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Sabermetrics system: Stats redefine award winners

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:19:52 +0000

Tim Lincecum helped explain his second consecutive National League Cy Young Award, saying, "You can see where it's taken a turn to complete numbers and stats and what people do with that. It puts more options in the voters' heads." Zack Greinke, his American League counterpart, is more specific. He introduces things called FIP and VORP into the discussion.

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Sabermetrics system: stats redefine award winners

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:46:31 +0000

Tim Lincecum helped explain his second consecutive National League Cy Young Award, saying, "You can see where it's taken a turn ...

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Advanced stats responsible for Lincecum's win

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Amid the Giants' and their fans' merriment over Tim Lincecum winning a second straight Cy Young Award, a contentious subplot unfolded about the voters' thought process that got Lincecum selected. Lincecum won the award despite Adam Wainwright's higher wins...

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SUNDAY PUNCH / Let the Freak's flag fly

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

In this corner we are angry about the Cy Young Award voting. Not the recent vote. We're talking about the '07 Cy Young vote. Tim Lincecum got totally stiffed that season, overlooked and snubbed by the voting writers despite his sterling debut half-season: 7-5...

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Advanced stats responsible for Lincecum's win

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:22:43 +0000

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The Evolution of the Greatest Mane in Sports: The Story of Tim Lincecum

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:06:49 +0000

November 19th marked an important turning point in not only Tim Lincecum's baseball career, but his life as well. The 25 year old ace of the San Francisco Giants won his second NL Cy Young in as many years, becoming the first pitcher in Major League Baseball history to win back to back Cy Youngs in his first two major league seasons. Undoubtedly, the pitcher with the small frame and the big right arm has lived up to his moniker, "The Freak." As I sat at my desk watching the Giants press conference announcing that Lincecum had won the award, I began to think that maybe, just maybe, Giants fans and media were actually playing a cruel trick on poor Timmy. Was it possible that his nickname wasn't derived from his slight stature and his herky jerky delivery that would blow most pitchers' arms out, but in fact, a commentary on his ever-growing mane of awkwardness? The question fascinated me. So, I thought it appropriate to look at the evolution of Tim Lincecum's hair. What does it mean? What is he trying ...

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SUNDAY PUNCH / Let the Freak's flag fly

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

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New-age stats shed light on Cy Youngs (AP)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:38:56 +0000

For so many years, the formula for winning a Cy Young Award was pretty simple: Win a lot of games. Denny McLain was a unanimous pick in 1968 and deservedly so. He posted 31 victories -- the combined total of this year's Cy Young starters, Tim Lincecum and Zack Greinke. A whopping win total, a good ERA and a bunch of strikeouts often brought home the hardware.

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Giants' Lincecum repeats as NL Cy Young Award winner

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:25:20 +0000

Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants won his second consecutive National League Cy Young Award Thursday, becoming the first repeat winner in the major leagues since Randy Johnson won four times from 1999 to 2002.

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Giants ace Lincecum wins second straight Cy Young

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:54:52 +0000

Tim Lincecum has been so dominant in his first two full major league seasons that even his top bosses don't know how he can get much better.

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Giants ace Lincecum wins second straight Cy Young

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:21:43 +0000

Tim Lincecum has been so dominant in his first two full major league seasons that even his top bosses don't know how he can get much better.

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Tim Lincecum 2009 Cy young award winner / A second Cy Young season

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

The Giants exceeded most expectations in 2009, and Tim Lincecum was a big part of their success. Here's his Cy Young Award-winning season, game by game. April 7April 12April 18April 24April 29May 5May 10May 15May 21May 26June 2June 7June 12June 17June...

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That's not a Cy of relief for payroll

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

As Tim Lincecum walked from interview to interview on his Cy Young celebrity walk, Brian Sabean kept asking to anyone who approached him, "How do you quantify this?" He meant other than "two," the number of consecutive National League Cy Young Awards that...

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Lincecum cops NL's Cy Young

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:38 +0000

San Francisco ace Tim Lincecum won the National League Cy Young Award yesterday for the second straight year, emerging from one of the tightest votes in the history of the honor to become the first repeat winner since Randy Johnson. Only 10 point...

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Giants' Tim Lincecum wins his second straight Cy Young Award

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:50:31 +0000

He beats out Cardinals aces Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright in one of the closest votes in history. > He beats out Cardinals aces Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright in one of the closest votes in history.

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Lincecum says pot bust 'won't ever happen again'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:42:20 +0000

Pushed back into the spotlight with his Cy Young Award win Thursday, Tim Lincecum issued his first public comment on his Oct. 30 arrest for marijuana possession. Reading a carefully crafted and legally vetted statement during a conference call with reporters,...

