His wife passed away in 2022 (38) and his older brother in 2018 (37) I’m praying Tim is staying strong and finding ways to keep his mind busy. Coaching/teaching like his wife could be good for him. Best of luck, Tim. Thanks for all the memories.
Man Lincecum has a special place in my heart. As a child in the late 2000s and early 2010s, so much sticks out: the hair, the pure dominance, the violent delivery, and of course being on the cover of MLB 2k9. All kidding aside, Lincecum was a lot of fun to watch and seeing highlights makes me think of childhood.
Likewise. I was in highschool in the late 00's and i always remember trying to imitate his throwing motion during baseball practice. Guy was such a beast on the mound.
Growing up in San Francisco from 2004-2011, this kid was an ICON. I remember our elementary school teachers putting on games on the school TV’s just to watch this guy throw to Buster Posey. He was a personality. Lots of people like myself grew out our hair to look like him, wore the 55 jersey, and fell in love with the game of baseball. He was a freak. The greatest and kindest freak to ever live! We love you Tim! I’ll never forget when girls used to hold up posters at AT&T park that stated “it’s my birthday, and all I want is a kiss from Tim” man, people were in love with this guy!
Yeah, Timmy was everybody's favorite, mine included. Buster was great but was too much of a clean cut, nice southern boy to really fit in (not to say he isn't loved here too), but Timmy with his long hair, bony body looked like the guy I smoked weed with afterschool but he could strike out anybody w/ 95+mph fastballs. Absolutely incredible, the hall is not legitimate anymore without him or Bonds in there imo.
I grew up in Seattle so I never really heard anything about Tim... other than from my dad who was probably Tim's biggest fan. He was the backup pitcher for Tim when he was in highschool. And he and Tim remained friends throughout Tim's professional career. And from what my dad has told me is that Tim could throw at a professional level sense high school.
I grew up about an hour from San Francisco and I remember going to a ton of Giants games and on the way to the ballpark I’d always ask my dad who was pitching that day and was so happy when he said Timmy. Now Timmy is out of baseball and my dad has passed but those memories will always live on.
Sorry about that man. Me and my dad used to go watch cardinal games when I was growing up he’s gone now as well. But we always got those memories nothing can take that away
At 5-11" and 170lbs Tim was definitely a case of "a light that burns twice as bright burns half as long". In my books, his achievements are worthy of Hall of Fame entry.
I think the metric for any HoF is can you tell the history of the sport without them? 2 CYs and 3 rings, if someone asked you what happened in baseball during the 2010s and you didn't mention Big Time Timmy Jim, you'd be a bad historian.
@@underthetrees4780 Awhile back I remember seeing someone calculate what if Lincecum had a few extra runs of support from 2008 to 2011. In those 4 seasons, Timmy could have reached at least 20 wins in all 4 of those seasons, including the 2011 season where he went 13-14, and a possible 3rd CY in 2010. A bunch of games in 2010 were either a no decision or loses due to the defense giving it up in the 8th or 9th. He could have had a 23-win season in 2010. Same issue of lack of run support in 2011 led him to a 13-14 record. Timmy had a bunch of 0-1 or 1-2 loses, low scoring games it's crazy. His final resume is misleading, at least for his Win Lose column as it is not indicative of how unbelievably dominant Timmy was.
I'll watch any video about Lincecum. Fascinating player, his run in the Majors was unreal. One of the coolest pitch deliveries ever, so violent and memorable.
@@zaydjefferson6257 100% chance he does not. Lincecum had an unreal stretch of dominance over 4 years, but the rest of his career outside of that is a messy stretch of 4.50 ERA average and injury.
@@zaydjefferson6257 The baseball hof really values longevity and totals. Some of the other sports do value how spectacular you were in your prime more. So under other hof systems he would have a chance, but it's not how the baseball hof is.
@CWS and TKP 66-02 Lincecum was a beast but Koufax was from a different planet. He only played 12 years and only half of those years were above even what you could call mediocre but he did join the league at 19 and I think it’s just how utterly filthy he was in those last 4 or 5 that makes his case. In those years he was as dominant as anyone has ever been. 3 Cy Young awards, 1 MVP & 2 MVP runner-ups, & 2 WS MVPs. A few more stats from wiki to show how incredible he was: Koufax was an All-Star in each of his last six seasons, leading the National League (NL) in ERA each of his last five years, in strikeouts four times, in wins and shutouts three times each, and in winning percentage, innings pitched and complete games twice each; he was the first NL pitcher in 20 years to post an ERA below 2.00, doing so three times. After setting a modern NL record in 1961 with 269 strikeouts, in 1963 he became the first pitcher in 17 years and the first left-hander since 1904 to strike out 300 batters. In 1965 he set a major league record with 382 strikeouts; it was broken in 1973 by Nolan Ryan, but remains the top mark for NL pitchers and left-handers. He was the first pitcher to record 300 strikeouts three times, and set a record with 97 games of at least 10 strikeouts, also later broken by Ryan; he twice tied a modern record by striking out 18 batters in a game. He is still the youngest player ever inducted into the HOF. Wow, I guess I had never looked at Gale Sayers stats. With all due respect to him, they’re pretty unremarkable. I guess with a defense focused league and only 14 games the numbers don’t look good by today’s standards. He was dominant but such a short period of time but I guess similar to Koufax, it’s just how dominant he was. I also think for both there was an aura about them that captivated people. Right or wrong with players like them you always hear things like “What he did doesn’t show up on stat sheets”, “If you had seen him play, you’d know” I always thought was a weak argument but what do I know.
The most awesome thing that I know about Tim Lincecum happened at Petco Park and almost no one knows about it. I watched the Giants play the Padres and I was down on the field for batting practice before the game. There were a number of fans right next to the Giants dugout behind a rope. There were three little kids there as well. One of the little boys was celebrating his birthday with two of his friends and his grandfather. As the Giants left the field and walked to the locker room through the dugout, they all walked by the fans and the three little boys. No Giants player acknowledged or said anything to any of the fans as they walked by .... except Tim Lincecum. Tim got down on one knee and talked engagingly and at length to each of the boys. He gave each boy a baseball and the birthday boy a baseball bat as well. You should have seen the pure joy in each of their eyes. I'm sure that each of them were Tim Lincecum fans from that day on. Having watched what happened, I became a Tim Lincecum fan as well. Fittingly, Tim Lincecum went on to throw the first no-hitter in Petco Park history on that very day.
I've met Timmy a few times and he is as wonderful and lovely as you'd imagine. He's dealt with some intense hardships off the field and my heart goes out to him always. Miss him so much in a Giants uni!
You forgot to mention that not only was he on the cover of Sports Illustrated, but Rolling Stone as well. Timmy was a literal rockstar at his peak. I was honored to watch his full career.
His dominance was right in the infancy of my life as a Dodgers fan. And as much as I loved my Dodgers, I always wanted to pitch like Tim Lincecum. He made me realize that it is okay to be a baseball fan just as much as I am a Dodgers fan. Appreciate greatness everyone, because it’ll be gone before you know it.
Two kinds of fans. Fans of a team. And fans of the game. Fans of the game have a favorite team but recognize greatness in opposing teams. Fans of a team are just homers.
He’s not a first ballot hall of famer, but I think he does belongs in the hall. This guy was scary good. His numbers during his stretch of dominance are unreal.
This is why baseball sucks. A guy can have a 10 year career, be one of the most dominant of his position of all time, have 2 cy youngs, 3 world series, and multiple no hitters but that aint enough for the hall. If you can have that much impact on the game and the overall story of your sport and not make the hall, the hall is flawed and pointless.
He was the best in the game for a short time and was not a fluke. I would rather have guys like him than these iron men who were great at being very good for 15 years.
No. Not a HOFer. He was an excellent pitcher for 3 seasons at most … and just good for 2 more if we’re being charitable. His era of “dominance” was very short … only three seasons of top-notch strike out and opponent OPS numbers after which he fell off a cliff and was actually below league average pitcher for most of the rest of his career (including for two of the three Giants WS winning seasons … one of which … 2012 … he actually lead the NL in LOSSES … and during a team WS season!). His very short run of excellence, his violent and unique delivery made him personally quite memorable, and his later playing for three WS teams (while he was only a league average or slightly below league average pitcher) that makes him appear to be a HOF. If the latter part of his career with the Giants (by which time his reputation with the team was secure) in 2010 to 2015 had not have mapped almost perfectly with the half decade or so of Giants’ World Series wins in ‘10, ‘12 and ‘14 (only one of which … ‘10 … did Lincecum have a very good season) very few people outside of Giants fans would remember Timmy I’m afraid. Not truly great … and not even an excellent pitcher for very long … just three seasons. It was his starting off with two Cy Youngs for two losing teams and then following this with being on three World Series Teams and his unique flashiness that we are remembering. But this isn’t enough to get one into the HOF because in the long history of the MLB there are many many players with brief shining stories like Tim Lincecum’s that have been all-but forgotten because of the passage of time. Bear in mind that only about two players per MLB season of play are admitted to the HOF … that’s a pretty elite group! There’s only 270 players drawn from MLB+ players from every player from every team from every season since 1871!
