let's start with tim lincecum. his first playoff appearance, in his professional, major league career. a no-hitter. you don't see this too often. 14 strikeouts. that's a franchise record. here comes the controversy, though. bottom of the fourth inning. buster posey, apparently, looked like he was out. the umpire said he was safe. wouldn't you know, a couple of batters later, cody ross, misplaced the ball underneath his glove. posey comes to score. and the lone run of the game. getting back to lincecum, amazing. 26 years old, and the guy was on fire. a big reason why he's the two-time defending cy young winner. giants beat the braves tonight, 1-0. let's bring in laura banke. she is working the clubhouse and dugout duty. >> bruce bochy called it one of the best pitching performances he's ever seen. and he said there's no doubt in his mind that tim lincecum was coming out to finish the ninth tonight. a two-hit shutout. if there were any doubts whether or not timmy is back, they were laid to rest tonight. >> i was hopi

tim lincecum has a doughnut. fear the beard doughnut. >> it doesn't sound all that appetizing. >> which one was the most fun to make? >> you know, it would be the doe tetanus for tim lincecum, because he is my favorite player. it is wa the last one we thought of. so it was a lot of pressure to make the tim lincecum doughnut really special and good and clever. so i kind of am keen on that one. >> awesome. what's been the response from the crowd that comes into psycho donuts? >> you can really tell who the giants' fans are and who aren't. they aren't your classic orange and black with the sf. they have more specifically to do with the players. some people don't get it buster posey, what does that mean? the people that know the players are like, buster posey, oh, my. >> we know you will be busy making lots of doughnuts for a while. >> if you want to check out psycho donuts, it's in campbell at the intersection of winchester boulevard and campbell avenue. we want to thank you for joining us today. we will be back wit

larry asked, but a lot of people want to know, how does tim lincecum do it? how does he throw baseballs so hard? that's tonight's good question. >> reporter: it's not the prettiest delivery in the game, but it's been good enough to win the cy young twice. so how does this 160-pound kid throw so hard? >> well, it's a fancy name. it's called sequential summation of motion. we also call it the booster rocket effect. >> reporter: designer david barker has scientifically analyzed tim lincecum's pitching motion. >> there's this big, heavy bottom booster, a medium-sized middle booster, and the capsule at top. it's the same thing with the body. you have the slow-moving hips, the faster-rotating torso, and the whip-like motion of the arm. >> reporter: barker says it's not all speed and power. it's about movement and rotation, demonstrating how a spinning objected will react to forces around it. in the cases of a baseball, the seams as they cut through the air. >> these stitches catch a little bit of air and pull that air around the surface of the ball around them. wha

jeff ranieri, we also add wearing a tim lincecum jersey who tripped tim lincecum the last time he was here. >> he brushed into me. >> jeff ranieri we'll now bring in lauren scott who is talking about this rookie of the year race between one of the giants and one of the braves and they go back -- their relationship goes back several years. >> entering the postseason the spotlight is shining bright on buster posy and growing up a few hours outside of atlanta in georgia, the opponent is a team he knows well. it was his favorite team. >> i was born at the right time to be a braves fan with 14 division titles they had. >> posy has known the other rookie in the spotlight, braves outfielder, jason heyward since high school. they played in the championship game against each other five years ago in high school. >> i remember him being really big already as a sophomore. he was probably only 15 at the time. i was a senior. he stood out then. he's been good for a while. >> both pitched during the series and both hit home runs. really they don't look too much different now than they did then. heyw

can he duplicate what tim lincecum did tonight? the giants' ace is on the field with our ken rosenthal. >> ken: tim lincecum, you get the win. so much bilderbeuilbuild-up to . what did you think about your performance? >> player: it's not the numbers but giving us the chance to win. put home runs behind me and you can easily squash yourself on that and make more bad pitches. take the next batter after that, man. >> ken: two homers from cody. the 4-1 lead in the sixth. how much did it mean to you pitching to get those runs? >> player: it was big. i have been talking a lot about the shutdown innings. i had chances with two of them tout them down, but it wasn't enough. just enough to squeak by for us. >> ken: watching brian in the eighth and ninth, what did you think of him? >> player: pure intensity. that's the way wilson is. of course, the beard. man, he just spotting up. intense. >> ken: last thing, tim. you have beaten halladay as a team. what does it mean for you as a club, just for your confidence? >> player: tons of confidence.

