SAN FRANCISCO -- Tim Lincecum is staying put with the San Francisco Giants just
as he hoped, reaching agreement Tuesday on a $35 million, two-year contract
through the 2015 season.
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physical, which had yet to be scheduled. Lincecum has a full no-trade clause in
the new deal. General manager Brian Sabean said when the season ended that among
his top priorities was bringing back the two-time NL Cy Young Award winner, who
also indicated he cherishes familiarity and wanted stay with the only club he
has known. He pitched the Game 5 clincher in the 2010 World Series at Texas,
then shifted to the bullpen and became a reliable reliever during the Giants
2012 run to their second title in three years. He pitched a no-hitter July 13 at
San Diego. Sabean wanted to lock up Lincecums deal before he hit the open market
in free agency. The 29-year-old Lincecum just completed a $40.5 million,
two-year contract that paid him $22 million this past season. The Giants, who
missed the playoffs at 76-86, already took care of their first order of business
by signing right fielder Hunter Pence to a $90 million, five-year contract
before the season ended. He played every game this year. Lincecum, the 10th
overall draft pick by San Francisco in 2006 out of Washington, has had losing
records in each of the past three seasons but manager Bruce Bochy has expressed
encouragement with the pitchers progress to make changes to not only his
delivery and mechanics but also his between-start routine and fitness. After his
final start of the season Sept. 26 against the rival Los Angeles Dodgers, the
four-time All-Star reflected on the idea of a possible departure. Many thought
he might listen to his hometown Seattle Mariners if they came calling. The
Giants didnt let that happen, knowing someone would sign Lincecum in a hurry
despite all the ups and downs. "Ive just been one of the most fortunate pitchers
in this organization just to be a part of so many things," said Lincecum, who
won the Cy Young in 2008 and 09. "To have the guys around me, Barry Bonds,
Randy Johnson, big names, Buster Posey coming up, Pablo Sandoval. The names just
dont end. To be here to witness all the things theyve done, and be there for
also the team things, its been pretty special for me." Lincecum went 10-14 with
a 4.37 ERA and 193 strikeouts in 32 starts this season. The right-hander joined
Hall of Famers Juan Marichal and Gaylord Perry and also Kirk Rueter as the only
Giants in San Francisco history to win at least 10 games in six straight
seasons. Nicknamed The Freak, Lincecum is 89-70 with a 3.46 ERA over seven major
league seasons. With fans unsure whether he would return beyond 2013, his
supporters held signs during his last start such as, "Timmy Dont Leave" and "SF
Loves You!" He tipped his cap -- a rare gesture for him. "It was pretty
special," Lincecum said at the time. "Just to be in that kind of like situation
today, you kind of really see whats going on and the emotions that are tied with
it. Im still trying to figure out how to handle it."
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. As the crowd erupted, Davis knocked the ball off the glass and back into his
hands. With 1:14 to go in overtime, Davis sixth block also became his 17th
rebound. That, along with his 32 points -- which tied a career high -- proved
too much for Denver to overcome, and the Pelicans held on for their third
straight victory, 111-107 on Sunday night.Mark McMorris fractured rib is
steadily improving, so much so that the gold-medal favourite in Sochi plans to
snowboard in a few days to "see how it goes." McMorris responded in an email to
The Associated Press on Friday that he feels "pretty good" nearly a week after
his crash during the Winter X Games slopestyle final. He has a few more days to
heal with slopestyle qualifying at the Sochi Games not beginning until Feb. 6.
Last weekend, the 20-year-old from Regina caught his snowboard on the lip of a
rail and landed hard on the bar, then slid down on his right side before hitting
the snow. "I was in a lot of pain and I couldnt breathe," he said in the email.
"I just had to get up. I couldnt lay there. I was so disappointed." He made it
down the hill that afternoon under his own power and headed to the hospital,
where X-rays revealed he had a fractured rib but no other damage. And now
McMorris refuses to let the fall derail his Olympic aspirations. "I am really
blessed and lucky I get a second chance to try and give it a shot," he said.
Asked if his rib might hamper him during competition, McMorris responded: "I
cant predict it until I get out there and try." McMorris arrived in Europe early
so he could get accustomed to the time difference. He said hes pretty much been
"in a stationary place trying to get better. Feeling Ok but my rib is still
broken so its not 100 per cent. ... Every day (the rib) gets bbetter and I still
have 4 or 5 days before I compete.
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all, McMorris will still be one of the favourites as slopestyle makes its
Olympic debut. He could be the biggest challenger to Shaun White, who will also
try to defend his title in the halfpipe. Pressure being the front-runner? "For
sure," McMorris said in an interview at Winter X, a few days before his crash.
"Whenever youre at the top of the sport, people look to you to keep going. Ive
proven time and time again, that I can get the result. "Now, when were talking
on an even bigger level, the Olympics, its really put on my shoulders. But
everybody feels pressure. You can either take it in a positive or negative way.
I try to feed off of it." McMorris doesnt view White so much with a sense of
awe, but rather as simply another competitor in a talent-rich field that
includes fellow Canadian rider Max Parrot, who won at Winter X with back-to-back
triple-cork jumps. In fact, its White whos been doing most of the chasing in
this event, because McMorris has been the snowboarder with the innovative
tricks. "(White) is another guy youve got to beat," McMorris said in the
interview before his crash. "I go to a contest to ride the best I can. Its in
the judges hands after that. Thats what everybody does. I dont think its a sport
where youre trying to take down any certain person. Youre trying to win a
contest and do the best you can do."
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