{"id":10983,"date":"2017-12-19T16:26:14","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T21:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/mlb\/?p=10983"},"modified":"2017-12-19T18:52:00","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T23:52:00","slug":"in-shape-tim-lincecum-sighting-has-everyone-thinking-2018-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/mlb\/2017\/12\/19\/in-shape-tim-lincecum-sighting-has-everyone-thinking-2018-return\/","title":{"rendered":"In shape Tim Lincecum sighting has everyone thinking 2018 return"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nAnytime a elite player falls off the face of the earth at a young age fans dream of a comeback.<\/p>\n

Tim Lincecum, 33, was a two-time Cy Young Award winner before his career veered off track. The beloved Giants ace has been nearly non-existent since those failed nine starts with the Angels in 2016. Now five years removed from being at the top of his game, only the biggest of optimists envision a come back citing how good he was and how he’s still got years until he’s 40.<\/p>\n

Ah, to dream.<\/p>\n

Well the dreamers have something to use as evidence. Rockies reliever Adam Ottavino posted a photo of “Timmy” on Instagram and already 1,500 fans have liked the image which shows a muscled (who knew?) FREAK wearing a sleeveless shirt. Lincecum has opted to keep the short hair which he cut years ago, remember when we first reported that<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Is he throwing? Is he coming back? Is he just trolling everyone? Who knows. The guy is a virtual ghost on the internet, he is one of those rare former players who the Giants have no clue where he is and last I remember some reporter ran around the Seattle area trying to find him and gave up.<\/p>\n

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