by Ken Gimblin and Amaury Pi Gonzalez

SAN FRANCISCO–Spring training might be in the air in Arizona but on the legal front beating suspects Marvin Norwood 33 and Louie Sanchez 31 could face life sentences in the event that victim and Giant fan Bryan Stow dies. Stow who was beaten by Sanchez and left with permnanent brain damage and Norwood who played a role in the assault holding back Stow’s friends in the attack from protecting Stow at Dodgers Stadium on opening night of March 31, 2011.

Stow who takes 13 different kinds of medication everyday according to family members and is under constant medical watch from nurses and doctors and his medication keeps him as balanced as he well could be but despite all of that Stow’s life is in danger. Sanchez and Norwood sitting in a Los Angeles Superior court room for sentencing from Judge George Lomeli had sentenced both Norwood and Sanchez to eight years and four years running consecutive for the March 2011 beatings.

Sanchez plead guilty for felony mayhem and could have got up to 11 -14 years if he plead not guilty but plea bargained reducing his time to eight years plus four. Norwood will get time served at two years which gives him ten years left. The whole scenario could change for the two suspects whom Stow’s father calls “cretins” for their part in the beating and their remorseless behavior during the trial.

Prosecuter Michele Hanisee said that if Stow dies she will pursue murder charges against Sanchez and Norwood. The jury couldn’t convict either Sanchez or Norwood on attempted murder charges Hanisee said the facts of the case didn’t support attempted murder charges since the prosecutor couldn’t prove that Sanchez and Norwood had murder as their intent.

Tim Lincecum Giants pitcher wins $100k from landlord: In what Lincecum calls “a frivolous lawsuit” Lincecum who was being sued by a former Mission district homeowner Mindy Freile for $350,000 for damages to the condo. Lincecum provided photos of the condo which showed that the condo was clean with luxurious furnishings.

The photos taken in 2010 showed the bedroom, living room, fireplace, bathroom and the kitchen in immaculate condition, Lincecum who countersued for $100,000 ended up winning the case because Freile withheld Lincecum’s security deposit. Lincecum’s lawyer said that Freile was taking advantage of Lincecum’s public persona and that she only filed the case because of financial gain.

Lincecum released the following statement on Thursday: I’m pleased with the result and believe that this was an attempt from the very beginning on the landlord’s part to take advantage of my public profile for financial gain. She kept the balance of my security deposit while making unsubstaniated claims of exaggerated damage. While litigation is something you always want to avoid, I will always defend myself against frivolous lawsuits” said Lincecum

Ken Gimblin and Amaury Pi Gonzalez cover Major League Baseball for Sportstak radio