Tim Lincecum RUMORS & NEWS

San Francisco Chronicle "The good vibes from the good ol' days were back at China Basin. Fans cheered Tim Lincecum's every move, even the simple ones. Taking the mound. Walking off the mound. He put down a sacrifice bunt, and fans reacted as if he'd hit a home run. Maybe it was because it was Little League Day (kids will..." May 13

San Francisco Chronicle "In Start One last week Tim Lincecum walked seven and won. In Start Two on Tuesday night he walked three in a five-run inning, including the pitcher, and got away with a no-decision. He must be living right. The same goes for the Giants, who roared back from two four-run deficits and beat the..." April 10

San Francisco Chronicle "Every season-opening series is overhyped. Toss in the defending World Series champs facing a $230 million team and you have a full-blown extravaganza, with Tim Lincecum's debut adding another layer of buzz. Now that it's done, and the hype machine is unplugged, the faithful can see it for what..." April 04

San Francisco Chronicle "The combination of lime juice and so-called "mystery mud" seems to be working for Tim Lincecum, who took another step Tuesday night in his beat-the-blister crusade. Lincecum is banking on more of the same in the 20 days before his season debut. Making his first Cactus League appearance after..." March 13

San Francisco Chronicle "Tim Lincecum was the scheduled starter for Saturday's game but instead threw a simulated game in the morning to test the blister on his right middle finger. He threw 32 pitches and said afterward that it gave him no trouble. Both Lincecum and manager Bruce Bochy said the right-hander would start..." March 10

San Francisco Chronicle "Tim Lincecum took a major step toward getting back into games Thursday when he played long toss with Barry Zito and threw 25 to 30 pitches off the mound, reporting that his blistered middle finger felt fine. "Today was all good news, and it's probably going to get better with more time," Lincecum..." March 08

Contra Costa Times "For the second time in six days, Tim Lincecum was scratched from a scheduled start because of a blister on his right middle finger. Lincecum had been scheduled to face the Cleveland Indians on Thursday in what would have been his second start of the spring. Instead he will throw on flat ground,..." March 07

San Francisco Chronicle "Nobody understands how pesky and intrusive finger blisters can be more than Tim Lincecum, who has had more than his share. He has one now and wants to get rid of it before it really hampers his ability to pitch. To that end, Lincecum skipped what would have been his second Cactus League start..." March 03

San Francisco Chronicle "The more distance he logs from 2012, the more forthcoming Tim Lincecum becomes about how bad he felt mentally, physically and mechanically, struggles that began in spring training and did not vanish until late in the year. Honesty becomes easier not only with time, but improvement. Despite..." February 27

McCovey Chronicles "You knew this was coming. You vowed not to fall for it. Now look at you. You're weak. I am too. Because when I read this ... ... my little heart went pitter-patter. What if there were a magic wand that could make Lincecum the Cy Young winner of seasons past? What if he's even better? What..." February 26

San Francisco Chronicle "In a mild surprise, manager Bruce Bochy said Friday that his tentative regular-season rotation has Tim Lincecum third and Ryan Vogelsong fifth, unexpected because of their respective 2012 seasons. Bochy would not divulge why he has Lincecum ahead of Vogelsong. Instead, he reiterated his feeling..." February 23

San Francisco Chronicle "Tim Lincecum looked fluid and kept his fastball down in his first bullpen session of spring training Wednesday. In fact, this was Lincecum's first time on a mound since Game 3 of the World Series, and he admitted he was pumped as he threw to Buster Posey. "It's just the feeling of being on the..." February 14

CSN Bay Area "When a Giants fan asked Buster Posey what position he’d like to play other than catcher, the former Florida State closer offered a sly smile. “I’d like to try it out on the bump and see what I have,” Posey said. OK, Tim Lincecum. Same question. “To be honest, when I was a kid, I always..." February 10

San Jose Mercury News "Tim Lincecum is in search of a fresh start, and the journey began in a barber's chair. Gone are the famously long locks that whipped around Lincecum's head during his windup and would be soaking wet midway through his starts. Lincecum showed up at AT&T Park on Friday with a short, neatly styled..." February 09

San Francisco Chronicle "A young philosophy professor? A high-tech hipster nerd? Elvis Costello? Mr. Peabody's friend Sherman? That was Friday's fun question: Who did Tim Lincecum look like with his new short hair and faux glasses? Joseph Gordon-Levitt? Harry Potter? But behind the fun is a serious question..." February 09

San Jose Mercury News "Tim Lincecum almost fits in with the rest of the Giants relievers. He's missing it by a whisker. "Timmy's got the long, wacky hair on the top of his head, not on his face," closer Sergio Romo pointed out. With everything else, though, Lincecum has the makings of a bullpen ace -- even if..." October 28

