Lincecum pitches his second career no-hitter

6/25/14: Tim Lincecum tosses the second no-hitter of his career, allowing just one walk and striking out six batters against the Padres
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[@johnruiz3487]

As a dodger fan it absolutely breaks my heart to see what happened to him. He is a shadow of his former self. I wish him nothing but the best for the future.

[@bamx2650]

3 years later but I agree. Timmy made me love baseball. Crazy how he threw two no hitters after his decline though🤣

[@al1976-v7m]

@@bamx2650 yeah ist shows there is a bit of a random element to no hitters, pitcher has to have a good day, defense needs to be rock solid, stars must align...

[@zachhaines15]

I guess Tim Lincecum is San Diego's padre

[@robbiestanley947]

Aha!

[@rebeccaellsbury73]

Was

[@eliturnage9873]

@@rebeccaellsbury73 That solidifies his position as the padres dad.

[@tatisss782]

Nice stolen joke

[@jordanjohnson9866]

Nah. /

[@mcleanse]

He was so ridiculously talented. His last great season was 2011 and still threw two no-hitters afterwards. I hope he comes back to Oracle one day just to wave to the crowd, he would get a five-minute standing ovation!

[@plartoota4584]

mcleanse The Whole city would give him a standing O. The dude was loved in SF like no one else. He needs to come back one day and retire a giant. I’d pay anything to get into that game, just for Timmy.

[@miggygetright6344]

He did! 😁😁

[@TheHomelessDreamer]

Buster Posey: I've caught a no hitter, caught a perfect game... I wanna be the first baseman for this one.

[@TemakiTom]

Yeah, what the heck was up with that?? I'm an AL guy so please forgive my Giants ignorance, but why wasn't Posey behind the plate?

[@TheHomelessDreamer]

@@TemakiTom . Posey always got a few a stints per season , starting even with his Rookie campaign, at first base. Principally to extend his career (saving the knees and all) and ended up playing 17% of his games at 1st.* Sometimes a pitcher preferred working with the second catcher and Posey, too valuable in the lineup, got first base rather than sit the game out. Not sure which of the two conditions applied here. There was some speculation that Lincecum perhaps didn't want Posey catching for him anymore, but there is no evidence to that effect that I am aware of so more likely it was just a scheduled day for Posey. He did end up with 4 hits and 2 RBI in that game, so... not bad eh? I understand that these are the situations where the DH comes in handy, but, NL, you know. He did DH 31 times in the regular season in his career when that was an option. *in his final season (2021) they just sat him when he didn't catch, as it's his only full season without a single stint on first.

[@TemakiTom]

@@TheHomelessDreamer I had no idea! Thanks for the awesome info, you rule.

[@TemakiTom]

@@TheHomelessDreamer Whoa, this is such great info! I had no idea.... Thank you!!

[@dopeterminator9174]

"They are on their feet for the little guy they adore"

[@sunsetdestined9885]

LOL

[@nickwride2023]

Damn, a second inning walk, otherwise, perfect. Only the second pitcher to no hit the same team twice and the first to do it in consecutive years. A relatively short but brilliant career. Multiple All Star games, multiple Cy Young awards, multiple World Series titles and multiple no-hitters. Only one other did that. Sandy Koufax.

[@nickwride2023]

Only the second Giant in franchise history with multiple no hitters. The other is the great Christy Matthewson.

[@miggygetright6344]

The early 2010s were a dream for us, Cainers Perfecto, Timmy’s two No-No’s, and of course three in five, but what I remember the most is Conor Gillaspie’s homer to go ahead in the playoffs for whatever reason 🤣🤣

[@domgullotta]

If it wasn't for that one walk, it would be a perfect game

[@roler95]

A no-hitter is when you don't allow any hits, but you allow at least one base runner. A perfect game is when you allow no hits and no base runners.

[@roler95]

No problem

[@cjrice2945]

+Roler95 Thats what he is saying.If he wouldn't have walked him,he would have had a perfect game

[@roler95]

Cj Rice I think he edited his comment. Originally someone was asking what the difference was.

[@DukeLaCrosse20]

world's coolest pitcher.

[@LibraryofZin]

Lmao this dude owns the Padres

[@TotallyNotALolicon]

Guess he’s their Padre

[@dirty.dan37]

He’s their Padre

[@MylotheZooLovingScientist]

Man, I miss Tim Lincecum.

[@kevinmurray7793]

Masterpiece! I’m not a Giants fan, but I’m a fan of the game. I’ve always liked Tim Lincecum b/c he is the same size as me, and he is a 3x WS Champion w/ SF Giants (2010, 2012, 2014) & he won back to back NL Cy Young Awards (2008 & 2009). Plus two “no hitters” by the time he was 30 years old! That’s sick in anyone’s book.

