Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants is entirely focused on opening the National League Championship Series on Saturday, October 16th. As he prepares to meet the Philadelphia Phillies' Roy Halladay in a widely anticipated matchup in Game 1 of the NLCS in Philadelphia, Lincecum knows what kind of series is at hand. "This is the Year of the Pitcher, and it's still continuing," Lincecum said Wednesday as he left the field following the Giants' workout at AT&T Park. While the battle of Cy Young Award winners demands headlines, Lincecum won't be facing Halladay, but the number 9 hitter in a dangerous Phillies lineup that presents a challenge to this starting pitcher. "You've just got to make your pitches," Lincecum said of facing the daunting Phillies lineup. "I know they've got a lot of guys that can hurt you with the long ball, but we play great defense and we pitch to it as well as anybody has, so if we just continue that, we should be fine." I believe that with Tim Linecum starting for the San Francisco Giants for the first game of the series, the Giants most definitely have a fighting chance to take this title.
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