. >> tim lincecum was phenomenal. you don't see it too often. the two big stories, the controversial play. >> you bet. it was controversial. the giants got help from the umpires. bottom of the fourth inning, the only game came with the umpires. buster posey sliding into second base here. the television replays clearly show that buster posey was out and the second base umpire saw differently. the giants didn't complain at all. they ended up scoring the game's only run. rookies do this once in a while, good thing there is no instant replay. it's true. >> he was honest. >> very honest. a blown call like this leads to a lot of controversy and bitter feelings. with the braves, they moved on and maybe it was the southern manners. >> it was a tough break, but these guys wanted to win the game. it's not a make or break deal. >> this stuff happens. it's a bang, bang play. unfortunately it didn't go our way. >> very nice. the atlanta braves being honest. it didn't go our way, but we move on to game two. as jessica said, big daddy. >> that's right. the gam

. >> tim: right. >> joe: strike two. the up ins for victorino against lincecum 4 for 28. i don't think starting pitcher, 5'11", 163. two nights after throwing 104 pitches. suffering the loss. he's back at it. even with all those right-handers available in the bullpen. >> tim: oh, to be 26 again. >> joe: here comes a 1-2 pitch. victorino. stays up there. four straight left-handers. the first time that has happened in post season history. now lincecum, two-time cy young award winner. the count is 2-2. >> joe: the 2-2. just got a piece. lincecum, his 127th game including the post season. this is his second relief appearance. he is doing it on one day of rest. the 2-2. just got a piece again. >> tim: the one shot by director bill webb of him on focus. when uribe hit a home run, he started warming up for real! >> joe: the 2-2. victorino gets one into right. the tying run is on with one out. good at-bat by victorino. as he gets his second hit of game six. raul ibanez who hit 16 home runs in the regular season. who does not have an rbi this post season. >> tim: 27 base runners s

tim lincecum was near perfection striking out 14 baters allowing two hits. the giants scored their only run in the fourth inning on a clutch. giants beat the braves 1-0. >>> on the same page for the most part. trying to throw out the strike zone. >> matt cain will be on the mound for the giants. first pitch at 6:37. >> giants fans are either waking up tired or maybe just going to bed right now after celebrating the win and this year's team is giving fans a lot to have fun with. theresa garcia is live at at&t park with all the fanfare. theresa >> absolutely. one down, four to go in the best of five playoff series against the atlanta braves. i can bet if orange wasn't your favorite before, now you may be happy to be a giants fan. fan fever was in full force yesterday and perhaps lent an extra hand to the already brilliant performance as the giants clinched a 1-0 win. a sold out crowd of 44,000 fans and many in the stands expressed their loyal support by honing in on unique characteristics of the some of the players. the panda hat to the relief pitcher beard an

how in the world does tim lincecum throw a baseball so hard? that's tonight's good question. >> it's not the prettiest delivery in the game, but it's been good enough to win the cy young twice. so how does this 160-pound kid throw so hard? >> it's a fancy name its called sequential somation of motion. it's the booster rocket effect. >> he has analyzed the pitching motion. he says it's like a three-stage rocket going off. there's this big heavy bottom booster, medium sized then there's the capsule at the top. it's the same thing with the body. you have the slow moving hips. the faster rotating torso and then the whip like motion of the arm. >> it goes one, two, three. >> he says it's not all speed and power, it's about movement and rotation. demonstrating how a pin ---- spinning object will react to forces around it. in the baseball, the seems as they cut lou ---- cut through the air. >> they are cupping the air and pulling it. what happens to that air when i'm spinning the ball like this, that air goes around and jets back in this direction. >>

tim lincecum facing direct. strikes him of. 14 strikeouts breaking the record. >> 936 is the time right now gray weather for the game tonight at 630 we will talk about that moment. 939 right now president barack obama commenting on the jobs report speaking in maryland. while the private sector added jobs the good news is being tempered by a net loss of 95,000 jobs. >> we have to keep doing everything we can to accelerate this recovery. yes the job growth is moving into the right direction but i'm not interested entrances and figures as much as the people behind them. the millions of americans swept up in the most devastating recession of our lifetimes. as i said before the only piece of economic news that folks still " looking for work here is you are hired. everything we're doing is dedicated to make that happen. >> unemployment remains steady. >> the dow hitting 11,000 mark the first time it has been that high since it closed may 2, 2005 months ago be above 11,000. so is nicer on the way up. right now at the 7

from the panda hat to the relief pitcher beard and even the tim lincecum hair. >> i think it's great. i got my beard in my bag. so does he! >> beer and the beard. >> whatever it takes to win! >> spirit was starting to look so ridiculous a month ago and now everybody hops on board and i hopped on board. >> but it really didn't matter what costume was on the fan, definitely rose to an occasion and all shared a glorious win together with tim lincecum on the mound pitching a beautiful game. game two is here tonight at at&t park. live in san francisco, theresa garcia, abc 7 news. >> all right, theresa. thanks a lot. 6:03. right now in sacramento the state senate pulls an all-nighter. a budget deal a record 100 days overdue. senators have been caucusing, voting, arm-twisting and making last-minute deals but they don't have the majority to pass the bill. the $875 billion general plan avoids taxes and cuts mostly through accounting tricks. the package includes delaying $2 billion in payments to schools and community colleges into the next fiscal year. also based on a ro

