Padres Pound Lincecum to take series against the Ginats...

[madinmaryland]

Apologies to Upton, if he was going to post this.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/gameflash/2010/08/15/30428_recap.html?eref=sihp

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The San Diego Padres are far from ready to crown themselves NL West champions, not in mid-August and not with such a narrow division lead, even if they have repeatedly handled the team right on their heels.

This time, by beating Giants ace Tim Lincecum in the process.

Yorvit Torrealba homered and Miguel Tejada hit a two-run single to back Wade LeBlanc , and the first-place Padres took a key series from San Francisco with an 8-2 victory Sunday.

" They're not going anywhere,'' manager Bud Black said of the Giants. " Any time you win a series on the road it's a good series. We'll be happy with this but not content with anything."

Tony Gwynn Jr. and Everth Cabrera also singled in runs in San Diego's four-run second as the Padres moved 3 1/2 games ahead of the Giants in the division standings.

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[Upton]

1. Sure mad....I was just about ready to post this

but you beat me to it. :eyes:

It's only the middle of August, I'm not concerned, except when it comes to Lincecum. Something's the matter with him, I don't know exactly what it is, the Giants and Lincecum won't say much, but he's lost velocity and command of his fastball. His mechanics are all screwed up. He's changed his delivery twice in two games. Maybe the Giants need to sit him down until he gets things straightened out... because they're not going to win anything without Tim being his normal self down the stretch.

[Onceuponalife]

2. Poor Timmy.

Nothing that a fat blunt won't cure. Well, at least has company. Vicente Padilla, who has been one of the best pitchers in the NL since the All-Star break, also got pounded today.