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Lincy and Cy
I was reading about the NL Cy Young race this morning and it reminded me of a cool write-up from a few months back on Tim Lincecum in SI. Lincy looks like he's on track to win the NL award - leads in ERA, SOs, Win prct., etc.
His stats:http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/player...playerId=28705 The guy is only making $400k this year! Crazy. The SI article is a cool story of a father coaching a son and the dad telling college coaches to not screw with his motion. When he was drafted, many scouts said (and still say) his body can't take his motion over the long haul. It's the same thing they said about Pedro. Quote:
I love the fact that the kid is 5'11' 170 and ripping up the majors.
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Wow, that is some serious over-the-top arm-whip. If it works - which it apparently does - then more power to him.
I haven't seen this guy pitch yet. What's his fastball mph? What are his other pitches?
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98-99 fastball, then he throws a hard curve about 86-88. But his best pitch is probably his changeup.
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He's nasty. You'd be a fan. His power comes from his huge step. Pretty amazing stuff.
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Tonight through five...59 pitches: 50 strikes, nine balls, three hits, no runs.
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I think the kid *only* made $350K last year. By MLB ace standards, obviously, that's nothing. A-rod makes as much in a week. His agent will be licking his chops.
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