Just last week, San Francisco Giants ace and potential back-to-back NL Cy Young award winner -- Tim Lincecum was stopped in his home state of Washington for speeding 74 mph in a 60 mph zone, before police noticed the marijuana odor coming from inside his car once he had rolled the window down. Lincecum faced two misdemeanor charges, for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia before charges were dropped over the weekend. Police confiscated a pipe and a measured amount of 3.3 grams of weed, which was said to be the size of a thumb. Only enough for personal use.
The San Francisco Giants were aware of the situation but did not comment immediately. Although this one isn't as big of a shocker as it was when U.S. Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps was seen ripping a bong in photos that were leaked on the Internet, it'll be interesting to hear what analysts and sports writers make of this. I can't say I was too surprised about this whole ordeal, especially since Timmy's been growing that hideous hippie mullet thing since the '09 off season. I'm just glad this all came to surface after the regular season was over. I don't approve of it, nor do I think it's a big deal. But it'll be interesting however to see whether or not this will effect the opinions of those who are in charge of the Cy Young voting.
In my opinion, I think it'll have little to no effect on his Cy Young candidacy, but who knows? Those old fogies that do the voting often tend to nit-pick at every little thing possible. The right-handed Lincecum went 15-7 with a 2.48 ERA in 32 starts and 225 1/3 innings. Lincecum also went on to lead the National League in strikeouts with 261, only 8 shy of Detroit's Justin Verlander who led the majors with 269. As we wait patiently for the Cy Young award winners to be announced, I say fuck it and light another blunt.
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