The media was ready Wednesday morning. It was the day, had to be, when they'd finally get their hands on Tim Lincecum.
Everyone hopped into the clubhouse when it opened at 7:30 a.m. and then moved within close proximity of his locker as soon as his nameplate was put above one.
An hour passed, and no Lincecum. The media was ushered out of the clubhouse with empty notepads. The Texas Rangers took the field, and Lincecum wasn't with them.
Word was shortly relayed that, well, the Rangers had a whoopsie. Somehow, word that the Lincecum deal was official and that it was OK for him to join the team for a workout was never relayed to Lincecum.