Interesting Baseball Developments
nysportsdog.blogspot.com 8/18/2009 — I've been so focused on the Mets woes that I've almost forgotten about the rest of the league. For instance: With 175 hits already, Ichiro is on pace for 245....this will mark the 9th consecutive... NY Sports Dog--a Place for Mets Fans

Lincecum's Feats and Lincecum's Feet
bats.blogs.nytimes.com 9/3/2009 — The two representatives from the athletic shoe company huddled around Tim Lincecum and studied his feet on Tuesday.

Madison Bumgarner starts for injured Linceucm
fantasybaseball365.com 9/9/2009 — Tim Lincecum has been scratched from tonight's start with back spasms.   Lincecum, 13-5 with a 2.34 ERA in 28 starts, had displayed noticeably less velocity on his fastball in recent starts, topping out at approximately 93-94 mph -- still effective, but a few miles per hour slower ...

Lincecum Open To An Extension
mlbtraderumors.com 9/25/2009 — Tim Lincecum is open to the idea of a long-term deal, according to John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle . The 25-year-old righty says he'd consider a multi-year deal if the Giants approach him about one. "I definitely like San Francisco," ...

Tim Lincecum expected to start Monday
novafantasysports.com 9/12/2009 — Update: According to the San Jose Mercury News , Giants' ace Tim Lincecum is expecting to return to the mound on Monday for the start of a huge series against the Rockies. Lincecum has been out all week with a sore back.   Fantasy Impact: Lincecum says he's ready to go. ...

Around the Mission: 9/9/9 Padres Links
gaslampball.com 9/9/2009 — by Jeff Chiu - AP Tim Lincecum next to Rickey Gervais (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) View full size photo uploaded September 9, 2009   PADRES: Padres miss Lincecum, but not another win "There's a ...

Pedro outduels Giants' young ace | MLB.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 9/4/2009 — By Todd Zolecki / MLB.com 09/03/09 11:15 PM ET PHILADELPHIA -- There had been a lot of talk this week about how nobody wants to face the Giants in the playoffs. Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain in a best-of-five National League Division Series? No, thanks. ...

San Francisco Giants : The Splash : UPDATE: Bumgarner to start tonight for Lincecum
sfgate.com 9/8/2009 — A quick update from The Chronicle sports desk as Bruce Bochy speaks to reporters: Bochy has confirmed that Bumgarner is starting in Lincecum's place tonight. Bochy said Lincecum should be better in a couple days and did not indicate there is an ...

A Star Is Born: Giants' Madison Bumgarner Makes Shocking, But Successful Debut
bleacherreport.com 9/11/2009 — For those of you breathlessly awaiting the story from my long weekend in Los Angeles—notice the optimistic use of the plural—I apologize, but you'll have to keep waiting. It's a tale I look forward to writing, although there is no sex, ...

THT Daily: Lincecum’s back
hardballtimes.com 9/15/2009 — And his back is alright. Click the title to read more. Read more great baseball stuff at The Hardball Times .

Ichiro's hit total grows to 196 — Major League Baseball News 9/10/2009
Ichiro Suzuki added hit No. 196 to his season total, but the Mariners' losing streak also grew, as the Angels won on Wednesday night.

When to start Lincecum? — SFGate: Top Sports Stories 9/10/2009
Now that Tim Lincecum says his back injury isn't serious, when is his next start? His slot comes Monday against the Rockies, and he said he's leaving it up to the trainers. When asked if he's ruling out pitching in this weekend's Dodgers series, he ...

NYer pleads guilty to disrupting Braves-Mets game — Boston.com -- Baseball News 9/10/2009
A streaker who disrupted a New York Mets game by jumping onto Citi Field naked except for a stuffed monkey tied around his waist has been banned from the ballpark for a year.

NYer pleads guilty to disrupting Braves-Mets game — The Seattle Times: Sports 9/10/2009
A streaker who disrupted a New York Mets game by jumping onto Citi Field naked except for a stuffed monkey tied around his waist has been banned from the ballpark for a year.

Big playoff questions deserve giant answers — SFGate: Top Sports Stories 9/10/2009
As of Tuesday night, when the Giants were unveiling Madison Bumgarner and trying to minimize Tim Lincecum's back problem to avert widespread panic, nobody had sat down to discuss the playoff rotation. "I don't know if it's superstition, or everyone's ...