He's definitely not first ballot but he’s 100% a hall of famer. He was too good to deny, he literally has every accolade you could want from a career, let alone in a 5 year span.
@@qman66 he'll never be a hall of famer because baseball hall of fame is too focused on the end all stats where if Lincecum literally pitched half as good as he did over the course of 7 years instead of 4 he'd be a no doubt ballot. bro put together 2 back to back seasons you couldn't replicate in mlb the show they're so insane
@@XBarajasX Which is complete bs, guys like Timmy aren't built to last in the MLB. The fact he not only got to where he was but for a small stretch was one of the most dominant pitchers in the history of the game is incredible. 2 Cy Youngs should get you in, period, I don't care how long you've played. Only 22 pitchers have 2 and Tim is one of them.
@@diamondlion47 Using that logic, Snell would be a Hall of Famer if he retires today. I'm sorry, but Snell is no HoF'er, so that 2 Cy Young argument is squashed, I think.
Lincecum in a short time did so much for the Giants and fans. For this, he will FOREVER be loved in the Bay Area. He pretty much changed the character of the Giants then, which was Bonds and the long ball to a fresh young look that played a very different style - it was refreshing and something we needed as Giants fans. After all, it brought us 3 championships. We as fans are very lucky - we know it and we appreciate it oh so much.
As a Giants fan, thank you for making this video to highlight an amazing career. Timmy was my idol as a kid, I truly hope he is happy these days. He’s been through a lot.
He is a HOFer in my book. The way he took his long relief role in the WS with no attitude just highlights his character. He was such a special player and just a good guy.
My favorite pitcher of all time. It’s hard to describe how beloved he was in the bay unless you lived it. Grew up watching him, all my friends wanted to be like Timmy. Everyone had Timmy jerseys, tried to mimic his pitching motion, and grew their hair out like Timmy. Dude was an absolute icon growing up and I’ll never forget watching him.
Everyone thinks it’s the Let Timmy Smoke, but it’s more the Fuck Ya. That’s why we love Tim. Seems cool as a cucumber on the mound, but really was a fiery competitor. Hell his deliver is literally him jumping forward as far as legally possible. As you said, we all wanted to emulate him because he epitomized what we already admired in baseball. He wasn’t just a baseball icon, he was a cultural icon here. I know I sound like a sap, but Tim was just that special to the bay. He’s THAT player to a lot of us. For my grandpa it was Kaline, my dad it was Clark, and sorry Buster, it’s Timmy for me!
It is ridiculous that there isn't a place in the hof for someone like Timmy L. He needs to be remembered forever. He defined an era. Just watching him or thinking about him takes me back to those day's when Timmy Jim mowed down fearsome men.
As a kid growing up in the Bay Area, even as a die hard Oakland fan, Tim lincecum was extremely important to us. He made baseball cool here. He was so accessible as a dude and it didn’t hurt he was a great pitcher
He won't end up in the hall of fame? That is INSANE to me. "three World Series titles, two Cy Young Awards, two no hitters" ... Timmy deserves to be a HALL OF FAMER. #FACTS
I'm from Australia where baseball isn't big but being a very small kid, Tim Lincecum was my hero, got me into baseball and made me a Giants fan. Watching him throw 98 mph rockets was a joy to watch. I always wish after 2012 that the Giants turned him into a long reliever to reduce his workload which in hindsight was too high at the start of his career. Who knows, maybe it could have added years to his career and we could have seen that 2012 playoff dominance.
Lincecum is in the U of Washington HOF, the SF HOF and one day will be in the MLB HOF. He gave the sport everything he had. He’ll always be remembered for his greatness.
It genuinely makes me so happy that people choose to focus on Timmy’s golden years. I lived in Texas in 2010, and even most Rangers fans I knew talked about him with admiration. Thanks for the memories Big Time Timmy Jim.
I actually went to the same highschool as Lincecum! He was already a star back then and the coach still tells stories about him. One that stood out was how in his senior year the team planned to use him to get to the state finals, but would have to win the championship game without their star pitcher. He of course got them there, and they won that game, making it the only baseball state championship for our school. I wish he could’ve had a longer career. It’s sad that someone with so many accolades won’t be recognized in the Hall. But at least he’ll be remembered at Liberty High School.
I'm from 20 min outside Seattle and Tim Lincecum held a special place for us kids playing ball around here. Not a lot of guys come from the PNW and are as good as he was
As a 5’11 170 pound pitcher, this man should be a hall of famer, I understand it wasn’t the longest run but cmon, this man was DOMINANT for multiple seasons and continued to deliver in the playoffs as a reliever, adjusting to his circumstances and STILL delivering. Man is a beast
As a Rockies fan it was impossible not to appreciate Lincecum’s talents. I remember a spring game 09 at Coors where Tim was not starting but for some reason was in the bullpen warming up and me and a few others were watching him. I was amazed by the way he seemed to twist his torso around and follow through with his right leg, almost like he was throwing with his leg. It looked surreal.
Dude I don't get into baseball AT ALL, just randomly put this on, dudes throw is insane! Like a hatchet or something he plants that first foot and just throws his whole body forward, talk about generating power from the ground up, that's a really wild throw
I feel like he should get serious consideration for Veterans committee votes like 20 years down the line. There should be a "should have been HOF" room in the hall for guys like Timmy and Jose Fernandez. As a kid who grew up listening to Tim Lincecum dominate on KNBR he was really that guy, his dad used to have a regularly schedule talk show, I used to try to pitch like him in the back yard with my brother, honestly he's one of my personal GOATS. Also what's crazy to me is that Tim Lincecum's No-Hitters were both after his crazy peak.
There are plenty of “should have been” Hall of Famers that could get consideration later, the biggest being Thurman Munson. But the problem with a lot of them is either their later career negates all their good will with negative WAR, or their career ends with no real foundation. Timmy is the former: every season after 2011 had him post a negative war, leaving him with just 19 WAR over his entire career, and while a seven-year peak can get you in the Hall, a four-year one does not. Jose is the latter: while he placed Top 10 in Cy Young voting in 2013 and 2016, those were really his only two productive seasons (he missed most of 2014 and 2015 due to Tommy John surgery), and the Hall isn’t caring enough to open the case for a deceased person who doesn’t even fit the qualification minimum of ten years in the Majors.
Well I believe the Hall needs to be redefined, you can have your superstars, but you also need players that told the story of baseball and played the game the right way. A lot of those players never get the recognition and they deserve to be there just as much
Could someone explain to me why he’s not a HOF candidate? In any other sport, a 10-year career with 3 rings, two MVPs (at his position), and many other accolades would result in at least HOF consideration.
@@quinnreilly7681 Because baseball puts its focus on career totals. And a lot of guys played very well for 15 years or more, you're not going to match that in just 4 years no matter how good you are.
as a life long Dodger fan I can confirm, Timmy was the god damn truth and he scared for me for a decade straight. The dude just looked like he couldn't throw hard or fast but boy could he. Much respect to that man, a legend.
Back to back Cy Youngs. Three world series rings. Two no-hitters. His career was short, but extremely memorable. I was an avid fantasy baseball player in the 2000's and his name was always a constant on the board. I would take a career like his in a heartbeat.
I dont think it can be overstated how much Timmy meant to the Giants. We were coming off a 14 year period of having Barry Bonds as perhaps the greatest hitter in MLB history, but with no rings to show for any of the Giants teams of his tenure. And while he has been somewhat rehabilitated through vindication of participants of the steroid era given the ubiquity of PEDs among the league's stars, back in 07, he was the face of one of the most disgraced moments of the league at the moment when the steroid era caused a lot of fans to become disillusioned with the sport (myself included). With him gone the Giants seemed doomed to be a rutterless and forgettable franchise, only for the season after Bonds' departure to be the rise of the new face of the team. An affable, diminutive hurler who was as dominant as they come and brought the team relevance right when they should have faded to relevance, who helped bring the Giants three rings after zero with Bonds (yeah he wasn't good in 2014 but he threw a scoreless inning in the 2014 WS and a no hitter that year so he contributed still). I hope the Giants retire #55 some day.
