Pop quiz. Tonight’s start by Tim Lincecum was … A. Maddeningly inconsistent B. Brilliant at times C. [crackpot Tim Lincecum is struggling theory] D. All of the above D. It’s probably D. However, there are some positives to take away from Lincecum’s start. His final line (6 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 8 SO) is, as… Read more →
Tim Lincecum is now 2-6 with a 5.82 ERA. His walk rate has spiked to over five per nine innings. Thus, despite his strong strikeout rate, his strikeout to walk ratio has crashed below two. The Giants are now 2-9 in his starts, having given up 63 runs while scoring just 41, and his poor performance certainly isn’t going unnoticed…. Read more →
Several thoughts from last night’s loss against the Rockies: Tim Lincecum throws a seasonal high 122 pitches, Angel Pagan’s defense still looks Benardian, and Emmanuel Burriss isn’t very good at the game of baseball. First thing is first: Tim Lincecum. You know, I’m not even sure what kind of start I would call last night’s. It wasn’t necessarily bad; and,… Read more →
Even though the Giants ended up losing this game and Lincecum only pitched five innings of four-run ball, I think it was the best this year that Tim has looked. After searching for his velocity game after game, Lincecum’s fastball was regularly above 90 miles per hour. Here’s a table that depicts the number of times per start that Lincecum… Read more →
First, let’s get the obvious stuff out of the way: Tim Lincecum is throwing about two miles per hour slower this season when compared to 2011. Also, let me go ahead and get this out of the way: I think the velocity-stricken panic is a little overblown. So don’t take this post in that direction in the comments, please. A… Read more →
Tim Lincecum is still a work in progress: I think the amount of panic that’s spent on Tim Lincecum is a little much at times, but Lincecum still hasn’t had what I would call a “crisp” start this year. In game one of today’s doubleheader, Lincecum did some good stuff (eight strikeouts) and some bad stuff (five walks). After five… Read more →
If you’re a pessimist you’ll probably say … Tim Lincecum didn’t look at all that great. In Lincecum’s first start of the year he struck out seven batters while walking just one over 5.1 innings. Lincecum, at times, looked a little rusty, as his command wasn’t exceptionally sharp for most of the night. According to Brooks Baseball Lincecum’s velocity topped… Read more →
The Giants play their first game of the year tonight in Arizona at 4:10 PM PDT (that’s 7:10 PM for us east coasters). Here’s a list of five things that I’m looking for in tonight’s game. 1. What will Lincecum throw sans slider? Here’s a graph, courtesy of Brooks Baseball, detailing Tim Lincecum’s pitch-type usage by season. Notice the huge… Read more →
On Tuesday, Tim Lincecum and the Giants came to an agreement on what he’ll be paid over the next two seasons before he has the opportunity to become a free agent. That agreement came in at a hefty $40.5 million: The Giants had sought to buy out at least a couple of Lincecum’s free-agent years, but the right-hander’s camp… Read more →
Ever since the Giants opened their gorgeous home in 2000, they’ve been counting balls that reach McCovey Cove on the fly Splash Hits. I think the Giants may have believed, before the park opened, that a great many balls would land in the water. They would be wrong. Well, except for when it came to Barry Bonds. Bonds hit 23… Read more →