tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post3319100243204359123..comments2024-03-27T10:29:44.159-07:00Comments on Raising Matt Cain: Cain and Giants Whip DodgersM.C. O'Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-54463634728231756292017-05-16T08:15:21.142-07:002017-05-16T08:15:21.142-07:00Matt Cain at 0.5 fWAR, 0.7 bWAR, first time in a l...Matt Cain at 0.5 fWAR, 0.7 bWAR, first time in a long time he's putting up a positive number.<br />M.C. O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-46089392779437048912017-05-16T08:11:00.868-07:002017-05-16T08:11:00.868-07:00Giants were a slugging team that season--over 200 ...Giants were a slugging team that season--over 200 HR if I remember. This season not so much. Hard to hit homers with men on base when you put men on base at a .289 clip!!<br /><br />M.C. O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-58268718712225877032017-05-16T07:00:04.043-07:002017-05-16T07:00:04.043-07:00All we have to do to cure ourselves from the solo ...All we have to do to cure ourselves from the solo HR pattern is to trade for Kevin Mitchell. In 1987, we were in a similar HR funk, & the Team was below .500. After the trade, in his debut as a Giant, Mitchell hit not just one, but two 2-run HR's in this Game at Wrigley Field:<br /><br />http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN198707050.shtml<br /><br />Of course, we also went on to win the Division for the first time in 17 years.Ronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-22111253648826986132017-05-15T23:31:16.389-07:002017-05-15T23:31:16.389-07:00Watching the pen start to break down in the ninth ...Watching the pen start to break down in the ninth started to get scarry. <br />How many solo dingers can this team hit? The giants may be honing in on a<br />record. Lets keep the wins right on coming. nomisnalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297640472949764321noreply@blogger.com