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These days it's hard to find much buzz about the Giants in the national news. And the only Barry you hear in association with the Giants, is the one we over paid by some 60 million dollars. Not to go too off topic, but I think as Giants' fans, we're spoiled literally with the tradition that has come from the days of New York, and find that we need to have a future hall of famer on our roster at all times. The $126 million dollar signing of Barry Zito, was basically supposed to end up being the next Giants' HoF. We'd lock him up long term, and if he pitched like he did on the A's, then it was a worthwhile investment. Well, throwing 85mph heat isn't gonna get it done. The Giants, it would seem that because they don't own a future hall of famer at the moment, is more than enough reason to why so many people are disgusted with the Giants and writing them off already. Don't get me wrong, I don't think the Giants are gonna be serious contenders come playoff time, but they have a huge amount of potential here. And that leads me to...

Who do we look towards as our next HoF? Certainly, the Giants with their rich tradition must have someone coming thru in the wings. If not Zito then who? Well, to that I say look no further than...

Why Tim Lincecum you ask? Maybe, cause we like the name. Maybe, cause the scouts say he's undersized, doesn't weigh enough, liable to get injured. Mabye, it's cause he's the best thing the Giants currently have. I don't know, I'm sure a few of these apply, and some are totally out of whack. Never the less tho, you have to like what he gives you; a solid performance, and something new for the fans to use those rubber chickens. Bring in the K counter, where each chicken represents someone that Kruk & Kuip have term'd "Grab Some Pine, Meat!"


Along with Matt Cain, I'd say these two are the future franchises of the Giants. While we can only speculate how far their careers will go, Lincecum has posted solid numbers in his outings so far this year. I'll gladly take a 2.25 ERA and a 13.5 k's per 9 IP. Oh did I mention, everytime he's pitched, the Giants have put up a 'W'? It may be too early to say he's the next HoF to represent the Black & Orange, but hey, he makes watching the Giants enjoyable, cause the best thing to see when watching a baseball game is when an umpire rings someone up.

"BOOYAH!"