SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — High school pitcher Tyler Cyr didn’t care how long he would have to wait in the autograph line.
Like every Bay Area baseball fan in the late 2000s, Cyr was obsessed with Giants ace Tim Lincecum and he desperately wanted the chance to meet him.
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“I went to FanFest and I waited in line for what felt like two hours,” Cyr said.
The year was either 2009 or 2010, but by the time Cyr made the trek from his home over in Fremont to China Basin, Lincecum had already pocketed at least one Cy Young Award and would soon anchor a staff that brought San Francisco its first World Series.