>> more with barry zito, more with tim lincecum. tell me the last time tim started in a playoffs game.d th. and the historical night in philadelphia is unbelievable. we'll be back in a minute. >>> we were at the ballpark earlier tonight for our 30-minute live playoff show. one thing we noticed, the giants a little shocked the amount of media covering batting practice. usually nobody cares about batting practice. why would we be there for batting practice? but there it was. everyone locally and nationally. we did a lot of this in the early 2000s but no lopgnger. the braves arrived yesterday. historically atlanta has not done well here. a 7-7 record since 2003. tim lincecum, the starting pitcher tomorrow night. his only other playoff experience as a' with the san jose giants back in 2006. >> it's a great opportunity for us and for the giants organization. a first for myself, a first for a lot of the these guys. we're just going to try to take a win, try not to be too wide-eyed about it. >> i'm going in with no expectations. who doesn'

tim lincecum tied a major league 14, the braves derek lowell struck out six. in came buster posy and the giants were up 1-0. that was all the offense lincecum needed. giants won it, 1-0, game two is tonight. >>> hockey's sydney crosby and the penguins kicked off the season by opening up season in their new stadium. claude jerau scored early to pull the flyers up, 3-1. that's your early look at sports on "first look." i'm fred roggin. >> now with another check of the weather here is meteorologist bill karins. are you a hockey fan? >> a little bit. not my favorite. it's a little early. still sunny and warm. >> it is not sunny and warm. it's like 60 degrees. >> i think of hockey, i think the middle of winter. it's a long season. let's chat about today's forecast it is clear and cool. no clouds to talk about. bring your sunglasses with you for your morning drive as the sun comes up, it will be strong and glaring. 50s for the big cities, 40s in the burbs. later this afternoon it looks ideal. temperatures will be about 70 to about 75. warmer spot at d.c. at 77. a ni

tim lincecum on the mound. if you wanna be a part of this in person, here's some advice on ticket buying. >> i think all you have to do is pay up a little bit, wait until about the bottom of the first inning, and you'll be in there for half price. >> the one you have to be careful of is the one sold because it was originally a valid ticket but the bar code has been disabled. so buying on the street is somewhat dangerous. >> so many heroes last night. who's it going to be tonight? >> last night pablo hasn't seen much action, gets out there, scores two runs with an opposite field double. buster posey is going nuts. the guy who's 23 years old. he has four hits last night and he set the table for one of the winning sacrifice flies. i don't know what it's going to be tonight. might be tim lincecum. if the giants can do it, they're in the world series. have to figure out if it's going to be the rangers and the yankees. doesn't matter if the giants can just get there. tonight we'll find out. should be absolutely out o

tim lincecum gave a brilliant performance and pitched the complete game. the giants scored their only run in the 4th ning on a clutch two-out single by tony ross. one run was all the giants ace needed. >> all the pitchers working on the same page for the most part. and then just trying to fill out the strike zone. >> game two tonight at at&t park. matt cain will be on the mound for the giants. first pitch 6:37. >> the giants fans are going to be a little tired after celebrating late into the night. the team won its first playoff game in front of a sellout crowd of 44,000 energized fans. amy was there. >> there's the panda hat other flying like crazy. people love -- it's a frenzy. >> there's the relief pitcher beard. >> wilson's spirit was starting to look so ridiculous a month ago. and now everybody's hopped on board and i hopped on board. >> and then there's the tim lincecum hair. >> i think it's great. i got my beard in my bag. so does he. whatever it takes to win. >> never before have giants fans zeroed on so many unique characteristics and celebrated i