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Second Cy Young is historic

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:42:20 +0000

Giants starter Tim Lincecum, one of baseball's most dazzling and charismatic players, made history Thursday when he won baseball's highest pitching honor, the Cy Young Award, for a second consecutive season. In winning an extremely close vote of 32 baseball...

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That's not a Cy of relief for payroll

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:50:58 +0000

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Tim Lincecum picks up second straight NL Cy Young

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:48:41 +0000

Former Liberty High, UW pitcher won in close race against Cardinals' Chris Carpenter, Adam Wainwright.

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Lincecum's next goal: Get to Series

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:33:00 +0000

At 25, Tim Lincecum is as vulnerable as any athlete to injuries, distractions or bad luck that can derail a career. But by winning the NL Cy Young Award in each of his first two full seasons, Lincecum inspires predictions about his future that sound more legitimate than hyperbolic.

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Giants' Lincecum wins second consecutive Cy Young

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:03:43 +0000

Talk about a freak - Tim Lincecum needed just 15 wins to bag another NL Cy Young Award. Yup, throw out those old baseball cards. Wins and losses don't mean much anymore when it comes time for voters to pick baseball's best pitchers. It's all about WHIP, FIP, BABIP and other lines of alphabet soup.

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Tim Lincecum on Cy Two: "It just means the world"

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:40:03 +0000

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Ted Keith: It seems absurd, but Lincecum's worthy of Cooperstown talk at 25

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:04:43 +0000

With two Cy Youngs under his belt, Tim Lincecum is already in rarefied air at age 25. As ridiculous as it sounds, Ted Keith believes Lincecum already merits some Hall of Fame discussion.

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Lincecum makes history with second Cy

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:07:00 +0000

With his second Cy Young Award, Tim Lincecum made some baseball history on Thursday, becoming just the 15th pitcher to win the award twice, joining a list populated by Hall of Famers and greats of the game.

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Lincecum wins second Cy, no thanks to me

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:21:17 +0000

Tim Lincecum's narrow win in a fascinating NL Cy Young race has Ken Rosenthal second guessing even his own ballot.

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Off-field issues overshadow Lincecum's big day

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:53:31 +0000

Stan McNeal Tim Lincecum was humbled by winning the N.L. Cy Young award Thursday for the second consecutive year -- even if winning meant an awkward telephone news conference. Tim Lincecum forced to address pot arrest as he's honored with Cy Young award. Because Lincecum recently was cited for speeding and arrested for possession of marijuana, the media figured to be as interested in Lincecum's off-the-field activities as his triumph over Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright in the award voting . But before the conference began, reporters were asked to stick to baseball questions, and afterward, Lincecum would address in a statement the incident that occurred in the state of Washington. Once the questions stopped, Lincecum indeed spoke on his own -- but didn't address his arrest other than to say "with what's happening right now" he was pushing himself to become an even better pitcher. Just as the ...

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The Encore Was Even Better: Tim Lincecum Wins the 2009 NL Cy Young

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:05:09 +0000

Coming into the 2009 season, many people wondered what exactly Tim Lincecum could do following a first full year in the bigs where he won the National League Cy Young Award. It's not that we expect a drop off or anything like that, but you have to wonder what a guy can do after winning a Cy Young as a 24-year-old who is just two years out of college. Well, we found out. Tim Lincecum: 2009 NL Cy Young Award winner—in back-to-back fashion. That's what you call getting it done. He now has two more Cy Young Awards than arguably the best pitcher in Giants history, the great Juan Marichal. He joins a club of National League pitchers with consecutive awards that only has three other members—Sandy Koufax, Greg Maddux, and Randy Johnson. The results didn't come in with Obama-like landslide like last year. In fact, they were far from it. Instead of the comfortable margin of victory over Johan Santana he had in 2008, Lincecum squeaked past the two Cardinals aces and win by just six points and 10 ...

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Lincecum makes first statement on marijuana incident

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:44:04 +0000

Tim Lincecum just did a conference call with reporters to talk about winning the Cy Young Award for the second year in a row. I'll have some of his comments on that in a bit, but at the end of the call, Lincecum made a statement on his recent traffic stop in Hazel Dell, Washington, about four miles north of the Oregon border, on Oct. 30. It's the first time he's talked about the incident.

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Lincecum wins 2nd straight NL Cy Young

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:22:18 +0000

Giants ace Tim Lincecum has won the NL Cy Young Award, becoming the first repeat winner in the major leagues since Randy Johnson was voted the prize four straight times from 1999-2002.

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Giants' Lincecum wins second consecutive Cy Young

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:15:53 +0000

Giants ace Tim Lincecum won the NL Cy Young Award on Thursday for the second consecutive season to become the first repeat winner since Randy Johnson, emerging from one of the tightest votes in the history of the honor.