For anyone that grew up in NorCal reading and hearing about the Giants, it was all about Barry. And especially as PacBell opened and he started his home run pursuit. Giants fans must have felt an existential crisis when his tenure ended with records and great moments but no rings. And for a small, unorthodox kid to come out of the misty PacNW, in the shadow of Barry, and get the Giants to actual promised land…I wish I could have been in SF for that parade. SF has always been at the edge of the continent, home to drifters and weirdos, and Timmy embodies the city perfectly. He should be in Cooperstown. Love the guy.
Man when he came back with the Angels I wanted him to succeed so much. Such a talent and a likeable dude. As a Cardinals follower, I'll always be a Lincecum fan.
I’m a life long giants fan who’s born and raised in Seattle. Timmy did so much for me during the good years. I was so excited for him to make a come back when those photos of him jacked started surfacing. He deserved a better exit to the game. And losing his brother and girlfriend recently was heartbreaking for me too. But he will always be loved. Big time Timmy Jim.
Rolen has the 10th highest WAR among all 3B to ever play the game. Lincecum had two great seasons, three above average ones, and 5 that were steaming garbage. If Lincecum is in then a bunch of other guys should go in as well, Dwight Gooden, Bret Saberhagen, David Cone, even Denny McLain.
I'm a long time Phillies fan and I was so disgusted that Rolen made the HOF. Where's Bobby Abreau then? Dick Allen? Ryan Howard, Steve Garvey & Al Oliver??
i've never enjoyed baseball. let alone sports. but i tell ya, when my dad put on the giants in the world series and i saw tim 'the freak' lincecum pitching, i actually sat down and watched with him. every single game. i thought he was a fascinating character, and his style of pitching was captivating. i was happy to see this guy be so successful. he seemed like an outsider and was dominating so damn hard. it was beautiful to witness.
Same. I can remember that game it like it was yesterday! I grew up loving baseball, but had not really watched much of it for years. In ‘07, I decided to get MLB Extra Innings & get back into the game. since I didn’t really have a team to follow, decided on the Giants, since my family was all from the Bay Area & Northern California (plus, I loved the park, lol). Those were such great years to watch the team. I remember being with family in Mt Shasta, CA for game 7 in 2014 & watching MadBum come in for those 5 innings to clinch it. There was something really special about those ‘08-‘14 teams. I’m looking forward to this season, though I’m not holding out much hope for a playoff appearance.
I remember his popularity in SF was crazy, I thought he would've been a surefire hall a Famer, it's unfortunate that he fell off so quickly, but in my heart already is a Hall a Famer, and I'm thankful for his contributions to the three World Series teams. I watched all his games lives man, it was electric, his changeup was unhittable.
I remember growing up at the height of Timmy mania, every kid on the little league field tried to mimic his motion, and I had a bunch of friends try to grow their hair out to look like Timmy. Good times.
I remember being a wee little pre teen boy when he was in his dominance through 2008-2011. He was my favorite player in that time, the sick hair, the crazy windup, and obviously the dominance he had on the mound. He’ll always live in my mind as my childhood player that I loved watching.
Tim got me back into baseball. My younger son looked kind of like him so when I saw him pitch I felt a connection. I was sad to see his career fall apart from injuries but while he dominated he was phenomenal!
I remember watching Lincecum when I was into baseball, man he dominated almost every game when he was in his prime. I totally forgot about him until I saw this video. Glad he was able to win some rings
It's going to take more than a few years. He didn't get a high enough % this year to even be included on the ballot again next year. Except for the possible inclusion down the road by the Old Timers committee, Lincecum is not going to be in the HOF. An absolute travesty.
He should take this video down or retract it. Roger Clemens never failed a steroids test nor was he ever busted for steroids. This is the literal definition of SLANDER. I hope clemens sees this and sues you.
I live on the other side of the world in a country that doesnt know about baseball and just randomly out of nowhere I happened to download the game 5 of 2010 WS because I had never seen a baseball game. Watching Tim Lincecum decimate the Rangers that night made me a baseball and a Giants fan, and he will be a true Hall of Famer just for that alone. Thank you for making this video.
I grew up a die hard Giant's fan and Tim was my family's favorite player. A year after the recession we moved from San Francisco to a small town in Washington. My brother and I started at a baseball gym in the town and to our shock we saw a picture of Lincecum hung in the hall way. Our trainer said that Tim grew up in the area and that he (along with hi staff) are the people who trained him little league through highschool. His family used to be very involved in the little league program until they moved to California, he's a great guy And it was a shame to see his body fail on him down the stretch
Timmy was special. Watched him pitch in college against Oregon State and I could not believe someone his size could throw as fast and powerful. Life long Giant fan and when we drafted him i was thrilled. He did as much for the Giants in those years as any Giant in history. Quality over quantity should be rewarded not his fault he threw to many innings to often and to early in his career. Without him there are WS we probably would not of won. Helped us fans who wanted to forget the Bonds era. Thanks for putting this video together.
I've always felt that guys like this deserve a spot in the HoF. He was crazy, _crazy_ good for a few years then succumbed to injuries and wear and tear. The MLB HoF is a museum, and people like *Big Time Timmy Jim* deserve to have their careers remembered, and baseball fans deserve to remember them. That's what museums are for, after all. If you want to have a separate wing so that the likes of Lincecum, Fernando Valenzuela, and other players with short but spectacular careers don't pollute the hallowed busts of the "true" greats, fine, but he should be in there. _I was going to cite Mark Fidrych as my 3rd player in the list of 3, but it turns out he's in the HoF! If Fidrych is in, Lincecum should _*_definitely_*_ make it. If Lincecum had simply hung up his cleats in 2011 or even 2012 he'd probably be in there, but as usual, the BBWAA punishes players for trying to hang on past their primes, even if they're still decent._
As a Filipino American, it was difficult to find players I could look up to in baseball. Thankfully Tim Lincecum existed and I was so happy I became a Bay Area sports fan
Let Timmy smoke! He will always be close to the hearts of all of us Giants fans. One of a kind legend! I hope he has found some solace and healing from the pain of his recent losses.
I had said from the very beginning... "Pitchers with a delivery that violent are only special for so long". It's not sustainable. His body simply couldn't handle it. That being said, he's one of my favorite players of all time and I'll always love him for what he did for our organization. Go Giants!
Timmy will go down as one of the most beloved Giants in franchise history. He really only had about 4.5 good years, but despite his struggles for much of his career, he still produced some unbelievable moments. I think it was Game 3 against the heavily-favored Tigers in the WS when Timmy struck out the side - looking like 2008-09 all over again. SF Legend, never forget those "Let Tim Smoke" shirts lol. Awesome video, might have to watch it a 2nd time!
Lincecum helped create some of the best memories I have going to the Giants when I was a kid! Hall of fame or not, Giants fans will always remember his legendary career. Rest in peace Cristin Coleman
Timmy means so much to me. He gave life to a franchise that desperately needed it after Bonds left. Timmy sparked the dynasty, which he doesn’t get enough credit for. He literally charged the fortunes of the franchise. Ask yourself this, where would the San Francisco Giants be without number 55? Thank you for everything Timmy, you give us our first ring and set the tone for an incredible championship run. Thank you so fucking much! 🐐
I think of Tim Lincecum like Mark Prior. His delivery is what made him so special and successful, but their freaky windups would also be due to take their toll eventually. At least Lincecum was able to get a couple rings, a couple no hitters and a some good paychecks out of his career unlike Prior.
I will always blame Dusty Baker for what happened to Mark Prior and Kerry Wood just as he destroyed Robb Nen's career years prior. He would use starters up until they had nothing left.
I was at the game where Prior got tagged in the elbow by a come-backer. It was such a deflating feeling, like oh fuck here we go, why wouldn't this happen
I forgot how amazing Lincecum was at his peak. Insane numbers. I’d love to see a Dan Uggla video, he was extremely underrated in Florida before randomly starting an All star game with Atlanta. I feel like a lot of people forgot about him
Great video! I coached a select team that faced Tim at about age 14/15. Didn’t know anything about him other than a tiny, skinny kid. We were a very good team and he blew us away in the shortest game I can remember. One of the other coaches approached us after the game and asked if we remembered him from a former team we coached. He then told us that Tim was his little brother and that he would pitch in the majors someday. We laughed about it after he left, but damned if he wasn’t right, I loved watching him prove us, and many more, very wrong. He was truly a joy to watch and a special human.
IM FROM SOUTH EAST ASIA... TIM ITS THE MAIN REASON IM WAKE IN THE EARLY MORNING TO WATCH HIM PLAY.. HE THE REASON I START WATCHING BASEBALL... THANK YOU TIM
There is a very easy comp - Koufax. The length of career is similar, the period of greatness is similar, yet Koufax is in the HOF and it's not a question. Translate eras and the level of dominance is very similar.
