Remember Tim Lincecum, that phenom who won the last two NL Cy Young Awards in his second and third seasons?
Lincecum, enjoying a merely excellent season, has become yesterday's news as a variety of new star pitchers emerge in the National League, including guys like Roy Halladay, Stephen Strasburg, and Ubaldo Jimenez, but also Jaime Garcia, Carlos Silva, and Mat Latos.
After two straight seasons of dominance by what was once the most exciting thing to hit the National League this generation, Lincecum has struggled in the 2010 season, which is his fourth season in the big leagues.
Well, "struggled" may be a strong word.
What Lincecum has done is pitch very well. He is 8-3 with a 3.13 ERA, a 137 ERA+, and 117 strikeouts in 103.2 innings. Like the last two seasons, he leads the l ...
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Can the San Francisco Giants’ Tim Lincecum Still Win His Third Cy Young?
Posted: 2nd July 2010 by Asher B. Chancey in MLBComments Off on Can the San Francisco Giants’ Tim Lincecum Still Win His Third Cy Young?