There's the Timmy We Know and Love

The San Francisco Giants sure know how to waste a good pitching performance.

Tim Lincecum tossed eight incredible innings Saturday, allowing no runs on five hits, striking out 13 Arizona Diamondbacks batters. Last year's Cy Young award winner (who we've been a little worried about so far this season) threw 98 pitches, 74 for strikes. Holy smokes, it looks like our get well soon card worked.

So what did the 24-year-old righty do differently this time? He simply adjusted the landing point of his front foot, moving it back in front of the batter's box, where it belongs.

Too bad the Giants couldn't muster a single run behind him, finding themselves shut out by Doug Davis and losing the seventh of their last eight games. Boooooo.

[Fanhouse] | [Baseball Musings] | [West Coast Bias]

Get Well Soon, Doug Davis

Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Doug Davis has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer.

The 32-year-old lefty struggled in his exhibition start against Colorado Friday night, surrendering back-to-back-to-back longballs in the second inning. Overall, he gave up eight runs on nine hits, striking out five.

Weird! I don't know about you guys, but if I was just diagnosed with cancer, I'm not sure how well I'd pitch, either.

Davis is expected to have surgery on April 10th, but the club has no idea when they'll see him pitch next.


[AP] | [AZ Snakepit] | [Baseball Digest Daily]