Apr 172012


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John Smoltz on Tim Lincecum: the edge is not there
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Former Braves starter and closer John Smoltz, a power pitcher, was asked about Tim Lincecum's struggles on Sirius/XM radio today. He provided a very long answer. Here it is verbatim (and thus, the stream-of-consciousness): “Well, I would say there was

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FanGraphs: Tim Lincecum And Encouraging History
Baseball Nation
It's 2012, and Tim Lincecum has gotten off to a pretty lousy start. His average velocity is down, and he's been getting hit. Through just three starts this season, Lincecum's already allowed more runs than he did in the first half in 2009.
Tim Lincecum: Tim Lincecum gives up five runs in lossRotoworld.com
Tim Lincecum, a questionSanta Rosa Press Democrat (blog)
Fantasy Fiesta: The Slow-Start SituationGrantland (blog)

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MLB Handicapping: Bettors likely to maintain fade of Tim Lincecum
Sports Memo (blog)
FanGraphs tries to make the case that Tim Lincecum's rough start to the season may only be temporary. They use previous seasons to indicate dramatic drops in velocity early on followed by eventual turnarounds. We've talked a lot of about velocity in

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Tim Lincecum fails to overcome first impression vs. Phillies
Chicago Sun-Times
(AP Photo/Ben Margot) SAN FRANCISCO — Tim Lincecum kept following through with his long elongated delivery, quickly turning around again and again to watch where every hit landed. A collective sigh filtered around the ballpark, and even the pitcher
Two-time Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum has another rough outingLos Angeles Times
Tim Lincecum's start to 2012 doesn't bode wellSan Francisco Chronicle
Tim Lincecum's free fall continues against Philadelphia PhilliesSan Jose Mercury News
USA TODAY (blog) -Bleacher Report -ESPN
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History Suggests Tim Lincecum Might Be Just Fine
FanGraphs (blog)
by Dave Cameron – April 17, 2012 After getting drilled for four runs in the first inning by the Phillies last night, the ever-growing worry surrounding Tim Lincecum reached a fever pitch. As Chris Cwik noted last week, his velocity continues to trend


Bleacher Report
Tim Lincecum Is Not Living Up to His Fantasy Expectations, What Should You Do?
Bleacher Report
Tim Lincecum has struggled mightily in his first two starts and there could be some real issues. Francisco Liriano was dominant in spring training, but has been horrendous in his two starts so far in 2012. If Lincecum is on my roster, he's not going