What is wrong with Tim Lincecum?

[Honus Wagner Rules]

It never gets that cold in San Francisco.

Yes, it does. I was there Biz.

[chicagowhitesox1173]

How cold does it get?

[Richard]

When he entered the league I saw him pitch at 95-97 mph max fastball. The last time I saw him pitch he was pitching at 89-91max fastball

[Honus Wagner Rules]

Looks like Timmy has started to turn it around since the All-Star break.

5 GS, 32.2 IP, 4-1 W-L, 2.48 ERA, 35 K, 12 BB, 28 H

He's lowered his ERA from 6.42 to 5.43 in the last five starts. Hopefully, Timmy is returning to form. If he does, it would be a huge boost for the Giants playoff chances.

[KHenry14]

It looks like he's getting a handle on his control issues. Still, he had a 36 pitch first inning last night, but wiggled out of it without much damage. Clearly better, but not back yet.

[BiZmaRK]

Yes, it does. I was there Biz.

I've been to Wrigley Field and Jacobs Field on crisp mid-April days when the temperature hovered around 40 degrees. I've been to over a couple dozen summer time night games at Candlestick and the temperature probably never fell much below 50. True, the windchill makes it feel colder. But misconceptions about the weather at Candlestick caused the complaints to be more about the temperature and less about the wind.

Some time around the early '90s, there was talk of putting a dome on Candlestick Park. This would have been the biggest mistake ever. It would have sent a subconscious message around America that San Francisco was a very rainy area - which it isn't.

[BiZmaRK]

50 degrees is cold in California.

It depends what part of California you're in & what time of year. Just as places like New England & Michigan have seasons, California also has seasons. Micro-climates are also very common - especially in the summer time.

[Honus Wagner Rules]

Since the All-Star break:

8 GS, 49.1 IP, 4-3 W-L, 3.10 ERA, 47 K, 16 B, 4 HR, .257 BAA, .320 OPB, .383 SLG

That is much better than before the break.

[BiZmaRK]

Since the All-Star break:

8 GS, 49.1 IP, 4-3 W-L, 3.10 ERA, 47 K, 16 B, 4 HR, .257 BAA, .320 OPB, .383 SLG

That is much better than before the break.

What's his WHIP since the All-Star break?

[Honus Wagner Rules]

what's his whip since the all-star break?

1.280 whip

[KHenry14]

those are decent stats, but Timmy needs to be a LOT more consistant. Some of his post-ASG starts have been pretty bad. But it was nice to hear him talk about being jacked up to pitch against the Bums.

[Honus Wagner Rules]

those are decent stats, but Timmy needs to be a LOT more consistant. Some of his post-ASG starts have been pretty bad. But it was nice to hear him talk about being jacked up to pitch against the Bums.

For sure. If the Giants want to go deep in the playoffs they'll absolutely need for Timmy to be on top of his game.

[BiZmaRK]

1.280 whip

That's pretty good. Do you have handy the WHIP since the All-Star game for each of Bumgarner, Cain, Zito & Vogelsong?

[VTSoxFan]

That's pretty good. Do you have handy the WHIP since the All-Star game for each of Bumgarner, Cain, Zito & Vogelsong?

wcoab is having trouble with logging in, asked me to post the answer to your question:

0.77 Bumgarner
1.12 Cain
1.28 Lincecum
1.31 Zito
1.45 Vogelson

[Honus Wagner Rules]

Timmy's second half surge continues.

.        GS   IP   W  L   ERA  ER   K  BB  H  HR  WHIP SO/9 SO/BB WP   
1st Half 18  96.2  3 10  6.42  69 104  50 103 11 1.583  9.7  2.08 10
2nd half 12  78.0  6  4  3.33  27  73  32  66  8 1.342  9.0  2.28  5

[Ben Grimm]

Timmy finally under the 5.00 mark for the season with an ERA now at 4.91. It's the lowest it's been since his 4th pitch to Chris Young way back in April.

[Honus Wagner Rules]

Tim pitched great last night! Timmy is looking strong for the postseason.

.        GS   IP   W  L   ERA  ER   K  BB  H  HR  WHIP SO/9 SO/BB WP   
1st Half 18  96.2  3 10  6.42  69 104  50 103 11 1.583  9.7  2.08 10
2nd half 13  79.1  7  4  3.06  27  79  34  71  8 1.324  9.0  2.32  5

[Honus Wagner Rules]

Timmy had a poor start his last time out. I'm starting to get concerned about how the Giants will handle Timmy after 2013? He'll be a free agent then. I wonder how much he'll want in salary. Next season will be a crucial year for Timmy.

[KHenry14]

At this point, I'm pretty sure that the Giants will let Timmy go. Almost no matter what he does next season he'll still get paid. And with the team already committed to Cain and Vogy, and with MadBum approaching arbitration I suspect the 20+ million over 6 years he's going to ask for will be too much for the team to pay.

That all can change of course, but I'm starting to wonder if he will bounce back in 2013.

[Honus Wagner Rules]

It would a bummer to see Timmy go but the Giants don't need to pay $20 million per season for a pitcher with a declining fastball. This makes the Blackburn kid's development even more important.

[Honus Wagner Rules]

A good fangraphs article about Timmy maybe needing to pitch on the black more to be more successful.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index...tch-not-throw/

[dominik]

A good fangraphs article about Timmy maybe needing to pitch on the black more to be more successful.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index...tch-not-throw/

I think tim will bounce back. he will work his ass off and stay off the weed because he is in a contract year and a good season could be worth 50 millions more in his next contract compared to another average season like 2012. and the second half Shows that he can still do it

[KHenry14]

A good fangraphs article about Timmy maybe needing to pitch on the black more to be more successful.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index...tch-not-throw/

This was one time fangraphs actually made sense to me. Timmy's flat out is leaving way too many pitches out over the plate. And he's getting hammered because of it. If he starts hitting the black instead, he'll be a lot better off. And a heckova lot richer.

[filihok]

http://infogr.am/Tim-Lincecum-3593

[bluesky5]

Randy Johnson's part is freaking hilarious.