ARLINGTON -- An upbeat Tim Lincecum expressed confidence that he will pitch again for the Giants this season, though he last performed more than a month ago and continues to cope with a degenerative hip condition.
"The way things have been progressing, I don't see why not," Lincecum said of his chances to pitch. He spoke at length with reporters Saturday for the first time since receiving cortisone shots in both hips during a July 20 visit to Dr. Thomas Byrd, a Nashville, Tenn.-based hip specialist.
Lincecum, 31, acknowledged he doesn't know when he'll throw off a mound, either during his recovery or in a game.