@@deanfirnatine7814 Lincecum had 4 great seasons compared to Koufax's 6. And Koufax was more dominant than Tim in that span. If Tim Lincecum is a Hall of Famer, so is Brandon Webb.
@@deanfirnatine7814 The career of the two isn't even slightly similar. Koufax was a serviceable starter for nine years, never making fewer than 23 starts. He had twice as many dominant years as Lincimum (6 to 3), and was far more dominant in those years than Lincicum (more innings pitched., far more strikeouts, a lower ERA, more complete games, the list goes on." Lincicum was great for 10 minutes. If he goes into the hall, there is a long line of others even more deserving.
I always felt like a big part of how short his career was is how dependent he was on flexibility to generate velocity. It’s one of those things that declines fastest as you age (which is why there aren’t many professional gymnasts in their mid thirties).
@@oldjacket9 he covered Lincecum the whole time he was with the Giants and got underserved flak for asking about Melky’s bust right before it became public. His two Giants books are great.
He was hands down my favorite. At the time I was in my early 20’s. I had a weird dream that I was hanging out with Tim at his childhood home, we were in his house smoking some weed and he was showing me all his trophies while his dad was in the kitchen boiling us some hotdogs. It was such a trip I still remember that shit pretty vividly. Haha
I’m an old guy… Hard-core Giants fan. Was born the year the Giants moved to San Francisco. This was a great video. But I was especially impressed with the cameo of Ringo. That was really cool. Surprised me. Very creative. And your Liverpool accent was spot on. Great channel. I’ve been subscribed for quite a while. Keep it up.
Such a talented guy, beloved in the Bay Area, he will always be loved here and the time he spent with the Giants represents our golden era. I look back on the memory of those teams and all the individual successes and *team successes* they were able to accomplish on their 3 title runs, what a time. I do fondly look on those memories, always brings a smile to my face and I have to say that the same was true in watching your great video Cheers
Man as a Yankees fan, I was in awe of this man. And for me personally I kind of forgot about him and then was like hey what happened to that guy. Great memories hope he's doing well!
I don't think I can agree that we forget the apex of Lincecum. If you didn't see it, then you can't remember it. But if you did see it, it's hard to forget. I'm not a Giants fan, or live on the west coast, and he was literally everywhere. It's going to take longer than a decade to forget what this dude did.
The Giants farm team was in my hometown and I remember watching Timmy absolutely deal down there before he got pulled up. Gave Giants fans of this generation some of the best years and gave me some of the best memories watching ball with my pops. He was an enigma and is a HOFer in the hearts of all SF fans.❤
Big Time Timmy Jim. I’m so grateful to watch his games and be a Giant! I hope he knows he influenced so many people and kids growing up! Prayers and blessing to Tim.
As an Angels fan, I loved seeing him from a far, and then we actually signed him. Which he still had that magic when we did but it was brutal to watch. That 4-5 year run is still one of the best i've seen.
I've been a Giants fan my whole life and the only jersey I'll wear until the day I die is Timmy's #55. Miss you Timmy. You were the best. Edit: one last thing. The last game I ever got to watch with my dad was Timmy's CG 14K shutout vs the Braves to kickstart the 2010 playoffs. Best pitching performance I've ever watched and I got to watch with my dad who passed a few months later. Thanks for that memory and all the others as well!
I'm sorry about your dad, and I am glad he got to watch his favorite baseball team win a championship in his life for once. Worth the wait for my dad as well and still got to see it two more after 2010! The only jerseys I got were Tim Lincecum, Buster Posey, and Madison Bumgarner; all 3 are different jerseys. I still need to catch up on the away and orange jerseys, though. That white City Connect jersey looks nice and clean but I don't want it because it will get dirty and its neck collar will get yellowish.
The freak, wow, just dominance. Amazing vid and the mostly positive is refreshing. Just one small note, failed to mention his delivery motion, that definitely cut his career short, too much violence for his frame
I don’t see why he doesn’t belong in the hall of fame. I and everyone else witnessed complete dominance during his run/prime. He was the true pioneer. He saved my pitching career. Being under six foot I never thought to nor even try to throw insanely hard. I was more of a control pitcher but after seeing him pitch it gave me hope. So I delved ever deeper into pitching mechanics. 2 years later I was throwing 90mph. Turns out striking out people was way more fun than forcing ground balls. I led in wins and just about every pitching category for 2 years thanks to the hope given me by lincecum
I'm Australian so I 've never really follow the MLB, but I happened to be in NY in 2010 visiting an Aussie friend who'd been living there for some years and he got me into it. Tim L was really firing at the time and he captured my imagination with his speed and flamboyant pitching style, not to mention the cool hair. This video is a fitting tribute to the man. Bravo for making such a great video and thank you to The Freak for the entertainment. He was a pleasure to watch.
Love the video! The Giants were magical during their 3 World Series run, even more so because the East Coast media machine kept writing them off as a fluke and heaped praise on the Cards, Rangers, Tigers, or whoever they were playing. All of which made it even sweeter when they won 🏆🏆🏆. Timmy was part of that magic. Great memories.
This Yankees fan from the east coast would drop everything to watch Big Time Timmy Jim pitch. Man, he was amazing to watch. Don't be sad that it's gone, be glad that it happened. 🤙🏽
I love timmy, he's the only giants jersey I own that i bought at the stadium at the time and what I still wear when I go to games. Kid was absolutely what the nickname they gave him was, for his size he was a freak
Big Time Timmy Jim
The biggest time Timmy Jim there ever was
WOOO!!! MLB!! "THE FRANCHISE"
why isn’t he in the hall of fame??? bc the weed thing? bc the way his career ended??? he deserves hof
@joe otto Ah yes the MLB social media guy will be able to tell you.
Put him in the HOF 😭
His wife passed away in 2022 (38) and his older brother in 2018 (37)
I’m praying Tim is staying strong and finding ways to keep his mind busy. Coaching/teaching like his wife could be good for him. Best of luck, Tim. Thanks for all the memories.
RIP
The Freak
Cancer is a bitch to battle.
Oh shit, that is so very sad. I was a huge fan, and hope he is coping with his losses. Watching him throw was such a joy.
Damn, didn't know this. Dude's not even 40 years old.
Man Lincecum has a special place in my heart. As a child in the late 2000s and early 2010s, so much sticks out: the hair, the pure dominance, the violent delivery, and of course being on the cover of MLB 2k9. All kidding aside, Lincecum was a lot of fun to watch and seeing highlights makes me think of childhood.
Bruce Bochy is a war criminal for riding a HOF talent into the ground
yup
Likewise. I was in highschool in the late 00's and i always remember trying to imitate his throwing motion during baseball practice. Guy was such a beast on the mound.
I’m right there
@@splashgod2509 for what it's worth, Trevor Bauer copied Lincecum's delivery and had similar injury issues (hips, etc.) until he changed it
Growing up in San Francisco from 2004-2011, this kid was an ICON. I remember our elementary school teachers putting on games on the school TV’s just to watch this guy throw to Buster Posey. He was a personality. Lots of people like myself grew out our hair to look like him, wore the 55 jersey, and fell in love with the game of baseball. He was a freak. The greatest and kindest freak to ever live! We love you Tim! I’ll never forget when girls used to hold up posters at AT&T park that stated “it’s my birthday, and all I want is a kiss from Tim” man, people were in love with this guy!
Yeah, Timmy was everybody's favorite, mine included. Buster was great but was too much of a clean cut, nice southern boy to really fit in (not to say he isn't loved here too), but Timmy with his long hair, bony body looked like the guy I smoked weed with afterschool but he could strike out anybody w/ 95+mph fastballs. Absolutely incredible, the hall is not legitimate anymore without him or Bonds in there imo.
I grew up in Seattle so I never really heard anything about Tim... other than from my dad who was probably Tim's biggest fan. He was the backup pitcher for Tim when he was in highschool. And he and Tim remained friends throughout Tim's professional career. And from what my dad has told me is that Tim could throw at a professional level sense high school.
I grew up about an hour from San Francisco and I remember going to a ton of Giants games and on the way to the ballpark I’d always ask my dad who was pitching that day and was so happy when he said Timmy. Now Timmy is out of baseball and my dad has passed but those memories will always live on.
That's a nice memory. Sorry for your loss, man. Sports have always been my way to bond with my dad, especially baseball. It's a beautiful thing.
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Sorry about that man. Me and my dad used to go watch cardinal games when I was growing up he’s gone now as well. But we always got those memories nothing can take that away
At 5-11" and 170lbs Tim was definitely a case of "a light that burns twice as bright burns half as long". In my books, his achievements are worthy of Hall of Fame entry.