tim lincecum tied out at major league 14. the brave derek whall struck out four. in came buster posy and the braves were up, 1-0. giants won it, 1-0, game two is tonight. >>> hockey's sydney crosby and the penguins kicked off the season by opening a new arena in pittsburgh. unfortunately, the players spoil the debut. claude jerau scored early to pull the flyers up, 3-1. eastern conference champs went on to win it, 3-2. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> can a horror flick shock the competition this week at the box office? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, paying tribute at the pentagon to one of our fallen heroes. you're watching "early today." >>> good friday morning. your weather forecast looks simple and enjoyable. i hope you have weekend plans outdoors. this will be as good as it gets. today, near record highs in the dakotas and the eastern plains. the eastern seaboard looks fantastic, too. into your weekend, look at saturday and sunday. there's a lot of sunshine, hardly any rain anywh

tim lincecum struck out, allowed two hits in his postseason debut. derek struck out six. only mistake in the fourth. in came buster posey and the giants were up 1-0. that was all the offense lincecum needed. got derrek lee looking for the game shutout. game two is tonight. >>> sidney crosby and the penguins open a new arena in pittsburgh. unfortunately, the flyers spoiled the debut. scoring early in the third putting the flyers up 3-1. the eastern conference champs won it 3-2. that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> can a horror flick shock the competition this weekend at the box office? early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, paying tribute 20 the pentagon to one of our fallen heroes. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this friday morning. much of the country will be dry today. the exception up here in the pick northwest. not a lot of wet weather bought chance of showers. already a few out there this morning for portland northward up by 5, have that umbrella with you and even in the northern rockies. c

the starting pitcher tonight, tim lincecum. here's his take on pre-game superstition. >> try to wear this cap as much as possible. i have had it since my rookie years so any chance i get a chance to wear it, i go with it. i switched up my gloves here and there, and i may be just cleaning my spikes before the game. that may be my only superstition. >> reporter: here are the ticket prices if you are still looking for a ticket for today's game. they range wildly on the website stubhub from $529 to $15,500 for the premium seats. on craigslist find tickets from around $215 to $1,200. and on ebay from $250 to $2,600. now, the giants have not won the world series since 1954, when it guy, willie mays, was playing. but they have never won since they have been in san francisco. so this could be the year we're bringing it home. >> i hope so. have you seen some fans around there already? >> reporter: i'm actually surprised -- >> 12 hours from now the game starts. >> reporter: there is so much excitement i'm surprised. when we were out here

timlin lynn saw -- tim lincecum versus roy halladay. sanchez will be number two. he has been so good. he moves uh -- ahead of matt cane. they will throw a righty, lefty, righty combo. lincecum looking ahead to his match up with mr. no-no, halladay. and timmy knows he has to pitch great to win this game. >> you have to take every run like it is golden. take our opportunities and execute our fundamentals and make good pitches. hopefully we will come out on top of this. >> the series, a return to philadelphia for pat burrell. pat "the bat" spent nine seasons with the phillies. on august 17th, the philly fans showered burrell with love. he promptly homered in the game. there is not going to be a lot of love this time. >> great opportunity for me being that i played there are for effing. in the big picture, this is business. this is what it is all about.

a two-run homer off tim lincecum, the phillies were trailing. what do you do? you bring in the beard, brian wilson strikes out the final four batters of the game. giants win it 4-3. huge for two reasons here, they take an early lead in the series, and maybe more importantly, the giants have convinced themselves they can beat the heavily favored phils, let's bring in laura bank canhe >> reporter: once the media was allowed in, the excitement tempered a bit, where the company line became it's a good start, but it's just one win, what a win it was. the giants beating roy halladay on a night when tim lincecum didn't have his best stuff. >> you try not to worry about what they've done in the past, you know what they're capable of and you try to work off that, i mean, we're working with a bunch of confidence, a lot of swagger, a lot of fun. >> we like the odds that are stacked up against us, i guess we're just playing a game of baseball. i mean, if all the odds say we're going to lose, we're supposed to lose. we went out there and played our game. >> you always want

tim lincecum amazing. we are in philadelphia all weekend with the giants, and tonight lauren banke brings us the very latest. >> we are more than one day away from two anticipated events in philadelphia and baseball as a whole. we're waiting for the clash of tim lincecum and halladay. tim lincecum setting a giants playoff record with 14 k's in his two-hit shutout. this could be the most exciting pitching match-up we will see in the entire post-season, but not everybody is buying into the hype. >> it's wonderful to have those caliber players, but we're trying to win a ball game. we're not going to get caught up in the hoopla. >> you make a bet, so you look forward to the challenges. i'm sure there are guys looking forward to the challenges spcas much as we are. >> we're confident when anybody takes them on our step the way they've been throwing them lately. obviously, tim is a winner. >> i don't think it's about proving anything to anybody. we all know what we're capable of, what we'reseries. just score mor

