Edgar Gonzalez frozen as the umpire called the final out. How good was Lincecum last night? Our bullpen was never even called on to start warming up until there were two outs in the ninth. Timmy gave up two singles at that point, but then got the final out. Wow. Giants win 7-0.
Lincecum announced that among his other goals for the off season, he's hoping to start shaving. There's a reason we call him Timmy (See icon).
The Giants, predicted by pretty much everyone to have a long-term lease in NL West cellar and lose 100 games this season, are currently 3rd in the West and 10 back of the division leading Dodgers.
GO GIANTS!!!
CY YOUNG FOR TIMMY!!!
But last night may have been the crowning moment. Timmy threw a complete game shutout, striking out 12 while allowing only four hits. After 137 pitches, his final pitch was a fast ball in the mid-90s that had the Padres' Edgar Gonzalez frozen as the umpire called the final out. How good was Lincecum last night? Our bullpen was never even called on to start warming up until there were two outs in the ninth. Timmy gave up two singles at that point, but then got the final out. Wow. Giants win 7-0.
Lincecum announced that among his other goals for the off season, he's hoping to start shaving. There's a reason we call him Timmy (See icon).
The Giants, predicted by pretty much everyone to have a long-term lease in NL West cellar and lose 100 games this season, are currently 3rd in the West and 10 back of the division leading Dodgers.
GO GIANTS!!!
CY YOUNG FOR TIMMY!!!
