Learning Lincecum

[Continuing to catch up on good Andrew Baggarly news] Apparently Aaron Rowand had a positive impact on the Giants before he signed on the dotted line. Last season, facing Tim Lincecum, he taught The Kid a very important lesson. Lincecum:

I just missed a fastball down and away, it was a 2-0 count and I threw it to the spot. It was 96 MPH and he hit it out. He stands so straight up, you don't think he can reach a pitch out there. But it was like he knew it was coming. He made the adjustment. That's when I understood what separates major league hitters from everybody else.

Rowand apparently learned a lesson as well from that game. He had struck out horribly against Lincecum earlier, and didn't look good doing it. So he can't gloat too much over the homer.

He possibly learned another lesson: "I need to get on his team!" :^)