Manuel 'not at all' worried about Santana

Johan Santana's Saturday start against the Giants will be his first since that prime-time meltdown Sunday at Citizens Bank Park, where he had the worst outing of his career. He allowed a career-high 10 runs in four innings, including nine in the fourth, as his ERA ballooned to 4.50.

Santana blamed the terrible performance on poor fastball command, which was evident when he walked pitcher Jamie Moyer with the bases loaded and two outs. Still, Jerry Manuel expressed little doubt that Santana will bounce back against San Francisco, a team that he has never lost to in four career starts and a relief appearance (2-0, 3.67 ERA).

"I kind of throw that one out," Manuel said. "He's a guy that's been very good for a long time, and a tremendous competitor, so I expect to see something a little different than what happened the last time out. Santana's not one I'm concerned with - not at all."

Tim who?

The Giants staged a dugout news conference Friday for Tim Lincecum, the only media availability for the back-to-back Cy Young Award winner before his Sunday start opposite Oliver Perez. Lincecum described himself as more of a "thumber" these days, meaning he throws more off-speed pitches than he did in the past, but his most amusing material had to do with being carded as he tried to get into ballparks because of his high-school looks.

"Maybe it's because of my long hair and lack of pigment," Lincecum said.

Lincecum, 25, said he was stopped twice by Shea Stadium security personnel, who asked to see an ID, and that it happened again last year at Citi. But after two Cy Youngs and a few starring commercial roles, he made it through the first month of 2010 without getting carded. Said Lincecum, "I've been ID-free."