Sorry, there was an error
Sorry, there was an error
Country Music Forums @ CountryMusicPerformers.com

on the podium is cool and keeping my yellow bib is...

Please login or register free to be able to post.

View forum:

on the podium is cool and keeping my yellow bib is even cooler." Kazakhstans Yulia Galysheva won the bron

Started by lili, 2015/08/02 01:22AM
Latest post: 2015/08/02 01:22AM, Views: 154, Posts: 1
on the podium is cool and keeping my yellow bib is even cooler." Kazak...
#1   2015/08/02 01:22AM
lili
SAN FRANCISCO -- Tim Lincecum wants nothing more than to return to his old dominant self in the very place where he has been at his best before. The two-time NL Cy Young Award winner finalized his $35 million, two-year contract with the San Francisco Giants on Friday after passing a physical. Now, he is ready to get back to work and build toward a comeback season in 2014. He will begin his off-season workout routine in earnest with a training appointment Monday in the Seattle area. "It gives you that freedom that Ive done it with this group before. I feel like we can do it again, and personally I feel like I can succeed there again," Lincecum said. "As a group, I feel like we have the right tools to make another push. Those are the kind of things you look for when going after an organization. When Im already plugged into one, I dont have to look too far to see what theyve done and what Ive been able to do with them." Just as the Giants had hoped, they signed Lincecum before he went on the free-agent market. Lincecum, who pitched a no-hitter on July 13 at San Diego, reached agreement on the new deal earlier in the week that keeps him with his only major league team through 2015. The contract pays $17 million for next year and $18 million in 15. Lincecums contract includes a full no-trade clause. In addition, he can earn an additional $250,000 each for 210 innings pitched and 220 innings. He would earn $500,000 for another Cy Young, $250,000 for second place, $100,000 (third), $75,000 (fourth) and $50,000 (fifth). If he wins the 2014 Cy Young award, the first-place bonus would increase to $1 million for the following year. In addition, Lincecum would earn $250,000 for NL MVP with additional bonuses for second through fifth place. He would receive $100,000 for an All-Star selection and $50,000 for a Gold Glove. Lincecum will get a hotel suite on the road. The contract also calls for him to purchase 25 tickets to each home game for underprivileged children in the Bay Area. "This was targeted as a baseball signing," CEO Larry Baer said. "This was the right thing for the Giants to keep the rotation strong and keep the teams chances of winning strong. ... Timmy is a very popular guy but I dont want it to be misinterpreted that this was done because hes popular." He just completed a $40.5 million, two-year contract that paid him $22 million this season. Given the uncertainty in the rotation, keeping one of the clubs most notable faces means a lot to manager Bruce Bochy. The Giants, who won the World Series in 2010 and again last year, will not exercise left-hander Barry Zitos $18 million option for 2014, and Ryan Vogelsong might not return. Lincecum said late in the season he is a creature of familiarity and hoped to stay put with San Francisco, which drafted him 10th overall out of Washington in 2006 and quickly promoted him to the majors in May 2007. He pitched the Game 5 World Series clincher at Texas in 2010, when the Giants captured their first championship since moving West in 1958. Then in 2012, Lincecum moved to the bullpen for the playoffs and emerged as a reliable reliever as San Francisco won another title. Lincecum -- the Cy Young winner in 2008 and 09, when he won 18 and 15 games, respectively -- went 10-14 with a 4.37 ERA and 193 strikeouts over 32 starts last year, his third straight season with a losing record. Still, Lincecums strides down the stretch to get back to top form were encouraging for the Giants brass. "He gave us really positive signs as to what hes capable of doing," assistant general manager Bobby Evans said. "He is an important part of our rotation and we are very pleased to have him back for at least two more years." The right-hander joined Hall of Famers Juan Marichal and Gaylord Perry, and Kirk Rueter as the only Giants in San Francisco history to win at least 10 games in six straight seasons. "When your last couple years are a collective 4.50 (ERA), thats not the way you want to go out," Lincecum said. "Thats not the guy I am." The 5-foot-11, 170-pound Lincecum earned the nicknames The Freak and Franchise for his quick rise to the majors and his quirky delivery. A four-time All-Star, he is 89-70 with a 3.46 ERA over seven major league seasons. There was some thought he might test the open market and at least listen to any offers from his hometown Seattle Mariners. "Up until this year I hadnt really thought about it. Ive always kind of looked at myself as a Giant, even a