I feel it's the Terrell Davis thing where lack of time shouldn't matter
I think the metric for any HoF is can you tell the history of the sport without them?
2 CYs and 3 rings, if someone asked you what happened in baseball during the 2010s and you didn't mention Big Time Timmy Jim, you'd be a bad historian.
@@underthetrees4780 Awhile back I remember seeing someone calculate what if Lincecum had a few extra runs of support from 2008 to 2011. In those 4 seasons, Timmy could have reached at least 20 wins in all 4 of those seasons, including the 2011 season where he went 13-14, and a possible 3rd CY in 2010. A bunch of games in 2010 were either a no decision or loses due to the defense giving it up in the 8th or 9th. He could have had a 23-win season in 2010. Same issue of lack of run support in 2011 led him to a 13-14 record. Timmy had a bunch of 0-1 or 1-2 loses, low scoring games it's crazy.
His final resume is misleading, at least for his Win Lose column as it is not indicative of how unbelievably dominant Timmy was.
everyone gets into that stupid hall of fame
nope
I'll watch any video about Lincecum. Fascinating player, his run in the Majors was unreal. One of the coolest pitch deliveries ever, so violent and memorable.
yall really dont think lincecum wont get into the HOF?
@@zaydjefferson6257 100% chance he does not. Lincecum had an unreal stretch of dominance over 4 years, but the rest of his career outside of that is a messy stretch of 4.50 ERA average and injury.
@@zaydjefferson6257 he won’t unfortunately. Prime was very very good, but short. And his overall longevity wasn’t there.
@@zaydjefferson6257 The baseball hof really values longevity and totals. Some of the other sports do value how spectacular you were in your prime more. So under other hof systems he would have a chance, but it's not how the baseball hof is.
@CWS and TKP 66-02 Lincecum was a beast but Koufax was from a different planet. He only played 12 years and only half of those years were above even what you could call mediocre but he did join the league at 19 and I think it’s just how utterly filthy he was in those last 4 or 5 that makes his case. In those years he was as dominant as anyone has ever been. 3 Cy Young awards, 1 MVP & 2 MVP runner-ups, & 2 WS MVPs. A few more stats from wiki to show how incredible he was:
Koufax was an All-Star in each of his last six seasons, leading the National League (NL) in ERA each of his last five years, in strikeouts four times, in wins and shutouts three times each, and in winning percentage, innings pitched and complete games twice each; he was the first NL pitcher in 20 years to post an ERA below 2.00, doing so three times. After setting a modern NL record in 1961 with 269 strikeouts, in 1963 he became the first pitcher in 17 years and the first left-hander since 1904 to strike out 300 batters. In 1965 he set a major league record with 382 strikeouts; it was broken in 1973 by Nolan Ryan, but remains the top mark for NL pitchers and left-handers. He was the first pitcher to record 300 strikeouts three times, and set a record with 97 games of at least 10 strikeouts, also later broken by Ryan; he twice tied a modern record by striking out 18 batters in a game.
He is still the youngest player ever inducted into the HOF.
Wow, I guess I had never looked at Gale Sayers stats. With all due respect to him, they’re pretty unremarkable. I guess with a defense focused league and only 14 games the numbers don’t look good by today’s standards. He was dominant but such a short period of time but I guess similar to Koufax, it’s just how dominant he was. I also think for both there was an aura about them that captivated people. Right or wrong with players like them you always hear things like “What he did doesn’t show up on stat sheets”, “If you had seen him play, you’d know” I always thought was a weak argument but what do I know.
The most awesome thing that I know about Tim Lincecum happened at Petco Park and almost no one knows about it. I watched the Giants play the Padres and I was down on the field for batting practice before the game. There were a number of fans right next to the Giants dugout behind a rope. There were three little kids there as well. One of the little boys was celebrating his birthday with two of his friends and his grandfather. As the Giants left the field and walked to the locker room through the dugout, they all walked by the fans and the three little boys. No Giants player acknowledged or said anything to any of the fans as they walked by .... except Tim Lincecum. Tim got down on one knee and talked engagingly and at length to each of the boys. He gave each boy a baseball and the birthday boy a baseball bat as well. You should have seen the pure joy in each of their eyes. I'm sure that each of them were Tim Lincecum fans from that day on. Having watched what happened, I became a Tim Lincecum fan as well. Fittingly, Tim Lincecum went on to throw the first no-hitter in Petco Park history on that very day.
I've met Timmy a few times and he is as wonderful and lovely as you'd imagine. He's dealt with some intense hardships off the field and my heart goes out to him always. Miss him so much in a Giants uni!
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You forgot to mention that not only was he on the cover of Sports Illustrated, but Rolling Stone as well. Timmy was a literal rockstar at his peak. I was honored to watch his full career.
was the rolling stone magazine from his 2008 or 2009 season?
His dominance was right in the infancy of my life as a Dodgers fan. And as much as I loved my Dodgers, I always wanted to pitch like Tim Lincecum. He made me realize that it is okay to be a baseball fan just as much as I am a Dodgers fan. Appreciate greatness everyone, because it’ll be gone before you know it.
Right there with you.
Exact same here. I'm a Giant's fan but can't deny greatness like Kershaw and now Urias and Buehler.
The Kershaw/Lincecum battles were always appointment viewing.
Two kinds of fans. Fans of a team. And fans of the game.
Fans of the game have a favorite team but recognize greatness in opposing teams. Fans of a team are just homers.
He’s not a first ballot hall of famer, but I think he does belongs in the hall. This guy was scary good. His numbers during his stretch of dominance are unreal.
He was fun to watch but you can’t put a dude in the hall who has less than 125 wins and dominated for only a 4 year stretch. Pure absurdity
This is why baseball sucks. A guy can have a 10 year career, be one of the most dominant of his position of all time, have 2 cy youngs, 3 world series, and multiple no hitters but that aint enough for the hall. If you can have that much impact on the game and the overall story of your sport and not make the hall, the hall is flawed and pointless.
Numbers aside (which are enough for the hof) you can't tell the history of baseball without Lincecum
He was the best in the game for a short time and was not a fluke. I would rather have guys like him than these iron men who were great at being very good for 15 years.
No. Not a HOFer. He was an excellent pitcher for 3 seasons at most … and just good for 2 more if we’re being charitable. His era of “dominance” was very short … only three seasons of top-notch strike out and opponent OPS numbers after which he fell off a cliff and was actually below league average pitcher for most of the rest of his career (including for two of the three Giants WS winning seasons … one of which … 2012 … he actually lead the NL in LOSSES … and during a team WS season!).
His very short run of excellence, his violent and unique delivery made him personally quite memorable, and his later playing for three WS teams (while he was only a league average or slightly below league average pitcher) that makes him appear to be a HOF.
If the latter part of his career with the Giants (by which time his reputation with the team was secure) in 2010 to 2015 had not have mapped almost perfectly with the half decade or so of Giants’ World Series wins in ‘10, ‘12 and ‘14 (only one of which … ‘10 … did Lincecum have a very good season) very few people outside of Giants fans would remember Timmy I’m afraid.
Not truly great … and not even an excellent pitcher for very long … just three seasons. It was his starting off with two Cy Youngs for two losing teams and then following this with being on three World Series Teams and his unique flashiness that we are remembering. But this isn’t enough to get one into the HOF because in the long history of the MLB there are many many players with brief shining stories like Tim Lincecum’s that have been all-but forgotten because of the passage of time. Bear in mind that only about two players per MLB season of play are admitted to the HOF … that’s a pretty elite group! There’s only 270 players drawn from MLB+ players from every player from every team from every season since 1871!
He's definitely not first ballot but he’s 100% a hall of famer. He was too good to deny, he literally has every accolade you could want from a career, let alone in a 5 year span.
100% he's not
@@qman66 he'll never be a hall of famer because baseball hall of fame is too focused on the end all stats where if Lincecum literally pitched half as good as he did over the course of 7 years instead of 4 he'd be a no doubt ballot. bro put together 2 back to back seasons you couldn't replicate in mlb the show they're so insane
One basic thing for HOF is longevity
@@XBarajasX Which is complete bs, guys like Timmy aren't built to last in the MLB. The fact he not only got to where he was but for a small stretch was one of the most dominant pitchers in the history of the game is incredible. 2 Cy Youngs should get you in, period, I don't care how long you've played. Only 22 pitchers have 2 and Tim is one of them.
@@diamondlion47 Using that logic, Snell would be a Hall of Famer if he retires today. I'm sorry, but Snell is no HoF'er, so that 2 Cy Young argument is squashed, I think.
Lincecum in a short time did so much for the Giants and fans. For this, he will FOREVER be loved in the Bay Area.
