Lincecum, Giants agree to two-year deal (The Canadian Press)

SAN FRANCISCO - Two-time NL Cy Young award winner Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants reached a verbal agreement Tuesday on a two-year contract worth US$40.5 million.

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Lincecum offered record $17M, asks for $21.5M (AP)

Tim Lincecum asked San Francisco for $21.5 million in arbitration, just shy of the record for a player, and the Giants offered him a club-record $17 million Tuesday on a dizzying day when 79 players agreed to contracts. The two-time NL Cy Young Award winner was among 54 players who exchanged figures with their teams, and his request fell short of the record $22 million requested by Roger Clemens...

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Lincecum heads to arbitration despite small amount separating both sides (Yahoo! Sports)

Just $4.5 million separates the San Francisco Giants and star pitcher Tim Lincecum for a new contract for 2012. In baseball terms, that's a small amount -- but has proven enough of a gap that Lincecum has decided to go the arbitration route, according to media reports in the...

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Giants ace Lincecum asks for $21.5 million (The Canadian Press)

SAN FRANCISCO - Giants ace Tim Lincecum asked for US$21.5 million in salary arbitration Tuesday and was offered $17 million by the club.

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Tim Lincecum shatters Derek Jeter’s record, asks Giants for a $21.5 million salary in 2012 (Yahoo! Sports)

Of all the different times of the baseball year, arbitration season has to be my least favorite. It's not even close, really. There's way too much sound and way too little fury as players, teams and agents do a dance … Continue reading →

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Giants’ opener lifts lid on top spring stories (Yahoo! Sports)

A starting nine of storylines as MLB teams begin spring games, kicked off by Tim Lincecum's shaky start in Scottsdale.

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Lincecum pitched through what Lee couldn’t (Yahoo! Sports)

Tim Lincecum and Cliff Lee are fierce competitors, and it's Lincecum that heads home with a title.

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Giants bring first World Series title to S.F. (Yahoo! Sports)

A three-run homer by Edgar Renteria and the pitching of Tim Lincecum push Giants past Rangers 3-1 for the title.

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Rollins ready to roll atop Phils lineup for Game 6 (AP)

Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins was batting leadoff for Game 6 of the NL championship series Saturday night after losing his regular spot in the postseason. Manager Charlie Manuel moved Shane Victorino, who had been hitting first, to the sixth spot. When Rollins, the 2007 NL MVP, is on his game, the Phillies are hard to stop.

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Video: Tim Lincecum and Roy Halladay talk Game 5 rematch (Yahoo! Sports)

One of the best things about baseball's postseason is how quickly the storylines of a series turn over.

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