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Two-Time Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum hooking up fans in Arizona

Next week, iFollo.com will be your source regarding the top spring training hotspots in both Arizona and Florida.

Check out the best places to encounter the myriad of ballplayers getting ready for the 2010 season. IFollo.com will also provide information describing the scene in and around the stadiums of the Cactus and Grapefruit Leagues.

One of the best players based in Arizona’s Cactus League is San Francisco Giants’ pitcher Tim Lincecum.  The 25-year old, two-time Cy Young Award winner (2008, 2009) has grown into one of the top young stars in baseball.  

Lincecum’s combination of power pitching and incredible stuff is quite remarkable considering his 5'11", 172 lbs body.  

Amazingly, Lincecum resembles a skater or surfer, much more than a big league pitcher.  National League hitters probably wish he would have pursued a career in the world of extreme sports, instead of baseball.

The undersized Pacific Northwest native fits perfectly in his adopted hometown of San Francisco. 

The below video shows Lincecum signing autographs for fans outside of the Giants spring training facility in Scottsdale, Arizona, during last season’s Cactus League.

Scottsdale and the rest of the Phoenix metro area will be the topic of iFollo’s first spring training report.

 

Photograph Source: Sportsgrindent.com

 

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Jon Rapoport has spent his career working on all sides of the media and sports industry. He began his career at ESPN in studio production at the ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut. While there, he won an Emmy for his contribution to "SportsCenter." Following his tenure at ESPN, Jon relocated to Los Angeles, joining the staff of the “Best Damn Sports Show” on FOX Sports Net.

Upon leaving the show, Jon worked in Web site and sports radio show development/production, with Major League Baseball in media operation logistics for the World Baseball Classic and on behalf of Los Angeles’ effort to bring the 2016 Summer Olympics back to Southern California. Jon currently writes a political blog for the Los Angeles edition of Examiner.com.

Born and raised in Plymouth, Minnesota (just outside of Minneapolis), Jon is an avid sports fan, particularly for his beloved Minnesota teams. Jon graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, where he earned his BA in communication and interned for ABC’s “Good Morning America” in New York City and Washington D.C. He is married and resides in Los Angeles.  

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