you have tim lincecum on the mound tonight. this is going to be a fantastic matchup. >> great series, giants. they're going to sweep them. >> in philadelphia with the giants. nbc bay area sports. >> thanks, philippeif philippfe. i'll go whiz wit at pat's. >>> the shakeoff inning with lingering effects early, big inning for david murphy, the solo homer, the next inning, he helped extend the lead. the rangers wouldn't give up this time. they didn't give in, they didn't give up any runs. more than what they saw here. 7-2, the series now moves to new york tied 1 a piece. >>> big night at the tank as the sharks open their home schedule against atlanta. there's a street rally going on outside the hp pavilion right now. the big news, the captain signed to a three-year contract extension by the team. the 21 million dollar deal will keep him away from the free agency market next year, he may be able to get more money as a free agent. the sharks just under five years ago, they showed a real equipment to the growth of the team. and now th

it ought not sure if tim lincecum be there. if that wasn't just as impressive what right did they want against the team and tim lincecum is a big notch pitcher. he hasn't taken a backseat anyone treated i think they're going to get that chance to win that would give the edge to san francisco >> were definitely going to see them. we'll see them when they get here to play will be ready for them might agrees with w i p sports a local radio station did you for your time this afternoon. we want to lecture about the schedule here's a look at the upcoming schedule against the phillies. it the first game is tomorrow in philadelphia the second game also of philadelphia on sunday carried monday the teams are off as they travel back here to the bay area tuesday they pick up again at at&t park for game 3 of this series. game 4 is on wednesday and that if necessary there will be a fifth game on thursday in san francisco and if we don't have a winner by the end of two final games in the series will be held on saturday the 23rd and cited the

tim lincecum was ner perfection striking out 14 baters allowing just two hits in pitching the complete game. a clutch two-out single by cody. beat the braves 1-0.

frown thousand and tim lincecum rose to the occasion. he was the story. 5th straight strikeout to end the second. on fire. here is the game in a nut shell, buster posey, he is out but the umpire misses the call. in scoring position and comes around to score on ross' base hit. there you go. bad call aided the giants and lincecum, 14 strikeouts, most in a game. 1-0 san francisco as tim lincecum brilliant, tonight, let's have post game talk as we see a frozen time and interviews. >> all the pitchers are working. buster and i were on the same page for the most part, trying to fill out the strike zone. >> all right. we will have more thoughts in a moment. lots of fun tonight. you act like you played. >> it was fun to see them win. there is only five. you want them to start off good. more from gary later. >>> fans packed at&t park to watch the first playoff game in 7 years. kron 4's reggie cue mar is outside. >> reporter: look across the street. still very packed with fans still celebrating tonight. many people are excited about the giants, es

tomorrow the giants will have tim lincecum on the ground. the game starts 4:57, versus roy halladay. giants won the game when cody ross hit a couple home runs against halladay. halladay will want to get even. if philadelphia wins tomorrow then the series goic back to pennsylvania. last three starts lincecum 3-0. halladay 3-1. >> i could only imagine what the fans are doing right now. going crazy. >> jonathan bloom? >> reporter: the fans were nuts tonight. they say it's magic inside. they say it's post season inside. tonight it was eelectric inside. this game was different, there was so much at steak. the fans were on the edges of their seats. 9 nothings of nail biting, wonderful, delicious torture. >> reporter: with each game the fans get rowdier. and the beards get shaggier. >> little long but you know, you got to keep it going. >> i have been going it three hours. >> reporter: some stood because they had to. >> let's go giants. >> reporter: others because they wanted to. [ screams ] >> reporter: and the other lane place no one was standing

tim lincecum on the road to the 2nd inning. flapping a double end in the gap. taking 3rd. later scoring. sacrifice fly. 2-0 texas. tim lincecum gave up four runs in five and two thirds. bat was sharper than his arm tonight. buster posey lines one up the middle in the third. game tied at 2. in the 5th freddy sanchez. forcing a go ahead run. sanchez 4-5 with three doubles in the game. hitting lee for six runs in the bull pen. supplying a big three run play. his second home run in as many games. 9th inning. 11-7 giants. brian wilson. gets ian kinsler to pop out to right. game over. giants with 14 hits. hand cliff lee his first post season loss. kim coyle will take us inside the locker room. you put up 11 runs. you're in good shape. >> one thing we learn about these 2010 giants is to expect the unexpected on a night where runs are hard to come by with lee and tim lincecum on the mound the two teams combine for 18 runs and 25 his and freddy sanchez became the first player in world series history to have three doubles in his first at bats. >> obviously for no one to have done th

