If Tim Lincecum is going to bounce back from an utterly forgettable start to his 2012 season he needs to remember one thing: He's Tim Lincecum Damn-it! His starts in May have been promising for innings at a time but he has yet to display that signature dominance, especially in clutch situations. I'm tired of hearing the excuses about declining velocity, a flaw in his mechanics or any of that other nonsense. As long as he can keep his fastball in the low 90's and regain confidence in his wicked change-up and sprinkle on a slider or two for good measure he should be fine...physically.
The problem Timmy is having is between the ears, which is why it is such a juicy story. He hasn't gone Zito. His last few starts have shown good life on the fastball and a good out pitch when its working. His problem lies in the fact that when he starts to lose a batter or two he starts to tighten up. He needs to get his swagger back. Timmy will only be back when he has at least 2 runners on base with no outs and gets out of the inning unscathed and THEN follows that with a strong inning. He can't get cute and start dancing around the strike zone after getting into hot water.
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Nothing to see here! Move along people. Timmy did not just completley self implode by allowing 5 runs after getting out of trouble in the previous inning. I SAID HE DIDN'T! Why? Why won't you believe me!
I'm gonna go grab a beer and forget this ever happened.
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