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Tim Lincecum was rewarded for his excellent performance in 2008 by receiving the National League Cy Young Award. In his breakout season Lincecum posted an 18-5 record with a 2.62 ERA and 265 strikeouts. Lincecum is only the twelfth pitcher to win the Cy Young on a below .500 team and only the seventh pitcher to finish at least 13 games above .500 on a team at least 13 games below .500. Best of all, Lincecum is only 24 years old!

Lincecum Deserves Cy Young!

The 2008 National League Cy Young will be announced in just a few days! We are all pulling for Tim Lincecum!

Stats at the Break

Batters

AVG:
Ray Durham: .293
Aaron Rowand: .291
Bengie Molina: .287
Emmanuel Burriss: .286
Randy Winn: .285
Fred Lewis: .275

HR:
John Bowker: 9 home runs
Rich Aurilia: 8 home runs
Aaron Rowand: 8 home runs

RBI:
Bengie Molina: 56 runs batted in
Aaron Rowand: 48 runs batted in

R:
Fred Lewis: 60 runs
Randy Winn: 48 runs
Ray Durham: 43 runs
Aaron Rowand: 40 runs

SB:
Randy Winn: 18 stolen bases
Fred Lewis: 17 stolen bases
Eugenio Velez: 8 stolen bases
Emmanuel Burriss: 7 stolen bases

Pitchers

W:
Tim Lincecum: 11 wins
Jonathan Sanchez: 8 wins
Matt Cain: 5 wins

SV:
Brian Wilson: 25 saves

K:
Tim Lincecum: 135 strikeouts
Matt Cain: 121 strikeouts
Jonathan Sanchez: 115 strikeouts

ERA (starters only):
Tim Lincecum: 2.57
Jonathan Sanchez: 3.97

Two for sure, Maybe Three

When the All-Star rosters were announced, the Giants had two names on the list. They were starting pitcher Tim Lincecum and closer Brian Wilson. The Giants also got one player in the final vote, which is a vote between five players to fill the final roster spot. One of those five players is a Giant, Aaron Rowand. What do you think of the three potential Giant All-Stars? Do you think that Bengie Molina should be an All-Star as well? Comment with your ideas.

All-Star Hopefuls

The Giants have four All-Star hopefuls. They are Tim Lincecum, Aaron Rowand, Bengie Molina and Brian Wilson. Lincecum has been one of the best starters in the major leagues this season (8-1, 2.54 ERA), Rowand and Molina have been key hitters in the meat of the Giants order (.305, 8 HR, 41 RBI and .308, 6 HR, 48 RBI, respectively) and Wilson has been consistent in his save opportunities (19/21). Which of these four players do you think will be All-Stars and which do you think will be snubs? Comment with your input.

Helping Himself Out

Throughout last season and so far this season, Matt Cain has been given very little run support. Hence, Cain decided to take matters into his own hands yesterday by blasting a home run. Cain now has 2 home runs so far this season and 4 home runs in his young career. Here are the home run leaders on the Giants:

• Aaron Rowand: 4 home runs
• Bengie Molina: 4 home runs
• John Bowker: 4 home runs
• Fred Lewis: 3 home runs
  
• Rich Aurilia: 3 home runs
• Jose Castillo: 2 home runs
• Matt Cain: 2 home runs

That's amazing! Cain is tied for sixth place on the Giants in home runs.

The Savior

Giants starting pitcher Tim Lincecum has done it again, putting a halt to the Giant five-game losing streak. Lincecum has been the undoubted ace so far this year, posting a 5-1 record with a 1.61 ERA, including a perfect 3-0 record in games following a Giants loss. What do you think of this? How many wins do you think Lincecum will compile this season? Comment with your input.

Vizquel Almost Back

Omar Vizquel, the Giants starting shortstop in each of the last three seasons, is about to come off the disabled list and is likely going to rejoin the team this weekend. Vizquel will replace slumping hitters Brian Bocock and Emanuel Burriss at shortstop. What impact do you think Vizquel will have on the Giants both on the field and in the clubhouse? Comment with your input.

Bowker's Big Flies

Maybe Dave Roberts getting injured was a blessing in disguise for the Giants. Due to his injury, the Giants called up the youngster John Bowker. Since being called up, Bowker has belted 3 home runs and batted in 9. What impact do you think Bowker will have on the Giants this season? Comment with your input.

Back to Back Walk Offs

In each of the last two games, the Giants have won in the form of a walk off. Two days ago, it was Bengie Molina who hit a walk off home run in the eleventh inning to win 3-2. Yesterday, it was Dan Ortmeier who doubled in Rajai Davis for a walk off in the ninth, giving the Giants a 1-0 victory.

Bengie's Big Flies

Yesterday, Bengie Molina hit two home runs, leading the Giants to a 3-2 victory. One of them was in the second inning and the other was a walk-off in the eleventh inning. Amazingly, Molina currently has more home runs (3) than the Giants have wins (2). Do you think that Molina will go on to be a force as a power hitter in the Giants lineup, or do you think that he his just on a hot streak. Comment with your input.

Opening Day

Today kicked off the regular season for the Giants in Los Angeles against the Dodgers. Things did not go well, especially from the hitting. The Giant's hitters were held to just five hits while the pitchers gave up a total of five runs. Do you think the Giants will bounce back from this bad start or do you think this game was a sign of bad things to come? Comment with your input.