Giants starting pitcher Tim Lincecum met with San Francisco media on Friday, after officially re-signing with the club for two years. He was asked whether he thought about hitting free agency and signing with his hometown Seattle Mariners, and MLB.com's Greg Johns has more on the topic, with Lincecum admitting that he did think about it:

"I did, I did. Home is always going to be home to me and maybe I’ll look at that route later on in life as a professional place, but personally I wasn’t ready for that kind of jump.

“I always kind of looked at the Mariners as an opportunity to go home and play for a hometown team. Obviously, I went to [the University of Washington] and grew up in Renton, but [that's a possibility] later on in the career. Right now I’m just focused on being as good as I can be and I feel like I’m at the age where I make those decisions and act upon them."

I'm so sorry, Mariners fans. Because it's hard enough already. 

Tim Lincecum, after posting a 4.76 ERA and 1.39 WHIP over the past two seasons in San Francisco, has unfinished business as a Giant, and that's one of the reasons he's staying in the Bay Area.

Lincecum talked about one day pitching for his hometown Seattle Mariners after signing his two-year contract extension with the Giants:

Lincecum credited the Giants for letting him know they wanted him to remain in San Francisco. "When they made that push, it made it hard not to respond," he said. 

Now that Lincecum's been re-signed, the Giants will focus on adding more pitching, according to vice president and assistant general manager Bobby Evans:

Lincecum's excited about 2014:

"Every year is kind of a springboard to the next. At the same time there’s a reset button. That gives me a lot to gauge and build perspective. With everything I’ve learned the last couple of years, that gives me the confidence that things are going to be a little easier and I don’t have to worry so much what I have to do, the differences. They were pointed out in games I did well. It’s hard not to fall back on those as examples to help me get out of this so-called hole I’m in. I’m excited about that prospect."

To read more of Lincecum's comments about his extension, check out Henry Schulman's piece in The San Francisco Chronicle.

It's official: Tim Lincecum will remain a San Francisco Giant for another two years.

Lincecum took his physical earlier on Friday, and it went well, thank you very much. 

That's all we've ever really wanted for Tim Lincecum. It's a great day. 

For more on Lincecum's numbers and his performance over the past few years, check out the storyline below.