He pretty much changed the character of the Giants then, which was Bonds and the long ball to a fresh young look that played a very different style - it was refreshing and something we needed as Giants fans. After all, it brought us 3 championships. We as fans are very lucky - we know it and we appreciate it oh so much.
His prime was better than a lot of HOF'ers entire careers..
That's a fact.
His prime was also a lot shorter than those hall of fame careers
And he was smoking 🌲🌲🌲😂
Adam dunns career was better than alot of hall of famers...
💯💯 true, he was the Freak!
As a Giants fan, thank you for making this video to highlight an amazing career. Timmy was my idol as a kid, I truly hope he is happy these days. He’s been through a lot.
Wonder what he’s doing nowadays. I always liked him and Bryan wilson. They have my respect as a dodgers fan
He is a HOFer in my book. The way he took his long relief role in the WS with no attitude just highlights his character. He was such a special player and just a good guy.
Exactly. I had no interest in baseball before him
My favorite pitcher of all time. It’s hard to describe how beloved he was in the bay unless you lived it. Grew up watching him, all my friends wanted to be like Timmy. Everyone had Timmy jerseys, tried to mimic his pitching motion, and grew their hair out like Timmy. Dude was an absolute icon growing up and I’ll never forget watching him.
Everyone thinks it’s the Let Timmy Smoke, but it’s more the Fuck Ya. That’s why we love Tim. Seems cool as a cucumber on the mound, but really was a fiery competitor. Hell his deliver is literally him jumping forward as far as legally possible. As you said, we all wanted to emulate him because he epitomized what we already admired in baseball. He wasn’t just a baseball icon, he was a cultural icon here. I know I sound like a sap, but Tim was just that special to the bay. He’s THAT player to a lot of us. For my grandpa it was Kaline, my dad it was Clark, and sorry Buster, it’s Timmy for me!
It is ridiculous that there isn't a place in the hof for someone like Timmy L. He needs to be remembered forever. He defined an era. Just watching him or thinking about him takes me back to those day's when Timmy Jim mowed down fearsome men.
Says who as far as him not making the HOF? This clown? He can still make the HOF and should be there.
As a kid growing up in the Bay Area, even as a die hard Oakland fan, Tim lincecum was extremely important to us. He made baseball cool here. He was so accessible as a dude and it didn’t hurt he was a great pitcher
He won't end up in the hall of fame? That is INSANE to me. "three World Series titles, two Cy Young Awards, two no hitters" ... Timmy deserves to be a HALL OF FAMER. #FACTS
Lincecum was that guy who you always wanted to watch, but never wanted pitching against your team
My Detroit tigers in the World Series and panda boomed a grand salami
I'm from Australia where baseball isn't big but being a very small kid, Tim Lincecum was my hero, got me into baseball and made me a Giants fan. Watching him throw 98 mph rockets was a joy to watch. I always wish after 2012 that the Giants turned him into a long reliever to reduce his workload which in hindsight was too high at the start of his career. Who knows, maybe it could have added years to his career and we could have seen that 2012 playoff dominance.
I miss him man. This bring so much nostalgia but also sadness his career just stopped. What a run. Amazing truly amazing.
Lincecum is in the U of Washington HOF, the SF HOF and one day will be in the MLB HOF. He gave the sport everything he had. He’ll always be remembered for his greatness.
It genuinely makes me so happy that people choose to focus on Timmy’s golden years. I lived in Texas in 2010, and even most Rangers fans I knew talked about him with admiration. Thanks for the memories Big Time Timmy Jim.
Damn, I didn’t know that. Respect to Ranger fans for keeping it real. Glad you guys finally got that ring. With Boch too!
I actually went to the same highschool as Lincecum! He was already a star back then and the coach still tells stories about him.
One that stood out was how in his senior year the team planned to use him to get to the state finals, but would have to win the championship game without their star pitcher. He of course got them there, and they won that game, making it the only baseball state championship for our school.
I wish he could’ve had a longer career. It’s sad that someone with so many accolades won’t be recognized in the Hall. But at least he’ll be remembered at Liberty High School.
Wait. Tim is from Renton? i didnt know that.
I'm from 20 min outside Seattle and Tim Lincecum held a special place for us kids playing ball around here. Not a lot of guys come from the PNW and are as good as he was
As a 5’11 170 pound pitcher, this man should be a hall of famer, I understand it wasn’t the longest run but cmon, this man was DOMINANT for multiple seasons and continued to deliver in the playoffs as a reliever, adjusting to his circumstances and STILL delivering. Man is a beast
I was at his second no-no and it is to this day my favorite baseball memory. Thanks for all you did Timmy. #foreverGiant.
As a Rockies fan it was impossible not to appreciate Lincecum’s talents. I remember a spring game 09 at Coors where Tim was not starting but for some reason was in the bullpen warming up and me and a few others were watching him. I was amazed by the way he seemed to twist his torso around and follow through with his right leg, almost like he was throwing with his leg. It looked surreal.
Dude I don't get into baseball AT ALL, just randomly put this on, dudes throw is insane! Like a hatchet or something he plants that first foot and just throws his whole body forward, talk about generating power from the ground up, that's a really wild throw
I feel like he should get serious consideration for Veterans committee votes like 20 years down the line. There should be a "should have been HOF" room in the hall for guys like Timmy and Jose Fernandez.
As a kid who grew up listening to Tim Lincecum dominate on KNBR he was really that guy, his dad used to have a regularly schedule talk show, I used to try to pitch like him in the back yard with my brother, honestly he's one of my personal GOATS.
Also what's crazy to me is that Tim Lincecum's No-Hitters were both after his crazy peak.
There are plenty of “should have been” Hall of Famers that could get consideration later, the biggest being Thurman Munson. But the problem with a lot of them is either their later career negates all their good will with negative WAR, or their career ends with no real foundation. Timmy is the former: every season after 2011 had him post a negative war, leaving him with just 19 WAR over his entire career, and while a seven-year peak can get you in the Hall, a four-year one does not. Jose is the latter: while he placed Top 10 in Cy Young voting in 2013 and 2016, those were really his only two productive seasons (he missed most of 2014 and 2015 due to Tommy John surgery), and the Hall isn’t caring enough to open the case for a deceased person who doesn’t even fit the qualification minimum of ten years in the Majors.
Well I believe the Hall needs to be redefined, you can have your superstars, but you also need players that told the story of baseball and played the game the right way. A lot of those players never get the recognition and they deserve to be there just as much
Ya lost your argument at "...and Jose Fernandez."
Could someone explain to me why he’s not a HOF candidate? In any other sport, a 10-year career with 3 rings, two MVPs (at his position), and many other accolades would result in at least HOF consideration.
@@quinnreilly7681 Because baseball puts its focus on career totals. And a lot of guys played very well for 15 years or more, you're not going to match that in just 4 years no matter how good you are.
as a life long Dodger fan I can confirm, Timmy was the god damn truth and he scared for me for a decade straight. The dude just looked like he couldn't throw hard or fast but boy could he. Much respect to that man, a legend.
Tim is one of my favorite pitchers of all time. This video was very well done and a fun trip down memory lane
Back to back Cy Youngs. Three world series rings. Two no-hitters. His career was short, but extremely memorable. I was an avid fantasy baseball player in the 2000's and his name was always a constant on the board. I would take a career like his in a heartbeat.
I dont think it can be overstated how much Timmy meant to the Giants. We were coming off a 14 year period of having Barry Bonds as perhaps the greatest hitter in MLB history, but with no rings to show for any of the Giants teams of his tenure. And while he has been somewhat rehabilitated through vindication of participants of the steroid era given the ubiquity of PEDs among the league's stars, back in 07, he was the face of one of the most disgraced moments of the league at the moment when the steroid era caused a lot of fans to become disillusioned with the sport (myself included). With him gone the Giants seemed doomed to be a rutterless and forgettable franchise, only for the season after Bonds' departure to be the rise of the new face of the team. An affable, diminutive hurler who was as dominant as they come and brought the team relevance right when they should have faded to relevance, who helped bring the Giants three rings after zero with Bonds (yeah he wasn't good in 2014 but he threw a scoreless inning in the 2014 WS and a no hitter that year so he contributed still). I hope the Giants retire #55 some day.
For anyone that grew up in NorCal reading and hearing about the Giants, it was all about Barry. And especially as PacBell opened and he started his home run pursuit. Giants fans must have felt an existential crisis when his tenure ended with records and great moments but no rings. And for a small, unorthodox kid to come out of the misty PacNW, in the shadow of Barry, and get the Giants to actual promised land…I wish I could have been in SF for that parade.
SF has always been at the edge of the continent, home to drifters and weirdos, and Timmy embodies the city perfectly. He should be in Cooperstown. Love the guy.
