Tim Lincecum’s Symptoms Point to One Catastrophic Possibility

Tim Lincecum won back-to-back Cy Young Awards by the age of 25, so only a fool would isolate three consecutive sub-par starts to illustrate that the Giants superstar is in a career-threatening, downward spiral.

Lincecum's last few starts likely mean that he is in the first prolonged slump of his brief but glorious career.

It doesn't seem so much like the sky is falling when Lincecum's last five starts are analyzed in a manner not intended to lure fans to a tale of woe that leads to all sorts of pointless speculation.

Lincecum has had three bad starts. He didn't throw hard and he had no control.

On May 15, he pitched eight solid innings in a 2-1 win over the Astros.

The right-hander has walked five in each of his last four starts.

Going back fiv...

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