Tim Lincecum
Tim Lincecum
Timothy Leroy Lincecum, nicknamed "The Freak", is an American professional baseball starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of Major League Baseball. He pitched for the San Francisco Giants of MLB from 2007 to 2015. Lincecum helped the Giants win three World Series championships in a five-year span. Lincecum was the team's ace starter in 2010 and as a relief pitcher in 2012 and 2014, winning the Babe Ruth Award in 2010 as the most valuable player of...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth15 June 1984
CityBellevue, WA
I have confidence in myself knowing I can shut down a team. It's a matter of throwing strikes and I was able to do that (Thursday).
I've had a lot of offense behind me. That makes it a lot easier for me to go out there and relax especially when they're scoring early. It's a matter of me getting in rhythm and finding a pace that I work well at. I did that a little bit better after the fourth.
It kind of gives everybody else out there who is not a big person the motivation and the inspiration that they know they can do it, too.
It is going to be a good game. They are a good opponent.
I think we're going to compete well with them. We'll just wait and see what happens.
I want to get back to my foundation. And my foundation was my mechanics and the way I repeat them in such a dynamic way.
I'm close to six feet, I like to think.
I will send a fastball into the cyber hole.
The more torque I can come up with, the better.
I haven't always thrown hard, but eventually my (velocity) caught up with my mechanics.
I threw a lot more curveballs in college and the minor leagues. Up here, they're looking for that pitch. A curveball is more recognizable out of the hand than a fastball or changeup. They're taking them or hitting the mistakes I make with them. I don't want it to be so recognizable. I'll have to work with that because that was my pitch.
I've gone from a two-pitch guy to a four-pitch guy.
My father-he pretty much taught me everything I know. He still pushes me to be the best I can.
You don't come up expecting to be a fan favorite. When I was a rookie, I was just trying to make a name for myself, but people already knew who I was and already had expectations for me.