[@terminator2567]

His second time in two years, his mustache makes it look like 20 years

[@navarroroberto777]

I'll never forget being at this game.

[@anthonyc2781]

Thank his fielders?? All those outs were routine. Come on man. Now matt Cain should buy blanco a house for saving his perfect game.

[@Sparkball]

He should buy him a house, an endless chocolate machine and sixty seven hookers

[@TheCrackerboy99]

But you have to consider out of 27 outs (28 batters faced due to the walk) only 6 batters were struck out, and of those 6 strikeouts the catcher had to throw out at least 2 (that I counted). Yes the plays were routine but even if they misplayed one and it dropped in they ruin it for him so you have to at least give them some credit for helping him out.

[@mysticalmurray6373]

Zachary .Watts it would still be a no hitter, cause if they misplayed those, it would be an error since they're routine. Making it still a no hitter.

[@cheriep1846]

I was there that day. I wish I could see him throw another one as a Giant.

[@chunkysoup599]

Well he's on the Angels now so good luck with that one.

[@en0j18]

Yea but now snot rocket is throwing no hitters as of 7/11/16 and breaking world records

[@samsinks9591]

+Camcamthomas you jinxed it

[@ryanpatlover4241]

Same

[@burkolicious]

Damn. One walk away from a perfect game.

[@GoBuckeyes554]

I was there the crowd was so great it sounded like the Giants just won the NL pennant. What a sight to witness.

[@purple0wnzx]

hes pitched 2 no hitters and i cant even pitch one in a video game.

[@sonicthehedgehog3162]

Lincecum Had Help From His Fielders Especially Pence

[@yourgfsbf9955]

@@cheekypasta55 Sheesh dude. Are you okay?

[@Sparkball]

A Baller how about Scherzer tho

[@tonyremaro7132]

It’s funny cause I’ve pitched 2 in the show

[@sharkcity9291]

@@tonyremaro7132 just pitched my 1st one last week. Bet you can't pitch one against me whats tour PSN???

[@matthewd2645]

My brother got the last foul ball of the game and he was talking about it for a few days

[@polarbear2711]

Awesome!

[@alexcantu3539]

As he should

[@BlackBeauty471]

good job lincecum !!!! BIG SF GIANTS FAN

[@plartoota4584]

Timmy needs to come back, sign a one day contract and retire a giant. Maybe put him in for one inning. I would pay anything to go to that game.

[@xRestart]

Funny how he had such a great peak in his first few years but never pitched a no hitter. And then when he was already on his decline he throws two no nos back to back seasons

[@rabbiman24]

God I love watching Panda throw across the diamond

[@disneydanny2]

0:59-1:06 for those wondering "What are they *TALKING* about?" they were having an interview with a teacher who won an award (All-star Teacher) before the game.

[@avandegrift2]

at one point, one of the most dominating pitchers ever

[@KevinMartinez-pt5zl]

when u realize posey was playing 1st base

[@KevinMartinez-pt5zl]

Dakoda Fisher did not know that

[@mavrofengari]

@@isaacnewton8914 when you realize he's playing like his 2012 self again

[@brockman562]

Hector called a good game.

[@ChibiProwl]

He did? I always thought he was a catcher all his career. Learn something new every day.🤔😎

[@shermanngjazz]

@@ChibiProwl Because Hector Sanchez was Timmy's personal catcher.

[@josephhanratty]

Miss this dude

[@ZacMusicRap]

Una bestia de lanzador era Tim.

[@stevengarcia2114]

i miss timmy with the Giants

[@acgmedical9129]

Do you know how hard it is to become a real MLB pitcher at 5’10 170 pds ? When I was practicing at Kent state as a pitcher, even being 6’0 182 pds they limited my potential as a lefty thrower. They said, on a real mound at the professional level you will be standing up higher and need to kick your leg up over even lower on the drop. If you were 6’1 or 6’2 you could have went pro. You have to have insane mechanics, lower mass upper body to keep the strength in the wrist and elbows and strong lower body to push the momentum of force forward from the kick. He’s considered one in 15M people. Look at the difference between him and Bumgarner. Completely different people with different advantages

[@josh4106]

his delivery was so cool .

[@raetekusu1]

Just imagine if the ump had given that 4th ball as a 3rd strike. The Giants would have had two perfect games in three seasons.

[@thatwsfanboy7148]

Shave. That. Stash.

[@assmane999]

unbelievable! 2 No hitters against the same team, in consecutive seasons? That's just unreal. I got to watch his next start against the Padres.

[@polarbear2711]

I was there too. That next start was a good one as well!

