LONG & SHORT: Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum shows off a new, short haircut (pictured), a far cry from his longhaired days. (AP Reuters(inset))
SAN FRANCISCO — Sporting short hair and black specs he doesn’t need but chooses to complete his new look, Tim Lincecum hardly resembled the hardthrowing San Francisco pitcher the Bay Area has come to know for his shaggy ‘do and strong arm.
Lincecum drew comparisons yesterday ranging from Buddy Holly to Elvis Costello and even Greg Maddux. Silicon Valley smarty, to poet and professor.
“I wanted something different. Usually I’d take like six months between each haircut just because I was lazy,” Lincecum said. “And now it’s kind of nice to have something to up-keep and take care of yourself.”
That’s a transformed Lincecum, indeed. One constant he is counting on: staying in the starting rotation for the reigning World Series champions in 2013.
“You know, when I first saw him, I didn’t recognize him to be honest with you,” manager Bruce Bochy said, a day before the team’s FanFest.“Helooksgood. I think it took a couple yearsoff his age, too.He looks younger, a little more studious, too.”