CSN Bay Area "Aside from a few slips of the tongue, Tim Lincecum has been nearly perfect this postseason in his new role. The Giants right-hander added yet another chapter of dominance out of the bullpen on Saturday night as he delivered 2 1/3 shutout innings in a 2-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers in Game..." October 28

Boston Herald "The Red Sox [team stats] have cash. The Red Sox need starting pitching. The Red Sox have a major talent in Jacoby Ellsbury [stats] as trade bait. Well what do you know? There's a big-money 28-year-old two-time Cy Young Award winner with one year left on his contract who could be available after..." October 26

CBSSports.com "The San Francisco Giants won't look to trade two-time Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum, according to people familiar with the situation. But another type move at some point -- to the bullpen to become closer -- can't be ruled out at this point. "No way he'll be traded. Do you see how the fans..." October 25

San Jose Mercury News "Barry Zito and Tim Lincecum are suddenly the game's greatest and most idiosyncratic Cy Young comeback story -- separately and, if you know them, totally and essentially together. It's a buddy story, really, from riches to scorn to glory again, all unfolding in a stunning Giants..." October 25

San Francisco Chronicle ""Timmy's going to be a Giant," said Sabean, reminding that his contract has one year remaining. On whether he sees Lincecum improving in next year's rotation. Sabean said, "I think so. He set the bar so high. We set the bar so high with him. He's got to learn what it's like to be knocked down...." October 22

Hardball Talk "The Giants are starting Ryan Vogelsong in Game 6 of the NLCS on Sunday night against the Cardinals and will turn to Matt Cain if the series goes seven. And it'll be all hands on deck behind them. Giants manager Bruce Bochy told Alex Pavlovic of the San Jose Mercury News that Tim Lincecum and..." October 21

San Francisco Chronicle "At the end of a very gray day, Tim Lincecum put on his gray shirt, his gray pants and shoved his gray beanie over his wet hair. Then he turned to face his inquisitors. "It's extremely disappointing," he said. "You feel you can lift a team up in this situation like this. But when you don't do..." October 19

San Francisco Chronicle "In this wildly intriguing Giants postseason, Thursday might be the most intriguing day of all. Because Tim Lincecum is starting Game 4. A game that will either even the series for the Giants or swing the competition completely in favor of the Cardinals. "It's really big," Buster Posey..." October 18

San Francisco Chronicle "Manager Bruce Bochy said Monday before Game 2 that he is leaning toward Tim Lincecum following Matt Cain in the rotation and pitching Game4 in St. Louis. Also, in a development that nobody could have foreseen before the playoffs began, Bochy said he probably will choose between Madison Bumgarner..." October 16

Hardball Talk "The Giants' Tim Lincecum said he was ready to pitch in relief tonight after throwing two scoreless innings in Sunday's Game 1 against the Cardinals. However, it appears to be manager Bruce Bochy's strong preference to reserve him for the Game 4 start, according to CSN Bay Area's Andrew..." October 15

CSN Bay Area "Tim Lincecum or Barry Zito? That was the question on everyone's mind, but Bruce Bochy wasn't ready to announce a Game 4 starter ahead of Sunday's NLCS opener against the St. Louis Cardinals. The Giants' manager did confirm that all five members of his rotation would be on the series roster,..." October 14

San Jose Mercury News "Technically, Tim Lincecum got the win on Wednesday. But as far as his teammates are concerned, he ought to get credit for a save. Lincecum's 4?1/3 innings of sparkling relief helped preserve an 8-3 victory in Game 4 and also gave the Giants' top late-inning options -- Sergio Romo, Javy Lopez..." October 11

CSN Bay Area "The baseball world understood the impact Tim Lincecum could make out of the bullpen in the Giants' Game 4 victory Wednesday night. But for one of his teammates, it was nothing he hadn't seen before. "This isn't the first time I've played with Timmy as a reliever," said right-hander George..." October 11

Hardball Talk "The Giants looked to be in big trouble when starter Barry Zito allowed three walks and a single in the first inning of Wednesday's NLDS Game 4 vs. the Reds and a home run to Ryan Ludwick in the third. But the fellas in the gray "San Francisco" jerseys were the ones sharing handshakes on the..." October 10

San Jose Mercury News "Tim Lincecum, playoff middle reliever. The idea takes some getting used to, even if everyone around the Giants has been thinking and hinting about it for several days now. That would include Lincecum himself, who took a flat and matter-of-fact approach Monday when I asked him about his..." October 09

San Jose Mercury News "Tim Lincecum, playoff middle reliever. The idea takes some getting used to, even if everyone around the Giants has been thinking and hinting about it for several days now. That would include Lincecum himself, who took a flat and matter-of-fact approach Monday when I asked him about his..." October 08

CSN Bay Area "When you absorb the worst postseason shutout loss in franchise history, the feel-good moments usually end with the thundering flyover during the National Anthem. Tim Lincecum provided one more turbo boost, such as it was. Lincecum, the cause of so much consternation this season, made his..." October 08