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Giants' Lincecum wins second consecutive Cy Young

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:48:39 +0000

NEW YORK - Giants ace Tim Lincecum won the NL Cy Young Award on Thursday for the second consecutive season to become the first repeat winner since Randy Johnson, emerging...

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Giants' Lincecum wins second straight Cy

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:23:46 +0000

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San Francisco Giants' Tim Lincecum wins second consecutive Cy Young

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:16:09 +0000

Giants ace Tim Lincecum has won the NL Cy Young Award, becoming the first repeat winner in the major leagues since Randy Johnson was voted the prize four straight times from 1999-2002.

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Lincecum wins second consecutive NL Cy Young

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:13:55 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) -- Giants ace Tim Lincecum has won the NL Cy Young Award, becoming the first repeat winner in the major leagues since Randy Johnson was voted the prize four straight times from 1999-2002.

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Giants' Lincecum wins second consecutive Cy Young

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:11:45 +0000

San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum won the NL Cy Young Award on Thursday for the second straight year, emerging from one of the tightest votes in the history of the honor to become the first repeat winner since Randy Johnson.

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Giants' Lincecum repeats as NL Cy Young award winner

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:11:12 +0000

Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants won his second consecutive National League Cy Young Award Thursday.

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Giants' Lincecum wins second straight Cy Young

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:10:54 +0000

Giants ace Tim Lincecum has won the NL Cy Young Award, becoming the first repeat winner in the major leagues since Randy Johnson was voted the prize four straight times from 1999-2002. Lincecum led the NL with 261 strikeouts and tied for the league lead with four complete games and two shutouts. Only 10 points separated the top three in one of the closest ballots in the award's history.

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Cards close, but miss on Cy Young

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:09:00 +0000

Adam Wainwright and Chris Carpenter each were hoping to bring home the top pitching prize, but both saw the NL Cy Young Award go to Giants ace Tim Lincecum on Thursday.

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Lincecum wins second straight NL Cy Young

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:08:39 +0000

San Francisco's Tim Lincecum joined an elite group of pitchers, beating out a pair of Cards for his second straight Cy Young.

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Lincecum wins Cy Young again

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:07:03 +0000

Tim Lincecum, the University of Washington flash, has won his second straight Cy Young Award.

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Giants' Lincecum wins second consecutive Cy Young

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:03:17 +0000

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Giants' Lincecum wins second consecutive Cy Young

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:02:11 +0000

Giants ace Tim Lincecum has won the NL Cy Young Award, becoming the first repeat winner in the major leagues since Randy Johnson was voted the prize four straight times from 1999-2002.

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Lincecum wins second straight N.L. Cy Young Award

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:50 +0000

Sporting News staff reports NEW YORK (AP) — Giants ace Tim Lincecum has won the NL Cy Young Award, becoming the first repeat winner in the major leagues since Randy Johnson was voted the prize four straight times from 1999-2002. Lincecum led the NL with 261 strikeouts and tied for the league lead with four complete games and two shutouts. Only 10 points separated the top three in one of the closest ballots in the award's history. Lincecum received 11 first-place votes, 12 seconds and nine thirds for 100 points in balloting released Thursday by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter was next with 94 points and teammate Adam Wainwright finished third with 90 despite getting the most first-place votes with 12. Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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Lincecum's the one; that makes two Cys

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:02:00 +0000

Giants right-hander Tim Lincecum repeated as the National League Cy Young Award winner on Thursday, besting St. Louis right-handers Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright.

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ANALYSIS / Well, maybe it's Lincecum

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Back when Cy Young Award ballots were due, before the first pitch of the playoffs, it seemed Tim Lincecum would finish behind either Chris Carpenter or Adam Wainwright or both. A Cy Young repeat shouldn't be considered unattainable - despite Lincecum's having...

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Tim Lincecum 2009 Cy young award winner / A second Cy Young season

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

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Schulman: Why I picked Carpenter over Lincecum

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:33:00 +0000

If Tim Lincecum wins his second consecutive National League Cy Young Award today, I will be happy for the lad. Lincecum is one of the best and most electric pitchers in the game and had another fantastic season. Without him, the Giants could not have...

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Ted Keith: Lincecum, Carpenter, Wainwright all have a case for NL Cy Young

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:18:59 +0000

The heavyweight bout of awards season is the NL Cy Young. Who's most deserving: Tim Lincecum, Chris Carpenter or Adam Wainwright? Ted Keith explores the argument for each hurler.

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Lincecum must appear in court

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:19:00 +0000

Giants ace Tim Lincecum, who has reached a plea agreement related to his Oct. 30 traffic stop, must appear in court for his Dec. 22 arraignment if he wants the judge to sign off on the agreement.

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Lincecum had good shot at Cy Young Award

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

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