Lin - suh - cum !

You better get used to saying it correctly, as we'll be chanting it for about 20 years or so! Lincecum is the the most highly anticipated Giants hurler debut since.....Vida Blue?? Can't even think of a rookie hurler who had any kind of hype like this.

Kid is lights out, and looks like he's right out of Our Gang. Going against another kid today, Cole Hammels. I've got 6 tix in 102, and with a 5 p.m. local start, should be a great pre-game, game, and post-game, and still in bed by 10 p.m. (or so)!

Fortunately for everyong else, it's on ESPN, and with (Giants regular announcer) Jon Miller at the mic, he knows all about this kid, so maybe once Joe Morgan will have to play second fiddle.

Thankfully, the Giants didn't panic and groom him for a closer role. I'd rather have lights out for 7+ innings every 5 days, than just wasting away in the pen, (or in AAA, where he had nothing left to prove) while Buttmando cycles through the final year of his contract.

Look at this kid's AAA number this year:

In five starts for Fresno, Lincecum is 4-0 and holds a 0.29 ERA, allowing one run and 12 hits in 31 innings.