Tim Lincecum sought out his father's advice this offseason. The Giants right-hander wants to show that his last three seasons were an aberration. In search of answers, Lincecum returned home to suburban Seattle in the offseason and a couple of weeks after the World Series, went to work with the guy whom he says knows his mechanics better than himself, his father Chris. They started a throwing regimen in which Lincecum threw a total of 50 sessions and did intensive drills.