All Entries Tagged With: "Tim Lincecum"
Quality Starters: Top Ten Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitchers for the 2012 Season
There are two schools of thought when it comes to fantasy baseball starting pitchers. The first states that you should grab some quality starters early in your draft (or use keeper spots for holding onto them). The second theory states that starting pitchers are way too inconsistent and therefore you should ignore pitchers until late in [...]
A Giant April
Well, the month of April is over for the Giants. I do not feel the same hopeful optimism that I felt last year. However, I do also recognize that it is early in the year. I find the Giants’ lack of offense of great concern, but this was the same situation they were in last [...]
A Giants Fan’s Elation on their 2010 World Series Championship
The San Francisco Giants are the 2010 World Series Champions, the champions of the baseball world. They are the champions for the first time since 1954, and for the first time in San Francisco. Nothing can ever take this away from them. Wow!!! I cannot think of anything that more that can express my feelings [...]
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO CIVILITY?
In the wake of the surprising but deserving San Francisco Giants winning the World Series came word that numerous riots broke out on the city streets. Is there any plausible reason for this adolescent behavior? What have fans become? Why, after a big victory in sports do fans have to act like idiots (Here’s a [...]
The Giants First World Series Victory in San Fransisco
Congratulations to all SF fans… This must have been a close series MVP race between Renteria and Lincecum! If Renteria actually does retire, what a way to go! I was also impressed with the post season play of rookie catcher Buster Posey and OF Cody Ross who was a waiver wire pick up! The Giants [...]
It’s an Orange October in San Fransisco
Wow!! Is this an Orange October or what?! So much has happened for the Giants that it has been absolutely incredible!! I am sorry that I haven’t written sooner, but I am just beside myself. It all started with the end of the season, and the Giants needed to win one game out of three [...]
MLB Divisional Series Update
…and the Year of the Pitcher Continues… Day One! After six games played (4 in the AL and 2 in the NL) we have seen the second No-hitter in playoff history (the last one was 54 years ago by Don Larson) by the Phillies Ace Roy “Doc” Halladay over the Reds in game one. The [...]
The Giants Playoff Picture?
The Giants’ baseball season is now down to less than thirty games and a month left in the calendar year. August was another roller coaster ride, especially when your ace, goes 0-5 with an ERA over 7.00. On the other hand, I did see the offense get white hot against the Cincinnati Reds. The Giants [...]
Tim Lincecum’s Mechanics: A Somax Analysis
Below you will find an analysis of Tim Lincecum‘s pitching mechanics as compared to other pitchers. Some pitchers are current day pitchers as well as including how he compares with selected Hall of Fame pitchers like Nolan Ryan, Tom Seaver, etc. Help support Baseball Reflections and buy me a coffee with PayPal!
Early 2011 Fantasy Baseball Value Plays
We are not even at the All-Star Break yet so you may be asking, “Why the hell are you talking about values for 2011?” Certainly a fair question but it is never too early to start getting a feel for the next season – even in non-keeper leagues. Here is a look at some players [...]
Future Baseball Studs And A Fantasy Round Up
Throughout the course of the year, there are several different dates/events that receive plenty of hype and that fans look forward to. Opening Day, Week 1, the All-Star Break, the Trade Deadline and Free Agency are just a handful. Another event that generates plenty of hype and optimism is the Amateur Draft. Each sport has [...]
It’s Been A Giant Roller Coaster Of A Season So Far In San Fran
Ugh!! What can I say?! I know that baseball is a marathon not a sprint. What this means is that one needs to roll with the highs and lows of their respective team over the course of a long season. I just didn’t expect the highs and lows to come in the same week. Being [...]
Baseball News, Tweets & More
Image by mikeleeorg via Flickr Tuesday Afternoon Edition @PeteAbe: Beckett agrees to four-year extension – It’ll be four years and $68 million. Press conference will b… http://ow.ly/16Z5Zs & Westmoreland returns to New England – As you know, Ryan Westmoreland attended last night’s game at F… http://ow.ly/16ZgK7 @MLB: President @BarackObama – “I was a little disappointed [...]
A Preview of Opening Day For the SF Giants
Ah, Opening Day!! There really is nothing else quite like it. It is the start of a new season, with new hopes, and new anxieties. I have been to every San Francisco Giants Opening Day from 1988 to 2009, with the exception of 1995. (I was upset about the Baseball Strike of 1994, and skipped [...]
Baseball Reflections From A Lifetime SF Giants Fan
I have been a baseball fan and a Giants fan for thirty-two years since I was thirteen years old in 1978. I once had someone tell me that I was the most intense Giants fan that he’d ever met. I took this then and now, as a badge of honor. To me, I equate my [...]
Can Giant’s GM Brian Sabean Become an Iron Chef?
Brian Sabean’s off-season shopping list: First baseman (with power) Short-stop (who’s name is not an anagram for aged-rental) Left fielder Right fielder Catcher Oh, and pick up some milk, bread and maybe some of those frosted holiday cookies. And, one more thing. Could you take Aaron Rowand back? I left the receipt on the firdge, [...]
Wins and Loses: A Decline in Value?
Image via Wikipedia Congratulations to Tim Lincecum for winning the 2009 NL Cy Young award, just a couple short days after Zack Greinke‘s victory for the AL counterpart. But an even bigger congratulations is in order. A congratulations to the BBWAA voters. Just what am I getting at, you ask? As we’re all aware of, [...]
Why Tim Lincecum will be your 2009 NL Cy Young winner
Image by Getty Images via Daylife After a year in which Cardinals starting pitchers Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright dominated the headlines, pitched their team to a division title and were expected to fight for some off-season hardware, it was the Giants’ Tim Lincecum who picked up the first post-season win amongst the trio. When [...]
Can the Rockies stay hot after the break?
Coming off a June record of 21-7 and finishing with a 10 game home-stand before the break, but there are still many questions to be answered in Colorado regarding the second half of the season. The Colorado Rockies began the season as many fans would have anticipated, slowly. But after the firing of Clint Hurdle [...]
The Giants pitching needs to be perfect in 2009
Pitching is the strength of the 2009 San Francisco Giants. It’s the one hope they have for being competitive this season. Well, that’s at least what’s been bought and sold thus far by the organization and the media. Truth is the staff could be pretty good. But the Giants may be in for a surprise [...]
SF Giants Offseason Report Card
Image via Wikipedia This is why I’m not a teacher; I’m sort of a pass or fail guy. So since the Giants seem destined to have Bengie Molina bat cleanup for the second year in a row, I suppose they have failed (or at least come close) in their off season mission to improve the [...]
San Francisco Giants Off Season Report
Season Wrap Up 2008 saw the Bond-less Giants tied for the 6th worst record in baseball at 72-90, but I actually thought they had a chance of reaching 100 losses so they did better than I thought they would. They went into the year without a solid closer, which effects the rest of the bullpen, [...]
National League Cy Young Award Nominations
Bill’s Excellent Analysis This has to be one of the hardest awards to pick this season as no one has really distinguished themselves from the field. The fact that a player who was traded to the league halfway through the season is in the discussion speaks volumes on how close this race is. Even so [...]
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