Lincecum wins his 2nd straight Cy Young!

[cougjunkie]

Pot is not always a bad thing.

[ame="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4671110"]San Francisco Giants' Tim Lincecum wins second consecutive Cy Young - ESPN[/ame]

[creekster]

Go giants! The schmuck in the Chronicle said that he didnt even vote for him in first place.

[Guest]

Great news! Here's to you, Freak.

I can't imagine what his arbitration numbers will be. Yikes!

[MarkGrace]

Solid move by the M's passing on the local kid.

[smokymountainrain]

Solid move by the M's passing on the local kid.

One of the most dominant local kids ever, as well. It's not as if he came out of nowhere.

[BoylenOver]

Lincecum signed a 2-year, $23mil deal today.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010...-Lincecum.html

[HBCoug]

Lincecum signed a 2-year, $23mil deal today.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010...-Lincecum.html

That's a bargain for the Giants.

[cougjunkie]

That's a bargain for the Giants.

They were lowballing the hell out of him. Offered him 3 years 37 million. He wanted 3 years and somewhere in the mid-40s.

[BoylenOver]

That's a bargain for the Giants.

And two years is the ideal length. If he breaks down, you're off the hook. If he continues to pitch at a Cy Young level, ink him long-term or trade him in 2011 or deal him for a load of talent.

[HBCoug]

They were lowballing the hell out of him. Offered him 3 years 37 million. He wanted 3 years and somewhere in the mid-40s.

Seems stupid to jerk with a guy who is a true #1 starter. Of course the kid wants to be paid like an ace--he should be. There are so few #1 guys in the league, you'd think they'd lock him up along with Cain. Put a decent line-up around that pitching and you have a contender for as long as they stay healthy. Nobody would want SF in a playoff series similar to the old Diamondback model with Schilling and Johnson.