This is good advice from an opponent. I'm sure the Giants staff gives him similar advice. His dad must weigh in from time to time with tidbits from his past.
To me it just seems like part of the process of Timmy transitioning from a power pitcher to a finesse pitcher.
His stuff has changed.
His repertoire of pitches has changed.
He simply needs to make the transition mentally. "Trust your stuff". You're talking about a guy who has thrived via the strikeout, nine or ten punch outs per game and now he may have to become comfortable with four or five K's per game. The trust factor doesn't seem to be there 100% of the time. He has to trust that his "new" stuff can get into the strike-zone and come out without leaving the yard. The ultimate rebuke to a former dominant, bat-missing, power-type pitcher.
It will come in time....but meanwhile there are going to be bouts of doubt.
From the San Francisco Chronicle:
Tim Hudson has some advice for Tim Lincecum: ‘Be aggressive’ | Big League Stew - Yahoo! Sports:
Afterward, Hudson was asked about Lincecum, and he respectfully said the two-time Cy Young Award winner could be "a lot more aggressive in the strike zone."
Hudson added, "Just as a fan and a veteran of the game, you want to try to help out young pitchers. From the other dugout, it's what I see. His stuff is good. He's still 91, 92, 93 (mph), plenty to win in this league, especially with that changeup. He doesn't have to make every pitch a swing-and-miss pitch ... I was the same way when I was younger. You feel like a stud out there when people swing and miss. As I've gotten older, I've preached to our young guys that strikeouts are sexy, but outs are outs, man, no matter how you get them.
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