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Tim,
I've been a huge Red Sox fan ever since I was old enough to actually be a fan, but you are by far my all-time favorite player to not wear the red and white. I whole-heartedly appreciate your incredible understanding of the game of baseball and continued evolution that comes from never being satisfied. It's a joy and inspiration to watch you pitch, and I just read that you even enjoy watching Family Guy when you watch TV, so I don't think there's anything I could possibly disagree with you on. Best of luck and continued success in your bright future.
Stephen Porter
sgp5019@psu.edu
Hi Tim!!!
Gonna miss ya while u guys are gone. I am reduced to watching u on tv tonight but that's okay. Have a great game and know that I am just one of many who are jockin' u!!!
Much respect,
Necie
Trenise.Wilson@va.gov
Whats goin on Tim my name is Joey Schenk from Baltimore Maryland. I was seeing if you could give me any tips of how to throw harder. I am about the same size as you (5-10,180)and u being my favorite player how do get to throw that hard being little. I throw low 80s but I feel Im not pushing off my back foot good at all or using my body enough and using all arm. Please respond if you get this, but I know your busy in the season right now.
Thanks!
Joey Schenk
jschenk@ycp.edu
Hello Tim!
We hope you have a speedy recovery from your injury. Youre an amazing pitcher & an awesome guy. We all don't want to see you get hurt.
Love one of your biggest fans,
Nicole Estevez
mercysfgirl@yahoo.com
Get Well, Buddy.
I love watching you pitch.
Hang in there and I hope you get back to the mound very soon.
David
dknight@slacal.org
Dear Mr. Lincecum,
I am a 21-year-old male from Santa Rosa, California (originally from San Francisco), currently stationed aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), United States Navy.
I am a Mass Communications Specialist, which basically makes me a photo-journalist, as well as videographer,media guide and good-natured shipmate.
We left for a deployment in May, and unfortunately I have missed the majority of the season. I did get to catch one of your starts at AT&T Park while visiting my parents before we left, and also saw Matt Cain get a win in Philadelphia.
I actually brought my trumpet to Philly,braving their legendary fans. Boy did they boo loud, but it's one of my favorite memories of this past year.
All that being said, I just wanted to tell you I saw you on the Armed Forces Network and it filled me with awesome pride to not only see my Giants front and center while I'm floating somewhere in the South China sea, but to see my favorite pitcher highlighted.
I want to congratulate you on making the All-Star game and also on all your success, and I hope you know that while the Giants don't have the biggest fan-base in MLB, I definitely represent the orange and black in every foreign port I visit. And also, when you're in San Diego next season, you totally have a place to party. Or whatever. Just putting it out there. I'll be the guy playing "CHARGE" on the trumpet somewhere in the bleachers.
I was actually playing "Bye Bye Baby" off the fantail last night, the only place I can really practice on the ship.
Anyway, thanks again for being an awesome member of our historic team, and also for appearing on AFN. It definitely was nice to have that taste of home.
If you have the time, it would be cool to hear back from you. I know I'm not going anywhere.
Best Regards,
Alex Tidd
Mass Communications Specialist Seaman, USN
tiddas@cvn76.navy.mil
P.S. - I know I'm biased, but you've got the Cy Young locked up.
Hey Tim,
I'm hoping this actually gets to you but who knows. After watching tonights game (Friday vs. SD), and watching the bullpen blow another win, I feel that you need some appreciation.
Basically I just want you to know that 90% of Giants fans don't care about the season anymore, and don't care what goes on really, except when you pitch. The only thing the Giants have this year is watching you dominate time and time again. I don't know how much you listen to the radio, but after last week's bad performance by the bullpen vs. Arizona, every single person on the radio was livid about how you were not left in the game. And I know it will be the same again this week.
So don't be dissapointed about not getting the wins because you have the whole Bay Area to be pissed off for you, trust me, the whole Bay Area. We know how good you are and what you do for the Giants.
Keep those Cy Young Dreams alive by pitching how you have been the whole year.
Have a good day, and well be watching the next time your out on the mound (and hoping for a complete game so the bullpen doesnt have to come in ).
Sincerely,
Brett
bbbomb79@yahoo.com
Hey, I just wanna say that your site is awesome!
I'm from Brazil and I love the Giants and Timmy.
Keep up the good work.
Go Giants!
Gustavo
guga.mlb@gmail.com
What do I do? Tim's my favorite Giant and I'm a 60 year Yankee fan (well 51 year SF Giant fan too)
spotov@sbcglobal.net
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"He throws over 95 mph, has a great changeup, a great slider and curve. But what makes him so good, at least in great part, is that he believes no one can hit him. Sometimes pitchers give too much respect to batters. But Lincecum always seems to believe that no matter how great the batter's reputation, he's better, and he's going to get him out."