I would give anything to relive the glory years of giants baseball. good times, hopefully this rebuild goes well in a few years
Man when he came back with the Angels I wanted him to succeed so much. Such a talent and a likeable dude. As a Cardinals follower, I'll always be a Lincecum fan.
I’m a life long giants fan who’s born and raised in Seattle.
Timmy did so much for me during the good years.
I was so excited for him to make a come back when those photos of him jacked started surfacing.
He deserved a better exit to the game.
And losing his brother and girlfriend recently was heartbreaking for me too. But he will always be loved.
Big time Timmy Jim.
I’m still so bummed the Mariners drafted Brandon Morrow over our local Seattle boy! Tim was the man
If Scott Rollen is in the HOF ,this guy should definitely be in!!
same with jeff kent; kent definitely belongs in the Hall of Fame
Scott Rollen is in the HOF???
Rolen has the 10th highest WAR among all 3B to ever play the game. Lincecum had two great seasons, three above average ones, and 5 that were steaming garbage. If Lincecum is in then a bunch of other guys should go in as well, Dwight Gooden, Bret Saberhagen, David Cone, even Denny McLain.
I'm a long time Phillies fan and I was so disgusted that Rolen made the HOF. Where's Bobby Abreau then? Dick Allen? Ryan Howard, Steve Garvey & Al Oliver??
Scott Rolen was a lot better than people give him credit for. He had like a 9 WAR season one year, not a lot of third basemen have ever done that
Here from Jomboy. Giving the video some love
Me too, very good video.
so am i
What I remember/loved the most about Lincecum is he made everyone forget about Bonds. He was the right guy at the right time.
i've never enjoyed baseball. let alone sports. but i tell ya, when my dad put on the giants in the world series and i saw tim 'the freak' lincecum pitching, i actually sat down and watched with him. every single game. i thought he was a fascinating character, and his style of pitching was captivating. i was happy to see this guy be so successful. he seemed like an outsider and was dominating so damn hard. it was beautiful to witness.
His performance in game 1 of the 2010 nlds vs the braves is still burned into my memory. Just absolute dominance. CG, 2 hits and 14 ks
Same. I can remember that game it like it was yesterday!
I grew up loving baseball, but had not really watched much of it for years. In ‘07, I decided to get MLB Extra Innings & get back into the game. since I didn’t really have a team to follow, decided on the Giants, since my family was all from the Bay Area & Northern California (plus, I loved the park, lol). Those were such great years to watch the team. I remember being with family in Mt Shasta, CA for game 7 in 2014 & watching MadBum come in for those 5 innings to clinch it. There was something really special about those ‘08-‘14 teams. I’m looking forward to this season, though I’m not holding out much hope for a playoff appearance.
I remember his popularity in SF was crazy, I thought he would've been a surefire hall a Famer, it's unfortunate that he fell off so quickly, but in my heart already is a Hall a Famer, and I'm thankful for his contributions to the three World Series teams. I watched all his games lives man, it was electric, his changeup was unhittable.
I remember growing up at the height of Timmy mania, every kid on the little league field tried to mimic his motion, and I had a bunch of friends try to grow their hair out to look like Timmy. Good times.
Regardless of the Hall, Lincecum is one of the best pitchers I've ver seen.
I'm 55 years old & have seen a lot.
I remember being a wee little pre teen boy when he was in his dominance through 2008-2011. He was my favorite player in that time, the sick hair, the crazy windup, and obviously the dominance he had on the mound. He’ll always live in my mind as my childhood player that I loved watching.
He was so fun to watch. The 2010 post-season run he had was amazing. Thanks for the vid.
Tim got me back into baseball. My younger son looked kind of like him so when I saw him pitch I felt a connection. I was sad to see his career fall apart from injuries but while he dominated he was phenomenal!
I remember watching Lincecum when I was into baseball, man he dominated almost every game when he was in his prime. I totally forgot about him until I saw this video. Glad he was able to win some rings
I echo this
He is a Hall of Famer. It might take a few years, but he absolutely belongs.
It's going to take more than a few years. He didn't get a high enough % this year to even be included on the ballot again next year. Except for the possible inclusion down the road by the Old Timers committee, Lincecum is not going to be in the HOF. An absolute travesty.
Maybe the giant's HOF, but not MLB's.
He should take this video down or retract it. Roger Clemens never failed a steroids test nor was he ever busted for steroids. This is the literal definition of SLANDER. I hope clemens sees this and sues you.
@@ForcefulDragon sad , damn
@@TheMattTrakker if you win cy young multiple times and have championships you make it. Simple
I live on the other side of the world in a country that doesnt know about baseball and just randomly out of nowhere I happened to download the game 5 of 2010 WS because I had never seen a baseball game. Watching Tim Lincecum decimate the Rangers that night made me a baseball and a Giants fan, and he will be a true Hall of Famer just for that alone. Thank you for making this video.
I grew up a die hard Giant's fan and Tim was my family's favorite player. A year after the recession we moved from San Francisco to a small town in Washington. My brother and I started at a baseball gym in the town and to our shock we saw a picture of Lincecum hung in the hall way. Our trainer said that Tim grew up in the area and that he (along with hi staff) are the people who trained him little league through highschool. His family used to be very involved in the little league program until they moved to California, he's a great guy And it was a shame to see his body fail on him down the stretch
Timmy was special. Watched him pitch in college against Oregon State and I could not believe someone his size could throw as fast and powerful. Life long Giant fan and when we drafted him i was thrilled. He did as much for the Giants in those years as any Giant in history. Quality over quantity should be rewarded not his fault he threw to many innings to often and to early in his career. Without him there are WS we probably would not of won. Helped us fans who wanted to forget the Bonds era. Thanks for putting this video together.
I've always felt that guys like this deserve a spot in the HoF. He was crazy, _crazy_ good for a few years then succumbed to injuries and wear and tear. The MLB HoF is a museum, and people like *Big Time Timmy Jim* deserve to have their careers remembered, and baseball fans deserve to remember them. That's what museums are for, after all. If you want to have a separate wing so that the likes of Lincecum, Fernando Valenzuela, and other players with short but spectacular careers don't pollute the hallowed busts of the "true" greats, fine, but he should be in there.
_I was going to cite Mark Fidrych as my 3rd player in the list of 3, but it turns out he's in the HoF! If Fidrych is in, Lincecum should _*_definitely_*_ make it. If Lincecum had simply hung up his cleats in 2011 or even 2012 he'd probably be in there, but as usual, the BBWAA punishes players for trying to hang on past their primes, even if they're still decent._
As a Filipino American, it was difficult to find players I could look up to in baseball. Thankfully Tim Lincecum existed and I was so happy I became a Bay Area sports fan
That sounds like a you problem.
Dude the raw emotion you give a baseball player is special especially with such a under the radar stud like Lincecum
Let Timmy smoke! He will always be close to the hearts of all of us Giants fans. One of a kind legend! I hope he has found some solace and healing from the pain of his recent losses.
I had said from the very beginning... "Pitchers with a delivery that violent are only special for so long".
It's not sustainable. His body simply couldn't handle it. That being said, he's one of my favorite players of all time and I'll always love him for what he did for our organization. Go Giants!
As a giants fan we absolutely loved him. Not only for his immense talent but his vibe and the way wa he carried himself was so SF.
Timmy will go down as one of the most beloved Giants in franchise history. He really only had about 4.5 good years, but despite his struggles for much of his career, he still produced some unbelievable moments. I think it was Game 3 against the heavily-favored Tigers in the WS when Timmy struck out the side - looking like 2008-09 all over again. SF Legend, never forget those "Let Tim Smoke" shirts lol. Awesome video, might have to watch it a 2nd time!
I still have mine , usually pull it out during big games !
Lincecum helped create some of the best memories I have going to the Giants when I was a kid! Hall of fame or not, Giants fans will always remember his legendary career. Rest in peace Cristin Coleman
San Francisco Legend! Growing up, watching Timmy play was truly something historic, he holds a special place in our hearts. Forever Giant.
my favorite pitcher of all time, his height, style on the mound and drive to win was a pleasure to witness ❤
Timmy means so much to me. He gave life to a franchise that desperately needed it after Bonds left. Timmy sparked the dynasty, which he doesn’t get enough credit for. He literally charged the fortunes of the franchise. Ask yourself this, where would the San Francisco Giants be without number 55? Thank you for everything Timmy, you give us our first ring and set the tone for an incredible championship run. Thank you so fucking much! 🐐
I feel bad for Paco. He absolutely dusted mlb hitters but was out of baseball at 25 due in part to injuries and an unfortunate trade
I think of Tim Lincecum like Mark Prior. His delivery is what made him so special and successful, but their freaky windups would also be due to take their toll eventually. At least Lincecum was able to get a couple rings, a couple no hitters and a some good paychecks out of his career unlike Prior.
