Timmy does it again
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Nov 19, 2009 at 12:07 PM
- BigRon
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Nov 19, 2009 at 12:59 PM
- clicheGuevara
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Good for Timmy! This was a 3 person race, good to see him come out on top! You don't see too many back-to-back winners of the Cy Young. I think the last to do it was Randy Johnson.
Nov 19, 2009 at 1:15 PM
- sf1giantfan
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Lincecum deserved it, for sure, but it was close. Very close. 2 voters didn't even give carpenter any votes. 
Nov 19, 2009 at 1:26 PM
- Birdman_Jr
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yessssssssss
Nov 19, 2009 at 1:37 PM
- scottha558
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I was a little surprised that he won with only 15 victories. But i LOVE it!!!!
Nov 19, 2009 at 6:25 PM
- sf1giantfan
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Here is some interesting facts about Lincecum's winning:
• On Thursday, Lincecum became the only pitcher to capture the Cy Young Award in each of his first two full Major League seasons.
• Lincecum set a new standard by winning the Cy Young with 15 victories, the smallest total for a Cy Young winner who was a full-time starting pitcher in a non-strike-shortened season.
• Lincecum became the first Giant to lead the league in strikeouts for two years in a row since Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson (1907-08).
• Lincecum, is the best pitcher in baseball.
Here is some interesting facts about Lincecum's winning:
• On Thursday, Lincecum became the only pitcher to capture the Cy Young Award in each of his first two full Major League seasons.
• Lincecum set a new standard by winning the Cy Young with 15 victories, the smallest total for a Cy Young winner who was a full-time starting pitcher in a non-strike-shortened season.
• Lincecum became the first Giant to lead the league in strikeouts for two years in a row since Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson (1907-08).
• Lincecum, is the best pitcher in baseball.
Nov 20, 2009 at 7:41 AM
- HomestarRunner
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Way to go Timmy!!! I thought his win total would do him in. I'm sure there will be some haters out there but who was more deserving? This guy is going to be a Giant a long time. This is going to be fun to watch!
Nov 24, 2009 at 6:21 PM
- BigRon
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From MLBTraderumors.com
Lincecum's Arbitration Number: $23 Million Plus?
By Mark Polishuk [November 24, 2009 at 6:58pm CST]
Yahoo's Tim Brown penned a column today about Tim Lincecum's likely record-setting arbitration case that included this tidbit from an unnamed baseball executive. Lincecum's agents and the MLB Players' Union had discussed the possibility of submitting an arbitration figure of $23MM plus one dollar for the back-to-back Cy Young Award winner. Why the extra dollar? So Lincecum would be making 100 cents more than the highest-paid pitcher in baseball, C.C. Sabathia. The symbolic number would reflect Lincecum's unprecedented success this early in his career.
As Brown notes, Lincecum and his team would almost certainly lose their case by posting such a high number. Since the Giants' bid, however, is almost obligated to be in the eight-figure range, it seems guaranteed that Lincecum's final 2010 salary will exceed the record $10MM arbitration award given to Ryan Howard following his MVP season in 2007.
This could be all moot, of course, if the Giants don't let Lincecum get to arbitration in the first place. It was previously reported that Lincecum was open to a contract extension in San Francisco, for an amount that would likely top Zach Greinke's four-year/$38MM deal with the Royals. Brown speculates that a Lincecum extension could be closer to the three-year/$54 million contract that Howard signed with Philadelphia last February.
One almost hopes that Lincecum and the Giants don't come to terms so we can see, in the words of MLBTR's Mike Axisa, "the most awesome first year arbitration case in history."
Lincecum's Arbitration Number: $23 Million Plus?
By Mark Polishuk [November 24, 2009 at 6:58pm CST]
Yahoo's Tim Brown penned a column today about Tim Lincecum's likely record-setting arbitration case that included this tidbit from an unnamed baseball executive. Lincecum's agents and the MLB Players' Union had discussed the possibility of submitting an arbitration figure of $23MM plus one dollar for the back-to-back Cy Young Award winner. Why the extra dollar? So Lincecum would be making 100 cents more than the highest-paid pitcher in baseball, C.C. Sabathia. The symbolic number would reflect Lincecum's unprecedented success this early in his career.
As Brown notes, Lincecum and his team would almost certainly lose their case by posting such a high number. Since the Giants' bid, however, is almost obligated to be in the eight-figure range, it seems guaranteed that Lincecum's final 2010 salary will exceed the record $10MM arbitration award given to Ryan Howard following his MVP season in 2007.
This could be all moot, of course, if the Giants don't let Lincecum get to arbitration in the first place. It was previously reported that Lincecum was open to a contract extension in San Francisco, for an amount that would likely top Zach Greinke's four-year/$38MM deal with the Royals. Brown speculates that a Lincecum extension could be closer to the three-year/$54 million contract that Howard signed with Philadelphia last February.
One almost hopes that Lincecum and the Giants don't come to terms so we can see, in the words of MLBTR's Mike Axisa, "the most awesome first year arbitration case in history."