There’s times when if I’m not getting a call, I’m pissed in my mind … and the way he just comes out there … all this stuff reminds me of my dad in a way,” Lincecum said. “He woke me up. … It’s not the specific words he said. But it’s like, ‘Would you rather be sitting in the fucking dugout or would you rather be pitching? Fucking playing ball or not playing ball?’ … And you’d be like, yeah, I want to stay in this game, and the whole demeanor would change.