You must be atleast this tall to Win

Tonight, for the second straight start, the Giants bullpen let young Ace Tim Lincecum down, leaving him with a no-decision after leaving the game with a 1 run lead (2-1 tonight and 3-2 on 6/26). Since the All-Star break, Lincecum has yet to record a W, despite two stellar performances in his last two games.

In the last two starts, Timmy has allowed 3ER, 3BB, while compiling a whopping 24Ks in 14.0 innings- to put that in perspective, that gives Lince a 8K/BB ratio. Unfortunately for Timmy, he has been forced to turn things over in the late-innings to the bullpen with only 1 run leads, thanks to the Giants' offensive woes. After turning the game over to Tyler Walker (why are we pitching this fossil during our "youth movement"?) against the Dbacks (6/26), the Giants experienced what may have been the most painful loss of the entire season as the Dbacks rallied for 3 runs in the 8th against Walker eventually leading to a loss. Again on Friday, I was nervous seeing Lincecum forced to leave the game once again hanging onto a 1run lead, and the game was turned over to Jack Taschner, who proceeded to give up a game-tying solo shot (way to raise your trade value)to A-Gonzo. While i feared the Giants were headed for heartbreak again, they were able to tough it out in extras against Trevor Hoffman. And as happy as I am that the Giants were able to recollect themselves and win the game, i couldnt help but feel bad for the Kid who was stuck with the no-decision once again.

The bullpen woes and offensive inability of the Giants pretty much garunteed that there was no chance Lincecum was going to become a 20-game winner this season (the fact that it was even a possibilty at one point is extremely impressive). However, i think that as the young arms in the pen gain more experience, hopefully throughout the remainder of this season, they will come into their own and will help all Giants fans to rest a little easier the next time the Franchise is forced to hand the ball over late in the game.

Or if all else fails, Timmy can simply go out and throw a complete game every night.
Might not sound like such a bad idea.