Tim Lincecum was the best pitcher in baseball this season. It’s that simple. Yeah, Zach Grienke, who won the AL Cy Young Award was pretty darn good, but if you put Lincecum and Grienke head-to-head against the same line-up on any given day, Timmy has him beat.
Despite the controversey Lincecum ran into no longer than two weeks ago when he was charged with marijuanna possession in his home state of Washington, the Giants’ ace was able to capture 11 of the first place votes, 12 seconds and nine thirds from the Baseball Writer’s Association of America. His total of 100 points was good enough to beat Adam Wainwright, who finished third even though he had the most first place votes (12) and Chris Carpenter, who was left off the ballot twice, giving Javier Vazquez and Dan Haren some votes as well. Continue reading…