[@b4ssfunk3d]

It is believable. I am a Padres fan and I will tell you when the Padres get in a slump they really suck ass. I got to see the Padres beat the Giants all 3 of games of their last series. That was a great weekend downtown :]

[@assmane999]

b4ssfunk3d Even SD's consistent suckiness can't deminish this feat. A no-hitter against any MLB team is amazing and fairly rare, and the fact that he did it against the same team two years in a row is unheard of. I was shocked when I heard about it. It will probably never happen again which makes it very special.

[@b4ssfunk3d]

I won't take away from Tim Lincecum's accomplishment. But if he faced a team that actually had a budget and a few good batters he wouldn't have pulled off two no-hitters against the same team. Try that against the Red Sox or Yankee's Tim. The Padres batting lineup is dismal and every so often they have spurts of 10 game winning streaks that are usually won by our pitchers in combination with some average batting. Still two no-hitters against the recent Padres (last playoff appearence was 2004/2005) is nothing to brag about.

[@assmane999]

"Still two no-hitters against the recent Padres (last playoff appearence was 2004/2005) is nothing to brag about." WHAT!!!????? Wow, you're a tough guy to impress. If it's so easy, why haven't other pitchers done it against this crappy team? I bet you not one pitcher since that season has even pitched consecutive 1-hitters against them. If a person is allowed to brag about anything, I would say it is back to back no-hitters against any MLB team, regardless of how bad their offense is.

[@ShootinSixes]

Who’s here after SnellZilla threw a no-hitter of his own today? 😎🔥

[@houoswalt]

Roy Oswalt(at Astros), Tim Lincecum... They look like David who fighting up against MLB's Goliaths. I want to see them again...

[@julianburrus9956]

The best baseball game I've ever been too

[@taylorhughey5661]

And they had no idea that 4 months later they would be celebrating winning the world series.

[@tracyduke3455]

The other no-no was against the Padres too right?

[@jacksimmons8573]

Ya

[@filthymemer6982]

Yep, the commentators said that it was is second no-hitter against the padres in two years

[@danib712]

I miss Timmy so much

[@christopherwharton6022]

Big time Timmie Jim!!! Absolute legend.

[@um52]

Thought he was heading into the hall of fame after the 2 consecutive cy young winning seasons...then his career just went downhill season by season.

[@deekdeegler5059]

The smile on Busters face

[@EricWBurton]

Ownage is ownage. I enjoy hearing the crowd get louder and louder as each inning ended and hearing Duane's excitement grow with each out.

[@patdoescubes4372]

lol I like that both of his no hitters are against the padres

[@danschmidt5189]

Man he hung a ton of curveballs that day.

[@SideShowSlim]

The oddity of his no-hitters is that they both came after his run of dominance

[@jewcyj67]

He throwed 1 in San Diego and 1 in San Francisco and both were against the Padres.

[@bg4t1]

Dude I am so mad the Mariners drafted Brandon morrow instead of him. He’s from bellevue, went to university of washington... WHY NOT 😭

[@Honestly__now]

The Niners passed on tom Brady, Aaron Rogers and Jared Goff . We have no qb

[@mastergamer3683]

A second one and both vs. the padres and on his home stand and another one away.

[@danielheinrich1643]

Padres got dissed really hard by the Giants. Only Team in the MLB to not get a No-Hitter and now they got no-hit twice by the Giants and Tim Lincecum in 2 years.Don't know if that happend to the Padres ever

[@debraahern897]

He looks like a skinny Ron Jeremy. Thank God he lost the mustache.

[@garrett9060]

Those 25 dislikes are Padres fans!

[@gravylawyer]

Padres and Giants fan here! Big fan of Lincecum! So i liked!

[@silviapalacios7160]

Lone Snake Trak and me dodgers fan

[@kevtheman7226]

I disliked because that mustache deserves a dislike

[@jakester5272]

All of them

[@MayorManatee]

thats why there are only 25 dislikes

[@polarbear2711]

Congrats on your second no no, Timmy!

[@raulitoalvarez]

Sick Yo!!! Even tho I’m a SAn Diego Padres ⚾️ fan #55 👍🏽🤙🏽

[@PastorRafaelGutierrezGarcia]

Grande tim❤

[@Kari2025]

Number three in 2015? :)

[@sipues21]

Kari2025 lets wait for the next padres giants series hehe

[@starlinqink801]

Siii

[@chakas880]

Kari2025 hell nah

[@s9t.peppers]

Kari2025 you predicted it! nicely done

[@mysticalmurray6373]

How about out of the league?

[@sweetmapleleafs]

Multiple cy youngs, all stars, pennants, rings and no hitters. Only Sandy Koufax and Tim Lincecum have done it. A 3rd no hitter makes Timmy's a HOF'er

[@WillaHerrera]

I miss the old days.

[@layloleo6582]

Hope him can get back to MLB

[@dopeterminator9174]

man i miss him

[@awesomenessmonster2728]

Both No-No's vs the Padres. He is just good against San Diego.