tim lincecum will go against roy halladay in game five. first pitch is close to 5 a.m. >> a torture for fans. that's how they have been waiting all season with close games. tonight will be another sellout crowd. terry mcsweeney is live at at&t park. you know, terry, ojuan is not only the name of the hero but how many games we need to get to the world series: one. >> one! you think back on this season and you think the whole time, sometimes there was no hope and hope and none -- just unbelievable. can almost leave you speechless but it better not leave me speechless. my job is do a little speaking. a fever pitch! get it! pitch? anyway, last night wilder than it's been all season but nowhere where it might be tonight, tim lincecum, the fans' favorite win. >> i'm speechless right now. madison baumgartner, 21 years old. he's fantastic. it's the best! no words. >> sounds like the greatest game of my life. >> he's losing his voice. >> i lost my voice. >> giants manager proving there is magic inside everything he does, turns the magic. hasn't bee

tim lincecum leading the giants against the braves. bottom of the fourth no score one man on for san francisco. this was the key play. buster goes for second base and he is called safe. clearly he was tagged. one batter later than next pitch to men on. posy gets on his horse and comes in to score. top of the sec's atlanta down to a vote nomen none the frick was on the mission striking out jason. it tied it team record for strikes. then barkley. strikeout #144 tim giants take game 1. >> if you come out on top and is good. that's up there was one of my better ones. >> best pitching performance of been a part of. the start for him. it was incredible. >> fans were behind as the whole game. there was a lot of electricity out there. 14 strikes strike out are born to get loud. >> matt will take the mound for the giants. but it is unclear who will start for the brave spirit. stay with kron 4 news fr continuing coverage. had to our web site where we have a special section. we will be right accurate section. we will be right accurate hey, are th

can he duplicate what tim lincecum did tonight? the giants' ace is on the field with our ken rosenthal. >> ken: tim lincecum, you get the win. so much bilderbeuilbuild-up to . what did you think about your performance? >> player: it's not the numbers but giving us the chance to win. put home runs behind me and you can easily squash yourself on that and make more bad pitches. take the next batter after that, man. >> ken: two homers from cody. the 4-1 lead in the sixth. how much did it mean to you pitching to get those runs? >> player: it was big. i have been talking a lot about the shutdown innings. i had chances with two of them to cut them down, but it wasn't enough. just enough to squeak by for us. >> ken: watching brian in the eighth and ninth, what did you think of him? >> player: pure intensity. that's the way wilson is. of course, the beard. man, he just spotting up. intense. >> ken: last thing, tim. you have beaten halladay as a team. what does it mean for you as a club, just for your confidence? >> player: tons of confidenc

hear what tim lincecum has to say and gary has all the sports next. ["knock on wood" playing] every five minutes, chase pays for someone's eligible credit or debit card purchase. [beep] chase picks up the tab. it could be you. chase picks up the tab. it's another great reason to bank with chase. chase what matters. sign up at a branch today. >>> good evening everybody's. we are zeroing on the giants- phillies titanic. the pitching match-ups are all set. little rumbling today, lincecum has a blister on his pitching hand. the giants said he will be ready to go saturday night. the bruce bochy and company checked out today. you meet that stadium, then get on a bus. you don't drive yourself anywhere. drive you to the airport and you are ready to go. the giants are the underdogs. tim lincecum, is it important he gets off to a good start versus roy halladay. >> a lot of confidence. a lot of guys backing each other. lots of guys pulling pulling the same rope. chemsty is unreal. they are the team to beat. they have been there before. it's us trying to knock th

tim lincecum ganador de los dos ultimos premios cy young en la liga nacional.. enfrentara a cliff lee que gano el mismo premio en la liga americana en el 2008... lee saldra manana tras ocho dias de descanso y con record de 7-0 en postemporada incluidas tres victorias este mes dos ante tampa bay y una ante los yankees el 18 de octubre donde poncho a trece rivales.... lee tiene promedio de carreras limpias admitidad de esta postemporada de .75... lee abrira el primer partido de la serie mundial por segundo ano consecutivo despues de ganar el juego 1 y 5 el ano pasado para filadelfia ante los yankees... el manager de los gigantes bruce bochy dice que tim lincecum esta con suficiente descanso apesar de que tuvo que salir el sabado brevemente como relevista... para lincecum pitcher derecho de 26 anos de edad esta sera la primera vez que enfrentara a los rangers de texas... licecum el 21 de octubre se llevo la derrota ante filadelfia a pesar de solo permitir dos carreras en siete entradas y ponchar a siete... en temporada regular tiene record de 16 y 10.. los gigantes

