Tim Lincecum became the second pitcher in San Francisco Giants history, joining 1967 winner Mike McCormick, to win the National League Cy Young Award. Lincecum captured 23 of 32 first-place votes and collected 137 points. Arizona’s Brandon Webb was second with four first-place votes. The 24-year-old pitcher led the league witha .783 winning percentage with his 18-5 record and recorded 265 strikeouts. Against Lincecum, opponents had a .221 batting average and .167 with runners in scoring position while averaging 7.22 hits per nine innings — all league lows. His 2.62 ERA was the NL’s second best and never lost consecutive starts. Lincecum is also part Filipino on his mother’s side.

In addition to winning the Cy Young award, Lincecum will be on the cover of MLB 2K9.
He said “Whenever I’m hanging out at home or traveling on the road, you can find me playing video games, and I’m definitely the best gamer in the clubhouse by far. I’m incredibly stoked that 2K Sports picked me to represent Major League Baseball 2K9, and I look forward to lending my baseball knowledge to the development process.”
Look for MLB 2K9 to be available in early 2009 for the Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP and the Wii.

Tim Lincecum wins Cy Young Award