Anyone who has read a lot of my blogs will know this, but I have been a Giants fan since I was about 11...so when i was working on my computer, I switched on my TV, and by chance it was on the local Ginats station ..about half way thru the first inning with the Padres.
As I was looking up now and then from my work, I noticed the pitch speed was being displayed on the top of the screen...an 88 mph changeup? A 98 mph curve? a 101 fast ball? who is this guy? Closeup of the mound shows the guy Giants old timers call their kid brother, 23 year old Tim Lincecum. Tim pitched (so far in this contest) 6 innings, and never slowed down. It shows in the score , Giants up by 1 in a total of 3 run game. I dont know why, but watching this kid extend off the mound and send that lump of leather hurling towards the plate in excess of 90 mph, and hearing the announcer intone " Lincecum lets loose a slider , count 3-2, 2 outs, 1 on 3rd...Ohhh, and he's out and the Giants move on to inning...."
Although so far this season, the Giants are 1-6, but its a long way to October...
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