The Freak

the FREAKnwas crunch time. The pennant drive. The dog days. All those cliches. "And I was pitching like a jackass," says Tim Lince-cum, who hates cliches more than line drives up the middle. Last summer, for the first time in his pro career, he was serving up extra-base rips and losing five straight games as the San Francisco Giants fell further behind the San Diego Padres in the NL West. "So they called us into a meeting." General manager Brian Sabean, manager Bruce Bochy, p...