Giants on Lincecum: ‘He may look good in red’
Giants on Lincecum: ‘He may look good in red’
SAN DIEGO - The Giants will be following and rooting for Tim Lincecum from afar.
“He may look good in red,” manager Bruce Bochy said, knowing his old ace is close to signing with the Angels.
With Lincecum on the verge of a new career path, his old team wished him well.
“Everybody on this team will be pulling for him, the staff, myself, the organization,” Bochy said.
To have him back competing on the mound, we’re happy for him.
Asked if he sees Lincecum making a successful comeback, Matt Cain said, I don’t see why not.
Cain said his fondest memory of Lincecum is the 14-strikeout gem against Atlanta in the 2010 playoff opener.
[...] the 2007 debut against the Phillies.
“He literally looked just like Billy the Kid when he showed up,” Cain said.
Reliever George Kontos was reinstated from the disabled list, and Clayton Blackburn was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento.
“It’s the way it worked out,” said Bochy, adding he felt bad not pitching him in Arizona where his family and friends gathered.
In extended spring training news, Sergio Romo threw 23 pitches in one inning and will pitch again Friday, and Andrew Susac will serve as a designated hitter Wednesday and then report to Class A San Jose for a couple of games and eventually Sacrmaento.
John Shea is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer.
The Giants scored 14 runs in Arizona, their fewest in a four-game road sweep since they scored 13 in a May 1910 series against the Phillies.