[@nancylaguna7602]

Tim lincecum 😀💖

[@mattfronduto600]

Yes

[@carrott0pgaming844]

Both his no hitters were against the Padres that's coincidental

[@j_arias42]

Carrot T0p Gaming Jonathan Sanchez was too lol

[@dantedlane2]

Scouting reports are good

[@shermanngjazz]

This was probably the easiest no-hitter I've ever seen, no need for a crazy catch.

[@joshjohnson1921]

when was this?

[@leorc564]

Los tenía domados a los Padres, Lincecum es su papá 🤣🤣, en ese tiempo no había mucha potencia en ese equipo

[@sassysue6472]

Great job kid nice

[@shermanngjazz]

6 years already...!

[@xShinRiose]

Its the SD again for 1st and 2nd no hitter

[@kiLLinEmSoFTly]

HOF? 🤔🤨🤔 His downturn in 2014 on was really bad. Such a short but very successful prime. #SFGiants

[@daivy401]

The funny thing is that he did it again vs the Padres ain't that some crazy and stuff there lol ..

[@twolak1972]

WHEN hexwas on he was.as good as they come. Even in his deckine he was better than 80 percent of the rest of the pitchers.

[@Roronoa_Zoro_Official]

It should be the battery and not just the pitcher but anyways congrats to him though ✌️

[@Feanor026]

No hug from Posey this time after the last out since Buster was too busy catching the last out at first base xD

[@itsjustbaseball1986]

2 no hitters against the Padres

[@ghostrider-cp5bl]

Perfect game

[@Krammmeh]

he walked a guy in the second

[@vispunchingbag8338]

I loved watching baseball when the giants where doing really good

[@STFU255]

Wish Tim and Randy Johnson still played

[@Alastorisweak]

Padres be like "we can beat sf just fine" tim lincecum "are you sure about that" padres "aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh"

[@billionaireboolboys5028]

The padres are used to be being no-hit

[@disneyfan81]

And they're also used to not pitching no-hitters (IOW, they're the only team who has never had a pitcher throw a no-hitter).

[@awesomejasonsel1]

Posey is part time first baseman?

[@masonpowers5981]

Both of them against the Padres!?

[@brodudes711]

go giantes

[@ajbarone4506]

So epic ❤️

[@Skatingrulz1234]

Are the Padres really that shit?

[@esklos]

+Elijah Brand Yes

[@aaronkemp7789]

Yes, and I'm a fan. He has 2 more no hitters against them than the entire Padres team has in history.

[@KevinMartinez-yj1ld]

it would have been so funny if posey got off the bag early

[@killianoconnell3379]

?

[@alexchapman9931]

Kevin Martinez Would've been an error on Posey, so still could have the no-hitter

[@Phone-sh7jg]

Best Phiipino pitcher ever?

[@francisgravy2993]

Second career no-hitter Second career no-hitter vs the padres. They just shouldn't count if against them

[@nathanb_5.3]

as soon as I got mlb the show 17 the first game I played was a no no

[@GraduatedIn]

awesome

[@gerbenrampaart]

Looks like he struck out 18 people

[@joeymalin]

Was Buster Posey playing first base?

[@skatedurr]

to help take load off knee's, catchers will swap 1b and home a lot

[@petergriffin6406]

Timmy owns the padres

[@junyoung567]

Was buster poesy playing first?

[@junyoung567]

Oh thanks I'm mostly a Texas fan

[@junyoung567]

But there doing horrible good luck to.giants

[@jonahchurch6761]

Yes

[@asianfireflie]

Buster at first wow

[@nitwit1966able]

Why was Posey on first? I'm not a Giants fan but I know he's normally a catcher

[@TheRobotinvader]

Posey is put at 1st base whenever he needs rest to keep him healthy and prolong his catching career before having to be moved to 1st permanently.

[@nitwit1966able]

TheRobotinvader Thanks!

[@JOOGBAPE]

No he was at first because he didn't like catching for him that's we he never catches for Timmy

[@caseycharles72]

+Airhead Airsoft Both answers are right.

[@strom6592]

+Casey Charles it's like with Kershaw he goes with aj Ellis instead of grandal

[@sjenkins1562]

Lol his first no hitter was against the Padres.

[@jvask33zie]

I really wish he had enough for HoF

[@RobertLuvsMusic]

It went downhill for him after this...

[@jellycam3]

why was posey playing first base?

[@ryanfoss831]

He's a utility player. It's just his main position is catcher

[@adamdvorak9205]

Catching is really demanding on the knees throughout the season, so they want to give him a break there. However, the Giants also don't want to lose his bat in the lineup, so they sometimes play him at first.

[@n00btub3r2012]

Most catchers play a bit of first base to give them a break from catching.

[@CreeperDude17]

Posey rarely catches when Lincecum is on the mound