Bengie Molina, Catcher
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"You don't see many guys his size throwing that hard, but it's not so much his size and deception... It's his stuff. He has 'A' stuff."
Chase Utley
Phillies
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Lincecum stars in his own videogame
by John Shea
San Francisco Chronicle
(12-02) 20:36 PST -- Tim Lincecum threw off a mound Tuesday afternoon, not to get an excessive jump on spring training but to pose for studio cameras as the cover boy for a new video game.
Lincecum is hot stuff these days. A video game shoot. A celebrity poker tournament in Las Vegas. A tribute at his stamping grounds - he'll be honored during halftime of Thursday's University of Washington men's basketball game.
Basking in the glow of winning the National League Cy Young Award, Lincecum took a break for an interview at Tuesday's 2K Sports shoot in Novato and endorsed the seemingly long-shot opportunity to add CC Sabathia, the top pitching prize of the free-agent market, to the Giants' 2009 rotation.
"He's from around here, isn't he?" Lincecum said of the Vallejo native. "I mean, our staff is good without him, but it would definitely not hurt to have him in our rotation. That guy's an animal. He knows what he's doing. He finishes games. He's a competitor. He's a workhorse. If that did happen, I could firsthand learn from him. It's always nice to get other people's perspective on different stuff."
Publicly, the Giants said they're considering all elite free agents and haven't ruled out Sabathia despite his $140 million offer from the Yankees. That Sabathia reportedly hasn't responded to the Yankees, whose bid is three weeks old, drives speculation that he prefers to pitch for a California team and perhaps in the National League, where he can swing a bat.
The popular belief is that adding Sabathia would make it easier to trade Matt Cain for offensive help, though general manager Brian Sabean said at last month's general managers' meetings that Cain is untouchable, to which Lincecum said, "That's nice. He's a big part of our team, and a lot of (teammates) would say that. He doesn't have a lot to show for what he's done, but that will come in time. When you're as good as he is, things will turn around. He knows it."
Lincecum is fine with pursuing a long-term contract with the Giants. At the All-Star Game, his agent, Rick Thurman, told reporters the preference was a series of one-year contracts, but that has changed.
"We're trying to keep our options open and not commit to anything or do anything too drastic," said Lincecum, who made $405,000 ($5,000 over the minimum) in 2008. "If it ends up working out, I mean, you don't want to be closed off to anything now."
Lincecum's video game is due for release about the time spring training opens. In the studio Tuesday, he squeezed into a tight black motion-capture suit with 60 reflective markers, allowing for 56 cameras to recognize his joints as he mimicked himself on the mound.
He also grabbed a bat and took some swings. The video game will show him hitting a home run - which he hasn't done - and standing at the plate to watch the ball, a la Barry Bonds.
"As if that's what I'd really do," he said.
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Tim Lincecum All-Star Artwork Contest Winners To Be Announced Soon!
Thanks for your entries, fans in the following categories!
Category 1: Youth (Age 17 yrs. and under), any freehand media or computer rendered artwork or photograph manipulation art.
1st Prize: 2K Sports The Bigs (Wii), Carnival Games (Wii), and MLB 2K9; Runner-up: MLB 2K9
Category 2: Adult Freehand Art (18 and older), Any traditional media (paint,pencil, pen & ink, sculpture);
1st Prize: 2K Sports MLB 2K9 & MLB Front Office Manager, The Bigs 2; Runner Up: The Bigs 2
Category 3: Adult Computer Rendered Artwork or Photograph Manipulation Art (18 and older).
1st Prize: 2K Sports' MLB 2K9 & MLB Front Office Manager, The Bigs 2; Runner Up: The Bigs 2
Photo art by Kaitlyn Davis, 18 years old
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Tim to start in 'SportsCenter' commercial
by Theo Fightmaster, San Francisco Giants Examiner
Dec. 3, 2009
ALL THE GREATS have done it – Lebron James, Evander Holyfield, Albert Pujols, even Mr. Met and Red Sox mascot Wally took their turns. Now, it’s Tim Lincecum’s time to shine on the small screen.
The two-time NL Cy Young winner spent Tuesday in Bristol, Connecticut shooting his very own ‘SportsCenter’ commercial.
Few details of the shoot were released other than it’s for an upcoming spot. But from the pictures it appears Lincecum, dressed in his Giants home uniform, shares the spotlight with ‘Baseball Tonight’ anchor Karl Ravech in the “ESPN offices.” Shots of Lincecum were also taken outdoors at the ESPN basketball court.
Last winter Lincecum appeared on the cover of EA Sports’ “MLB 2K9,” and also starred in a commercial promoting the game that featured an amusing cameo by Randy Johnson.
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