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sumantu17ppr | yesterday
NEW YORK (Reuters) –Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants claimed the National League Cy Young Award for the second successive year Thursday, winning in a close vote over Cardinals starters Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright. Lincecum, 15-7 with a 2.48 earned run average for the Giants, received fewer first-place votes than St Louis starter Wainwright in the balloting of members of the Baseball
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | yesterday
Some Giants updates to ponder as we march on through the night, courtesy of MLB.com's Christ Haft: Brian Sabean said Monday that the Giants plan to use Eugenio Velez or Andres Torres in the leadoff spot for 2010. Yikes, neither is exactly a prime option for that role. Sabean says the payroll will be in the same range as 2009 -- the low $90MMs. Haft says the Giants will need every penny due to the massive...
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gurleya3d0m | 12/07/2009
SAN FRANCISCO – Tim Lincecum has been so dominant in his first two full major league seasons that even his top bosses don't know how he can get much better. Two NL Cy Young Awards, a pair of All-Star selections — all at age 25. Lincecum has a couple of ideas in that area: Grow up and make better decisions personally, and pitch the San Francisco Giants into the playoffs at last. The hard-throwing
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
Dusty Baker 1B J.T. Snow Gold Glover gave constancy that all others lacked. 2B Jeff Kent Averaged 115 RBIs as perfect complement to Bonds. 3B Pablo Sandoval Torrid start gives Panda nod over Pedro Feliz's slick glove. SS Omar Vizquel Best in S.F. history beats out Aurilia's offense. LF Barry Bonds Set single-season (73) and all-time (762) homer marks. CF Marquis Grissom Batted .300 in 2003, a surprising...
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Busted Coverage (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
ESPN seems to be getting plenty of use this week out of its dunk tank. First it was Colin Cowdork getting wet on that smash pop culture hit SportsNation. Then there yesterday’s showdown between fireballer Tim Lincecum and the UMass mascot. And, as is the case in the 21st Century, Sam The Minuteman blogged about his dunking. The [...]
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Tim Lincecum was in Bristol, Conn., on Tuesday, filming a commercial for ESPN's "SportsCenter." The Cy Young-er called the opportunity a "no brainer."...
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Fake Teams (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
I participated in a mock draft over at Mock Draft Central today and here is how the first two rounds went: Round 1 1. Alex Rodriguez 2. Albert Pujols 3. Hanley Ramirez 4. Mark Teixeira 5. Matt Kemp 6. Ryan Braun 7. Chase Utley 8. Miguel Cabrera 9. Prince Fielder 10. Ryan Howard 11. Evan Longoria 12. David Wright Round 2 after the jump: Round 2 1. Joe Mauer 2. Tim Lincecum 3. Carl Crawford 4. Jacoby...
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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Links for Monday... Maury Brown of The Biz of Baseball analyzes Tim Lincecum's possible 2010 salary, and predicts the pitcher might submit $16.8MM against the Giants' $8MM figure. ESPN's Buster Olney tweets that Hideki Matsui's marketability is not a factor for the Yankees. Alex Speier of WEEI examines the chances of Roy Halladay remaining a workhorse over the next several seasons. Derrick Goold of...
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Going to the Mat (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Now that the MLS season has ended, attention this off-season will be focused on the Collective Bargaining Agreement between MLS and the Players Union, which ends in January and if the league, owners and players cannot come to an agreement, a work stoppage and/or a lockout is possible. Neither scenario is good for the league and the development of the game in the U.S. In that light, the guys over at...
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Subway Squawkers (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Alex Rodriguez may not have gotten MVP honors this postseason. And he didn't get Sportsman of the Year. But he did beat all his baseball cohorts at one big thing. According to Ask.com , A-Rod is the "most-asked about baseball athlete" on their site this year. Here's the complete list: 1. Alex Rodriguez 2. Tim Lincecum 3. Manny Ramirez 4. Derek Jeter 5. Chase Utley 6. Roy Halladay 7. Cliff...
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clematis4y67i | 11/30/2009
NEW YORK (Reuters) –Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants claimed the National League Cy Young Award for the second successive year Thursday, winning in a close vote over Cardinals starters Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright. Lincecum, 15-7 with a 2.48 earned run average for the Giants, received fewer first-place votes than St Louis starter Wainwright in the balloting of members of the Baseball
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klemensr02mc | 11/30/2009
For so many years, the formula for winning a Cy Young Award was pretty simple: Win a lot of games. Denny McLain was a unanimous pick in 1968 and deservedly so. He posted 31 victories — the combined total of this year's Cy Young starters, Tim Lincecum and Zack Greinke. A whopping win total, a good ERA and a bunch of strikeouts often brought home the hardware. But the perception of pitching has
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrated this week! Here's your weekly look back at all things Hot Stove from MLBTR: The Blue Jays signed not one, but two shortstops this week, inking Alex Gonzalez to a one-year, $2.75MM contract with a $2.5MM club option, and re-signing John McDonald for two years and $3MM total. The White Sox also made two signings this week, inking Andruw Jones on a one-year deal...
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charmianjunvr | 11/29/2009
SAN FRANCISCO – Tim Lincecum has been so dominant in his first two full major league seasons that even his top bosses don't know how he can get much better. Two NL Cy Young Awards, a pair of All-Star selections — all at age 25. Lincecum has a couple of ideas in that area: Grow up and make better decisions personally, and pitch the San Francisco Giants into the playoffs at last. The hard-throwing
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Baseball Prospectus (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
Albert Pujols considers his future, Hall of Fame chatter, Tim Lincecum`s arbitration bonanza, plus rumors.
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sumantu17ppr | yesterday
NEW YORK (Reuters) –Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants claimed the National League Cy Young Award for the second successive year Thursday, winning in a close vote over Cardinals starters Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright. Lincecum, 15-7 with a 2.48 earned run average for the Giants, received fewer first-place votes than St Louis starter Wainwright in the balloting of members of the Baseball...
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gurleya3d0m | 12/07/2009
SAN FRANCISCO – Tim Lincecum has been so dominant in his first two full major league seasons that even his top bosses don't know how he can get much better. Two NL Cy Young Awards, a pair of All-Star selections — all at age 25. Lincecum has a couple of ideas in that area: Grow up and make better decisions personally, and pitch the San Francisco Giants into the playoffs at last. The hard-throwing right-hander...
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clematis4y67i | 11/30/2009
NEW YORK (Reuters) –Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants claimed the National League Cy Young Award for the second successive year Thursday, winning in a close vote over Cardinals starters Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright. Lincecum, 15-7 with a 2.48 earned run average for the Giants, received fewer first-place votes than St Louis starter Wainwright in the balloting of members of the Baseball...
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