I Like Links, Linkity Linkity Links; Lincecum is Good

Giants are at struggling NL Champion Colorado tonight, and here's a fun fact: amazingly, the Giants are only a half game back of them.

On the flip side, here's a dark ominous fact: the Giants can end up above .500 for the month - if the Giants win out for the rest of May.

But this will cheer you up again - an anonymous NL hitter emailed Buster Olney (subscription required) to emphasize how filthy Lincecum is. It's about halfway down.

Also from within that blog, look for a grisly (and awesome) story regarding the suddenly hot maple bat controversy. It involves Rick Helling, AAA and a shard of maple bat and a forearm.

Meanwhile, former Giants ace (and nice guy) Jason Schmidt is a little bit crabby, and not in a crazy way, about the fastball that used to light up the Pac Bell Park speed gun:

Ask Jason Schmidt about any aspect of his recovery from shoulder surgery, with one exception.

"Don't ask me about velocity," said Schmidt, who did not appear to be joking. "The next guy that asks me about velocity, I'm not going to do another interview for the rest of the year."

And finally, check out a cool new aggregator that has feeds from various news sources (including yours truly) on all things Giants - props to Andy, who developed the thingamabob.

UPDATE [6:35PM]: The above link to SFGiantWire should now work. (Thanks to TK.)