couple years ago when there were contract talks and two years before that," he said. "Home is always going to be home to me. Maybe Ill look at that route later on in life as a professional place. Personally, I wasnt ready for that kind of jump." General manager Brian Sabean has now checked off two important items from his to-do list looking forward to what he hopes is a comeback year for the club in 2014. In late September, the Giants signed right fielder Hunter Pence to a $90 million, five-year contract before the season ended. He played every game this year. Zito, who recently took out a full-page newspaper ad thanking Giants fans, will be due a $7 million buyout as he departs following a $126 million, seven-year contract. The move will be made formal at the conclusion of the World Series. Now, San Francisco has a rotation led by Lincecum, Matt Cain and Madison Bumgarner. "When you have staples in a rotation like this, mainstay guys who have come up through the organization, myself, Cain and Bummy, thats a pretty good collective group of guys to base your rotation off of," Lincecum said. "I know that I havent had the greatest year, but Ive got to go in with confidence knowing that Im going to get back to where I need to be. Thats pretty much my mindset right now." 20:47ET 25-10-13 cheap jerseys from china . PAUL, Minn. jerseys from china .H. -- Patrice Cormier scored twice and the St. http://www.cheapnfljerseys2015.us.co... . The San Antonio Spurs, the top seed in the West for the second consecutive season, were going to get their chance at revenge against a Memphis team that unceremoniously knocked them out of the playoffs in the first round last year. [url=http://www.cheapnfljerseys2015.us.com/]cheap jerseys . Glen Johnson (51-15-2) has survived 68 pro bouts, is approaching his 43rd birthday and has lost three of his last five fights, but the undefeated Bute (29-0) considers him a prize opponent. nfl jerseys china . David Lee added 16 points and Draymond Green had 14 points and six rebounds for the Warriors, who followed up their 100-95 win over the Lakers in Beijing on Tuesday with another victory. Shanghai native Yao Ming, who watched the game courtside, got a huge cheer from the crowd before the game, but the loudest ovation went to the injured Kobe Bryant when he joined the Lakers bench in the fourth quarter.PARK CITY, Utah -- Canadian Olympic champion Alex Bilodeau won gold in the freestyle World Cup dual moguls finals Saturday while teammate Justine Dufour-Lapointe took silver in the womens competition. Bilodeau, who won the dual mogul world championship on the same course, took his first World Cup victory since 2011. "Its definitely very good to be back on top of the podium and Im so happy with my skiing, it was improving every run today and so its looking good for the rest of the season," said the Rosemere, Que., native. Bilodeaus teammate Mikael Kingsbury had his historic 19-podium streak end when his ski popped off in his quarter-final dual. Kingsbury, from Deux-Montagnes, Que., is still the FIS points leader, but he said he was disappointed with the way his streak ended. "I would have preferred to finish my streak with a fall or trying to push the limits to the max as opposed to losing a ski for no major reason, so for sure its disappointing, but still Im happy with the result of the day. I think I skied well all week and Im still the World Cup leader," said Kingsbury, who finished fifth. Bilodeau was joined on the podium by Americans Patricck Deneen in second and Bradley Wilson in third.dddddddddddd On the womens side, Dufour-Lapointe lost her final dual to Olympic champion Hannah Kearney of the United States. Nevertheless, the 18-year-old from Montreal was happy with how she rose to the occasion. "Im really stoked, I skied so good in the middle section, Im just really proud of me because this morning I woke up and I was just so tired that I thought, Gosh, today I would really like to take a break after five days in a row of skiing, my body is so exhausted, but I managed that really well and I told myself that I needed every run and that it was important," she said of the five-run marathon to the podium. Dufour-Lapointe added that, although she lost her dual to Kearney, she surprised herself with the speed and quality of her skiing. "I have never skied that fast ever in my entire life," she said. "Just to know that I am capable of skiing that fast is so great. Too bad, I hit a bump a little too heavy and it made me make a mistake, but its OK, being on the podium is cool and keeping my yellow bib is even cooler." Kazakhstans Yulia Galysheva won the bronze. cheap nfl jerseys wholesale jerseys cheap jerseys cheapjerseyswholesale wholesale jerseys ' ' '


Please login or register free to be able to post.

« Go back to topic list

  • Links allowed: yes
  • Allow HTML: no
  • Allow BB code yes
  • Allow youTube.com: yes
  • Allow code: yes
  • Links visible: no
  • Quick reply: yes
  • Post preview: yes