San Francisco Chronicle "A decent time to interview a ballplayer is during or after batting practice as he walks off the field. Sunday, that's when a beat writer asked Ryan Vogelsong to address his status as the Giants' Game 3 starter. "I'll talk Monday," he said. No worries. The world can wait a day on..." October 08

San Francisco Chronicle "Picking Ryan Vogelsong to start Game 3 over two-time Cy Young Award winner and 2010 postseason hero Tim Lincecum sounded like a tough choice for manager Bruce Bochy. In reality, the pitchers made the decision for Bochy. Vogelsong finished the regular season with three solid starts and had..." October 08

CSN Bay Area "Tim Lincecum said he understands that no pitcher with a 10-15 record and 5.18 ERA can expect to receive the ball for Game 1 of a postseason series. "As long as I'm included," Lincecum said. He will be. Lincecum said the Giants have informed him that he will slot somewhere in the starting..." October 01

McCovey Chronicles "There aren't any. Yeah, you were preparing yourself to read something stupid, but it turns out you'll probably agree with the main points of this article. Don't worry, though. You'll still read something stupid, or I'm not doing my job. Let's remember back when Tim Lincecum was really..." September 26

CSN Bay Area "In the words of Giants manager Bruce Bochy, "you'll probably see some tweaking here real soon" as he aligns his rotation for the postseason. But Bochy doesn't plan to coast over these final nine games. He penned a regular lineup for Tuesday's series opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks and..." September 26

CSN Bay Area "Tim Lincecum has one start remaining in the regular season – one more chance to assemble his rhythm and his confidence like a tax return, with all documents in the proper order. He has received so many supporting statements from Bruce Bochy over this checkered season. But the Giants manager..." September 26

CSN Bay Area "Two years ago, Tim Lincecum was a holy terror to anyone with a hot microphone in a champagne-soaked clubhouse. He snuck enough four-letter words on the air to make the FCC blush. But Saturday night, as the Giants celebrated another NL West title, Lincecum was nowhere to be found. The Giants..." September 23

CSN Bay Area "There is plenty of math in baseball. Here are some fun numbers for Giants fans to contemplate: If the Giants merely go 8-9 to finish the season, the Dodgers must go 15-4 to tie them atop the NL West standings. Oh yeah: And the Dodgers have a home series coming up with the wild-card jousting St...." September 13

San Francisco Chronicle "So many times this year, the Giants, their fans, the media, even Tim Lincecum himself wondered if a good start was the beginning of a turnaround, the road back to Old Timmy, the game in which the momentum had turned and all was right again with the world. We're there again. This time,..." September 02

CSN Bay Area "Here is what Tim Lincecum is thinking right now: "Take out the statistics. When I've had to dig deep, I've done it." This is not Timmy the rookie curiosity, who whipped pitches with ferocity. This is not Timmy the Cy Young Award winner, who didn't need to read scouting reports to level a..." September 02

CSN Bay Area "Tim Lincecum beat Tim Hudson in one category on Sunday. Lincecum had four strikeouts in five innings to Hudson's three in seven. In fact, in by far the worst season of Lincecum's career, he is still striking out more than a batter an inning with 155 punch-outs in 151 innings. But maybe it's..." August 27

San Francisco Chronicle "Tim Lincecum took the mound on Day 1 of the Melky Cabrera suspension, threw 38 first-inning pitches and exited after four innings. "It had nothing to do with anything that went on today," Lincecum said after the Giants fell 6-4 to the Nationals. "It's just like a day where (a player) gets a day..." August 16

San Francisco Chronicle "Judging by stats alone, it's fair to say the two best pitching matchups of the series already happened because Tim Lincecum takes the mound Wednesday as a shadow of his old Cy Young self. But Lincecum vs. Stephen Strasburg still carries a lot of cachet, and both have a lot riding on Wednesday's..." August 15

CSN Bay Area "Tim Lincecum was more than 30 pitches deep into the first inning, Shane Loux began marking up a bullpen mound and Giants manager Bruce Bochy tried to fight back a very bad feeling. "We had to get somebody up," Bochy said. "It was hot out there. It was getting to a point where we'd have to go..." August 06

San Francisco Chronicle "As he arrived at his new baseball home late Tuesday, right fielder Hunter Pence must have thought, "Crisis? What crisis?" A crowd of 41,774 was cheering the tail end of a 4-1 Giants victory that moved them back into sole possession of first place in the National League West, and there was music..." August 01

San Francisco Chronicle "Since about mid-May, many Giants fans and members of the media have asked the question, "Is Tim Lincecum back?" seemingly every day between his starts and then inning by inning, batter by batter and even pitch by pitch during his time on the mound. On Wednesday, he gave up five runs, all with..." July 26