game one tonight a little after 6:30, derek lowe and tim lincecum. i took a look at the san francisco giants website. it says that there are still some single tickets or no tickets available for tonight's game. >> all right. going to be very exciting there and very packed in just a few hours. >> reporter: you bet. it will be a lot fun. >> thanks, sharon chin in san francisco. >>> well, another big event starting this afternoon, fleet week. windows may rattle, car alarms may be set off later today, because the blue angels precision flying team begins the first of four days of flights over san francisco bay. this is going to be the biggest fleet we in 20 years. aerobatic teams will practice their high-flying stunts between noon and 5:00 today and noon and 4:00 tomorrow. the official airshows are this weekend. during fleet week, people will also be able to visit navy ships docked along the waterfront. >>> today transportation officials in the south bay will hear recommendations on how to get their cash-strapped agency out of the red. the valley transpor

all 163 pounds, tim lincecum was good here tonight. he gets a win. >> tim: here are the six pitches to victorino. he misses with the first three outside. then a strike. then a foul ball. a payoff paid off. >> joe: so the underdog giants here on the road get the victory. final of 4-3. lincecum against halladay. we will give you our traveler's plays of the game. it's c

tim lincecum, sy young award winner. matt cain following in game two. sanchez and baumgartner in texas. brian wilson ready to close any-all of those games. in game one, our ace better than their ace? here's what those aces are saying about it? >> a chance to play baseball in your backyard. i'm gonna try to pitch well and great to get this opportunity. >> what i attribute my success in the postseason is confidence, relying on my routine, playing with a good team, benny medical lanena. >> traded by the giants to the rangers in the summer now saying he feels disrespected by the giants. opened a field of jubilation. they have never won a world series. something's gotta give. start about 5:00 tonight here at at&t park and the crowd's getting restless. terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> are you worried brian wilson might throw one high and tight? i get it, terry. thank you. right now firefighters are watching for hot spots and trying to figure out the cause after a major fire at a san jose fabric store. that was reported around 3:15 this morning at wendy's fabri

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tim lincecum taking the mound against derek lowe. first pitch, 6 n 37 tonight at at&t park. >>> it is 6:21 now. coming up, the latest on the evacuations in arizona after two tornadoes ripped through a small town. plus, it's the latest twist on social networking, social studying. why it's getting some students in college campuses in big troubling. have reason to be ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, your class notes online, and risk getting expelled. >>> sacramento state university has a warning for its students. sell your class notes online and risk getting expelled. now, at issue is a website called note utopia where students chat and post questions about classes but there is a section that allows students to offer their class notes for a price. >> we're paying for these classes. once the teacher gives us that information it's ours. >> the university is not banning students though from sharing their notes for free. just making money off of it. >>> technology, it's become such a big part of the lives of college students. they say they would be str

jeff, last night you were tim lincecum. what's it tonight, buster posey? >> i'm not in costume form, but i can tell you the wind is probably from all of the fans racing towards giants stadium tonight. yes, the streets are packed out here and people are flooding towards the stadium. you turn on a camera around giants fans and they just go wild. let's look at the forecast for tonight. what you'll be able -- thank you so much. some great giants fever back there. low to mid-60s for tonight, those winds 10 to 20 miles per hour. how you doing, little guy? and we are expecting the fog to hold off as we head throughout tonight as well. that's good news. hopefully that will also continue, tim lincecum's winning streak like we saw last night. we'll have more coming up here on the streets of san francisco with these rowdy fans! as they head toward at&t park. back to you guys. >> thank you, jeff. before this night is out, we are expecting you to strike your buster pose. thank you. >>> nbc bay area news is your home for giants playoff coverage onair and online. want to

tim lincecum looking to lead the giants against the braves. bottom of the fourth no score one man on for san francisco, buster steel's second he's out, he safe, the replay shows he is out but he was blocked. that was the key call of the game. one batter later cody its one and cluster scores. that was the only run of the game. top of this next year tim lincecum was a man on the mission. he ends this inning. top of the ninth nomen on tim lincecum faces a direct hit and he strikes him out a new team record 14 strikeouts in the game. the giants take game 11-nothing. >> it's hard to judge. it to come out on top that is good but the shot ago that's up there >> best pitching performance of been a part of. the start for him. does the record incredible. >> fans were behind as the whole game. there was a lot of electricity. he threw up complete game shutout. >> came to it is unclear who will start for the great spirit the starting pitcher left practice yesterday after a foul ball hit him in the eye. had to our web site we have a special section on the g

