The Giants needed a superb pitching effort to defeat the Phillies on Sunday after losing the first three games of the series. Tim Lincecum gave them superb. And how. He is the undisputed ace of a terrific pitching staff, and he stopped the Philadelphia hitters and frustrated them before getting [...]
I noticed at least three sports columns today defending Tim Lincecum's selection as an All Star. This is a standard topic for this time of year and I understand why local writers defended Bruce Bochy for choosing Lincecum, although some people in other parts of the country don't think Lincecum [...]
I doubted Tim Lincecum last August and I was wrong. At the start of this season I said he was the best pitcher in baseball and I was wrong. I'm still puzzled by the guy. He has everything. He should be the best but he goes through stretches in which [...]
Grant just published a controversial piece on ComcastSportNet BayArea. He asked a simple question. If you combine the A's and Giants starting pitchers, who would be your starting rotation -- i.e. your best five? Some of his answers are obvious, like Tim Lincecum. Duh. Some of his candidates aren't so [...]
I interviewed the A's Trevor Cahill the other day, before the A's hit the road. People don't know much about Cahill because he's so quiet and self-effacing. Well, they know he's a heck of a pitcher, really good. We got to talking and he discussed, among other things, his love of [...]
Tim Lincecum was simply superb tonight. I did not think he had enough left in the tank to pitch like that. But he sure did. He out-pitched Cliff Lee, not easy to do. And he brought the World Series championship to San Francisco -- something Juan Marichal and Gaylord Perry [...]
Through three innings each team has no runs. Well pitched game so far. This is what we expected from Tim Lincecum and Cliff Lee in Game 1. This is a pleasure to watch. Lincecum looks sharper than I expected. He looks real sharp. Has given up no hits, one walk.
Call me kooky but I just love this interaction one reporter had with Tim Lincecum in the obligatory pregame press conference earlier today. Q: This is obviously deeper into a season than you've ever pitched. How difficult is it to, or is it difficult to maintain your standards when you're [...]
Matt Cain is a better starting pitcher than Tim Lincecum. Lincecum is good but Cain is better. Cain is better in this postseason and he will be better going forward. He is bigger, more durable, more precise, more strong-willed, just better. What he did against Texas in Game 2 of [...]
My kid Iggy came upon the most interesting, mythical, magical, wonderful fairytalical Tim Lincecum story the other night. He thought about it and wrote it for The Cooler at Comcast BayArea where he has a regular gig and I want to share it with my Zohn readers for a million [...]
Lowell Cohn, retired columnist for the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, covered sports for almost 40 years and never ran out of things to say.