Tim Lincecum is having an unprecedented career, and now he's in line for an unprecedented contract.

An article published in the December issue of San Francisco magazine reinforced the desire and motivation of the A's ownership group to move the team to San Jose.

Buster Posey can finally catch his breath. But not for too long. Posey's first full year in professional baseball, punctuated by a September promotion to the major leagues, ended last Thursday with the conclusion of the Arizona Fall League.

Louis Cardinals bats against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park on May 31, 2009 in San Francisco, California.

The Giants purchased the contracts of right-hander Kevin Pucetas, first baseman Brett Pill and outfielders Darren Ford and Francisco Peguero and added them to the 40-man roster Friday.

For once, Tim Lincecum didn't seem to know what to do or how to end this long, weird, complex and celebratory afternoon.

San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum yesterday won the 2009 National League Cy Young Award despite posting only 15 wins which, in case you're counting, is one fewer than Kansas City Royal Zack Greinke had in winning the AL award earlier this week.

On the eve of open free agency, Giants general manager Brian Sabean essentially ruled out any possibility of signing Matt Holliday or Jason Bay, regarded as the two most significant impact hitters available.

Giants right-hander Tim Lincecum improved in almost every statistical category from his Cy Young Award-winning season in 2008, but he is not the favorite to repeat when the National League winner is announced Thursday.

Randy Winn will not return to the San Francisco Giants next season. Winn's agent, Craig Landis, tells the San Jose Mercury News that the club told his client it has a number of young outfielders available in its system.

Rafael Betancourt #63 of the Colorado Rockies pitches against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park on August 30, 2009 in San Francisco, California.

A top prospect for the San Francisco Giants has been stripped of his U.S. visa after he was charged with killing a man in his Caribbean homeland.

News Mon, Nov 09, 2009 5:35 pm Tim Lincecum, the San Francisco Giants' diminutive righty phenom, has become the latest sports star to be caught smoking pot.

Rich Aurilia #35 of the San Francisco Giants runs the bases against the Los Angeles Dodgers during a Major League Baseball game on July 6, 2008 at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California.

Giants prospect Angel Villalona is out of jail, but his future remains in doubt.

30 for marijuana possession while speeding on Interstate 5 roughly four miles north of the Washington-Oregon border.

Blog:SFGate: San Francisco Giants : The Splash: 51146 : UPDATE: Lincecum pot charge dropped by DA in standard deal, which awaits judge's approval Prosecutors in Clark County, Wash., and Tim Lincecum have reached an agreement in which the pitcher will pay a $250 fine relating to his possession of a marijuana pipe with the drug possession charge...

San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum is facing misdemeanor marijuana charges following a traffic stop in his home state.

Here's a little tidbit from the What Might Have Been Files, taken from a Glenn Dickey column in the San Francisco Chronicle of July 4, 1988.

I f you are going to go with a bunch of No. 6 and 7 hitters in your lineup, why not bring in a coach that made a 10-year major league career out of being a contact hitter? It's unknown if there is interest in current Cardinals assistant hitting coach Mike Aldrete.