>> lincecum. >> tim lincecum working the ponytail. hello to brian wilson. this is before they headed to sfo and they arrived at philly about two hours ago. most of the players brought their spouses. hello to aubrey huff. this is a family road trip and since arriving in philly, it's all business for the underdogs. >> we think we are pretty good. we know we are playing the favorites, which they should be. they have been in the series the last two years and have the best record in the national league. we think we are good too. we have a staff that can give us a chance to win. >> that will be fun. game one saturday night. the only issue is it's a long break. it will have been four days to the philadelphia series. coming up later, there is an issue with tim lincecum regarding a blister on his throwing hand. >> that are can hurt. >> they can hurt when you are a pitcher. that's your livelihood. >> bionic band-aids. they work good. >> we are talking about his pitching hand. you don't want to hurt when you are going up against halladay. >> see you then. thank you. >

tonight all ice tim lincecum will be on tim lincecum last night that was a game to watch. it grabs you and didn't let you go. the third to else buster posey puts one deep left center that would score operate half. the tables have turned san francisco down 4-3 that is when paul blow came and delivered another double to deep center scoring two. it gives them a 5-4 lead. philly's answers with that run on their own. the ninth is tight five. juan uribe hit a game-ending sacrifice fly off reliever roy oswalt with one out in the ninth inning and the san francisco giants moved within one win of the world series, beating the philadelphia phillies 6- 5 wednesday night for a 3-1 lead in the nl championship series.aubrey huff singled with one out in the ninth and took third when buster posey singled for his fourth hit of the game. uribe hit a medium-deep fly, leaving left fielder ben francisco with no chance to get the sliding huff.the jackie says ellis led at at&t park work it is electric. >> much like cinderella they hoped the clot and never strikes midnight at at&t park. the giants

cliff lee and tim lincecum got beat up. sanchez break as 2-2 tie. sanchez 4-5. three doubles. same inning, here goes juan uribe, knockout blow, three run blast. giants score 6 runs in this inning, 8-2 san francisco. barry bonds, never won al, looks like he is happy tonight. 11-7 giants. >> we know he throws a lot of strikes, gets ahead early, if you take a couple pitches -- try to attack early. after that i try to put the ball in play. >> had some great at bats. juan uribe's home run, we are not a team that tries to slug it with the other teams, but today they threw out great at bats. >> only thing that could slow the giants down, tomorrow night if it rains. i would imagine jacqueline will let us know. >> we will look for you later on in sports. >>> giants and rangers fan traveled all over to be here for the world series in san francisco. some have even come from other countries. reggie kumar is live tonight to tell us how far the fans traveled just to get here. >> reporter: many fans from out of state, some from virginia, one from washington. another girl from texas. one fan

tim lincecum in the house! >> i think i had to do bed right after that. >> it's such a bummer, isn't it? >> yeah, but i woke up in the mill of the night. did they make it? i'll have to wait until thi morning. >> gianna franco has the commute. >> it is friday right so good news but if you are planning to head out to the game tonight just a heads up bart will be running longer trains to accommodate game traffic to at&t. montgomery and embarcadero are the close to the ballpark. you can walk from there or use muni or caltrain that's a block away that will make things quicker. 101 both directions near candlestick we are dealing with some roadwork in various lanes. that will wrap up at 6:00 a.m. this morning. live look at the golden gate bridge right now. so far, so good. no delays to report. traffic very quiet through there and looking good out of marin county. that's a look at the roads. let's check the weekend forecast. here's tracy. >> did you say weekend? >> i did! >> let's talk about the weekend. but we'll talk

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shot if they fall behind two games to one they might come back with tim lincecum and go to unfairly, it to in san francisco for sure if necessary next thursday game 5 and if necessary 6 and 7 would be back in philadelphia for a a's star did television o'clock tonight. want to go back to what really know a former a's star third baseman on world championship team the american league batting champ is going back into the game as the colorado rockies hitting instructor. he was a onetime giant hitting instructor who left to the giants needed a scapegoat for a bad season purities back in the game any of fans of eric wedge. want to know that he's the manager of seattle mariners tonight be the second time in six years the mariners have chosen a former cleveland indians manager for seven seasons without much success. just like to say is probably really good and a meeting and get a job. jason campbell will start sunday verses the forty- niners. >> to away from being the think it should be like three and two radio is playing the opponent. >> i want to get excited this would be the only time he c