Prior was textbook with his mechanics
I will always blame Dusty Baker for what happened to Mark Prior and Kerry Wood just as he destroyed Robb Nen's career years prior. He would use starters up until they had nothing left.
I was at the game where Prior got tagged in the elbow by a come-backer. It was such a deflating feeling, like oh fuck here we go, why wouldn't this happen
@@Ares14 Yeah, I was surprised to see Nen just abruptly retire after 2002. Was it really Baker that fucked him up?
@@SmoothCriminal12 Yeah. He pitched through injury throughout the playoffs and world series.
I forgot how amazing Lincecum was at his peak. Insane numbers. I’d love to see a Dan Uggla video, he was extremely underrated in Florida before randomly starting an All star game with Atlanta. I feel like a lot of people forgot about him
I saw Uggla hit a mammoth home run in Atlanta once.
because he sucked
Great video! I coached a select team that faced Tim at about age 14/15. Didn’t know anything about him other than a tiny, skinny kid. We were a very good team and he blew us away in the shortest game I can remember. One of the other coaches approached us after the game and asked if we remembered him from a former team we coached. He then told us that Tim was his little brother and that he would pitch in the majors someday. We laughed about it after he left, but damned if he wasn’t right, I loved watching him prove us, and many more, very wrong. He was truly a joy to watch and a special human.
IM FROM SOUTH EAST ASIA... TIM ITS THE MAIN REASON IM WAKE IN THE EARLY MORNING TO WATCH HIM PLAY.. HE THE REASON I START WATCHING BASEBALL... THANK YOU TIM
There is a very easy comp - Koufax. The length of career is similar, the period of greatness is similar, yet Koufax is in the HOF and it's not a question. Translate eras and the level of dominance is very similar.
Yep, there is zero logical reasons why he should not be in the HOF
@@deanfirnatine7814 Lincecum had 4 great seasons compared to Koufax's 6. And Koufax was more dominant than Tim in that span. If Tim Lincecum is a Hall of Famer, so is Brandon Webb.
@@shoukatsukai How many World Series did Brandon Webb win?
@@ericingersoll7243 irrelevant
@@deanfirnatine7814 The career of the two isn't even slightly similar. Koufax was a serviceable starter for nine years, never making fewer than 23 starts. He had twice as many dominant years as Lincimum (6 to 3), and was far more dominant in those years than Lincicum (more innings pitched., far more strikeouts, a lower ERA, more complete games, the list goes on." Lincicum was great for 10 minutes. If he goes into the hall, there is a long line of others even more deserving.
I always felt like a big part of how short his career was is how dependent he was on flexibility to generate velocity. It’s one of those things that declines fastest as you age (which is why there aren’t many professional gymnasts in their mid thirties).
This is also Andrew Baggarly’s theory
@@FelixHacks an unusually smart sports journalist
@@oldjacket9 he covered Lincecum the whole time he was with the Giants and got underserved flak for asking about Melky’s bust right before it became public. His two Giants books are great.
Wish Timmy would experiment with a knuckler and/or knuckle curve ball and tryba Jim Bouton type comeback. Timmy was such a great competitor.
Jomboy brought me here
He was hands down my favorite. At the time I was in my early 20’s. I had a weird dream that I was hanging out with Tim at his childhood home, we were in his house smoking some weed and he was showing me all his trophies while his dad was in the kitchen boiling us some hotdogs. It was such a trip I still remember that shit pretty vividly. Haha
I’m an old guy… Hard-core Giants fan. Was born the year the Giants moved to San Francisco. This was a great video. But I was especially impressed with the cameo of Ringo. That was really cool. Surprised me. Very creative. And your Liverpool accent was spot on. Great channel. I’ve been subscribed for quite a while. Keep it up.
I’m here because jomboy told me
BIG TIME TIMMY JIM
Such a talented guy, beloved in the Bay Area, he will always be loved here and the time he spent with the Giants represents our golden era. I look back on the memory of those teams and all the individual successes and *team successes* they were able to accomplish on their 3 title runs, what a time. I do fondly look on those memories, always brings a smile to my face and I have to say that the same was true in watching your great video
Cheers
Man as a Yankees fan, I was in awe of this man. And for me personally I kind of forgot about him and then was like hey what happened to that guy. Great memories hope he's doing well!
Hes like the Drose of baseball. short apex but man was it an amazing one
D rose was ended by injury tho and otherwise would’ve dominated for more than a decade
I don't think I can agree that we forget the apex of Lincecum. If you didn't see it, then you can't remember it. But if you did see it, it's hard to forget. I'm not a Giants fan, or live on the west coast, and he was literally everywhere. It's going to take longer than a decade to forget what this dude did.
Jomboy sent me. Excellent video. Was already subscribed but never get your videos.
The Freak belongs in the HOF at some point, incredible pitcher.
Jomboy didnt send me but he asked me to check it out
The Giants farm team was in my hometown and I remember watching Timmy absolutely deal down there before he got pulled up. Gave Giants fans of this generation some of the best years and gave me some of the best memories watching ball with my pops. He was an enigma and is a HOFer in the hearts of all SF fans.❤
I think he should get a HoF spot
here cause of Jomboy
One of my favorite players ever. I remember those days, the good days. Very happy i was able to enjoy them in person
Big Time Timmy Jim. I’m so grateful to watch his games and be a Giant! I hope he knows he influenced so many people and kids growing up! Prayers and blessing to Tim.
Absolutely honorable video. Watching this man in person, throwing fire left and right will never be forgotten. He will always be one of our best!
As an Angels fan, I loved seeing him from a far, and then we actually signed him. Which he still had that magic when we did but it was brutal to watch. That 4-5 year run is still one of the best i've seen.
Jomboy sent me here; glad he did.
Thanks for the great memories and championships..big time Timmy Jim. Forever beloved Giant!
I've been a Giants fan my whole life and the only jersey I'll wear until the day I die is Timmy's #55. Miss you Timmy. You were the best.
Edit: one last thing. The last game I ever got to watch with my dad was Timmy's CG 14K shutout vs the Braves to kickstart the 2010 playoffs. Best pitching performance I've ever watched and I got to watch with my dad who passed a few months later. Thanks for that memory and all the others as well!
I'm sorry about your dad, and I am glad he got to watch his favorite baseball team win a championship in his life for once. Worth the wait for my dad as well and still got to see it two more after 2010!
The only jerseys I got were Tim Lincecum, Buster Posey, and Madison Bumgarner; all 3 are different jerseys. I still need to catch up on the away and orange jerseys, though. That white City Connect jersey looks nice and clean but I don't want it because it will get dirty and its neck collar will get yellowish.
The freak, wow, just dominance. Amazing vid and the mostly positive is refreshing. Just one small note, failed to mention his delivery motion, that definitely cut his career short, too much violence for his frame
I don’t see why he doesn’t belong in the hall of fame. I and everyone else witnessed complete dominance during his run/prime. He was the true pioneer. He saved my pitching career. Being under six foot I never thought to nor even try to throw insanely hard. I was more of a control pitcher but after seeing him pitch it gave me hope. So I delved ever deeper into pitching mechanics. 2 years later I was throwing 90mph. Turns out striking out people was way more fun than forcing ground balls. I led in wins and just about every pitching category for 2 years thanks to the hope given me by lincecum
I'm Australian so I 've never really follow the MLB, but I happened to be in NY in 2010 visiting an Aussie friend who'd been living there for some years and he got me into it. Tim L was really firing at the time and he captured my imagination with his speed and flamboyant pitching style, not to mention the cool hair. This video is a fitting tribute to the man. Bravo for making such a great video and thank you to The Freak for the entertainment. He was a pleasure to watch.
Love the video! The Giants were magical during their 3 World Series run, even more so because the East Coast media machine kept writing them off as a fluke and heaped praise on the Cards, Rangers, Tigers, or whoever they were playing. All of which made it even sweeter when they won 🏆🏆🏆. Timmy was part of that magic. Great memories.
Jon boy sent me! Now let's get this guy to 1 million views
He was my favorite growing up! Would watch video after video studying his delivery and it payed off in dividends in my playing days
Honestly thanks for making this video man. Grew up a giants fan and Tim was my favorite giant
This Yankees fan from the east coast would drop everything to watch Big Time Timmy Jim pitch. Man, he was amazing to watch. Don't be sad that it's gone, be glad that it happened. 🤙🏽
I love timmy, he's the only giants jersey I own that i bought at the stadium at the time and what I still wear when I go to games. Kid was absolutely what the nickname they gave him was, for his size he was a freak