Tim Lincecum 投他的二缝線快速球
During the last offseason, I gushed over Tim Lincecum and his incredible tools. Now that Lincecum has taken home the Cy Young award, I want to do my first rewrite of a player, to look at Lincecum's evolution this year and how he went from an excellent pitcher to the best pitcher in the National League.
去年季後我曾發表了一篇關於Lincecum與他不可思議的投球武器的文章。現在Lincecum已經將賽揚獎抱回家了，我想要首次重寫一位球員的分析以觀察Lincecum今年的進步與他如何從一位優秀的投手成為國聯的最佳投手。
First, though, a small correction to the previous article. Tim Lincecum's fastball is actually a two-seamer, not a four-seam fastball. Despite being able to throw his fastball in the mid-90s and with a ton of vertical "rise," Lincecum does not use four seams. Big thanks to Icon for this excellent picture showing Lincecum's fastball. You have to look closely, but once you see the seams, it is easy to tell this is a two-seamer. For more on fastball grips check this site.
首先是之前文章的一點小更正。Tim Lincecum的快速球事實上是二縫線球而不是四缝線。儘管Lincecum能夠投出95mph以上具有大量垂直上飄的快速球，但是他卻不使用四缝線快速球。非常感謝Icon這張展現Lincecum快速球投法的照片。你得靠近點看，但是當你看到缝線時，就能輕易的分辨出這是顆二缝線球。你可以在這個網站中了解更多關於快速球的握法。
Really, whether it is a four-seamer or two-seamer doesn't matter because of the excellent action of the pitch. Here is a look at the movement of Lincecum's pitches.
由於這顆球的優異位移軌跡，不管它是四缝線還是二缝線都不重要了。以下是Lincecum的球種位移圖。
