San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum has won the National League Cy Young Award, an honor given each year in baseball to the best pitcher. Which is a pretty big deal, it seems. Even though Lincecum didn't pitch in a pennant race, and managed to overcome the always "ever-present East Coast bias," the Gaints' baby-faced pitcher won the award.

Born June 15, 1984 in Bellevue, Washington, Lincecum is a starting pitcher for the Giants. His nicknames are "The Franchise" and "The Freak". While pitching for University of Washington, Timmy became the first player to be named both the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year and the Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year.

He is a Gemini and the second Giant ever to win the Cy Young Award.

Congratulations, Tim. You, sir, make the Giants not totally suck.