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Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants won his 2nd consecutive National League Cy Young Award in one of the closest votes ever, beating out St.

Also known as Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants. He's the major's first repeat winner since Randy Johnson won the award four straight seasons from 1999-2002. And they say marijuana isn't a performance-enhancer. Oh I kid.

This is a June 29, 2009, file photo showing San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum throwing during the third inning of a baseball game against the St.

NEW YORK - Giants ace Tim Lincecum has won the NL Cy Young Award, becoming the first repeat winner in the major leagues since Randy Johnson was voted the prize four straight times from 1999-2002. Lincecum led the NL with 261 strikeouts and tied for the league lead with four complete games and two shutouts.

Chicago Cubs' rookies who aren't in the starting lineup that day are sometimes asked to catch a ceremonial pitch from a local celebrity.

Forty-six-year-old left-hander Randy Johnson filed for free agency Monday, raising the number of baseball free agents to 174.

Sunday did not bring the heat, but prepare for a busy five days on the Hot Stove starting Monday.

There's already a lot cooking on this year's Hot Stove, proving once again that the baseball season does not end just because the games do.

T HINK of the procession and the price. Think of all the stars brought in for nearly a decade at a staggering cost to try to recreate the dynasty years.

The impressive seasons recorded by Tim Lincecum and Pablo Sandoval could be punctuated by exclamation points in the next several days.

There's no room for fussing over personality flaws or performance-enhancing drug issues in this process -- just the stats, ma'am. Lots of numbers were crunched to come up with the following list of the ultimate 2000-2009 All-Star team.

General manager Brian Sabean, who signed left-hander Jeremy Affeldt shortly after open bidding in free agency began last offseason, recently said that the Giants might chart a new course by taking a "wait-and-see" approach toward players on the market.

Yes, six years have passed since the World Series reached a Game 6. But before that historic drought, there was a three-year deluge of Game 6 drama.

MONDAY at Philadelphia, 7:57 p.m. A.J. Burnett vs. Cliff Lee WEDNESDAY at New York, 7:57 p.m.* THURSDAY at New York, 7:57 p.m.* * if necessary PHILADELPHIA F or the second time in history, major-league baseball is being contested into icy November.

Hey, look! The umpires got one right this postseason! Browse more photos>> Chris DeLuca in today's Sun-Times tells us what the Yankees are up against in trying to win the World Series: The last six teams to win Game 1 -- and 10 of the last 11 -- all went on to win the Series.

But who knows how history might have changed had Martinez's free agency five years ago gone a different route? About a month before Martinez signed with the Mets , he visited with George Steinbrenner at the Yankees ' spring training headquarters in Tampa .

Hitting? That's the bad news. That's opening up the pantry after not eating for a week and finding nothing put potted meat .

Sometime during the Baseball World Series - " which starts on Wednesday with Philadelphia Phillies playing either the New York Yankees or Los Angeles Angels - " we can be sure someone will hark back to 1951 and perhaps the most dramatic moment in the game's history, the "Shot Heard Round the World" struck by Glasgow-born Bobby Thomson to win a ...

Kansas City Royals pitcher Zack Greinke has been named the 2009 Sporting News American League Pitcher of the Year.

Division Series , a concern loomed among some team members that a letdown was coming.