Moving on with my thank yous to the Giants for a much better than expected 2009, big time shout out to Astrid's favorite, Tim Lincecum. Cy Youngs aren't announced until November but he's a strong candidate. He did just get named National League pitcher of the year by Sporting News for the second consecutive season.
We ended up seeing more of his games on TV than live this year, but in many ways that's a much better place to see just how good he is. Thanks Timmy!
"In a lot of ways, he was actually better," Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti said.
Lincecum trimmed his ERA from 2.62 to 2.48. Opponents hit .206 off him this season, compared to .221 in '08. After walking 84 in 227 innings a year ago, he improved to 68 walks in 225 1/3 frames this season.
The NL's starter in this year's All-Star Game, Lincecum validated that status by leading the league in strikeouts (261) and quality starts (26) while ranking second in ERA and opponents' batting average and third in innings. He also tied teammate Matt Cain for the league lead with four complete games and joined four other pitchers atop the NL list with two shutouts.
via SFGiants.com
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