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San Francisco Giants' fireballer Tim Lincecum can now add Top CelebStoner to his many accolades, including two-time National League Cy Young Award winner and World Series champion, Lincecum is the second athlete to be voted Top CelebStoner (Michael Phelps was the first).
 Born on June 15, 1984 in Bellevue, Washington, Lincecum signed with the Giants in 2006 and one year later was pitching in the major leagues. After a 7-5 rookie season, Lincecum moved to the head of he pack in 2008, posting an 18-5 record, a 2.62 ERA and an NL-leading 254 strikeouts. This earned him his first of back-to-back Cy Young Awards for he league's best pitcher. In 2009, Lincecum went 15-7, with a 2.48 ERA and 261 strikeouts.
On Oct. 20, 2009, Lincecum was arrested for marijuana possession during a traffic stop in Vancouver, Washington. He was also charged with paraphernalia possession. On Jan. 18, 2010, the charges were reduced from misdemeanors to civil infractions and Lincecum paid a $513 fine. He said at the time, "I made and mistake and I regret my actions."
In the 2010 season, Lincecum's ERA went up to 3.48 and strikeouts were down to 231, and he lost ten games (16-10) - five in a row in August. During his slump, fans exhorted the Giants to Let Timmy Smoke, speculating that abstaining from weed was the cause of Linceum's losing streak.
Linccum rattled off five wins in September, leading the Giants to the National League pennant (they defeated the Phillies and the Braves in the playoffs) and World Series. Linceum win Games 1 and 5 of the World Series against the Rangers. In the Game 5 clincher, Lincecum was brilliant, striking out 10 in eight innings. He finished his first post-season with a 4-1 record.
Known as "The Freak," for his long black hair and wiry 5-11, 170-poind build, Lincecum is a phenomenon - a gifted athlete who chooses to use marijuana (except for when he's getting drug tested).
Fun Facts: Lincecum has a French Bulldog named Cy. His mother is Filipino. He's single.
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Editor: That's Mitch (Wily Wiggins)
He's super humble and I love the fact that someone like him was around to show the Bush family and his Texas team what it's like to win a real game without a bunch of spies, FBI and Secret Service around pulling strings.
If we had people like Timmy in government, we'd truly be the land of the free and the rest of the world would respect us. But the Bush family destroyed America (for now) and it'll take some time, but I'm sure wishing their DNA is erased out of memory.
Way to show the world that kids from Seattle can do something other than write music (although I love music). Good wishes to Timmy for 2011!