tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post358714428052108405..comments2024-03-15T06:52:56.445-07:00Comments on Raising Matt Cain: 6.1 8 1 1 6M.C. O'Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-70587251191418896022008-06-13T00:43:00.000-07:002008-06-13T00:43:00.000-07:00Brother Bob:I waited in vain for Jon's Lincecum re...Brother Bob:<BR/>I waited in vain for Jon's Lincecum report, so I'll do it for him:<BR/>Same Old Same Old Tim<BR/>Seven shutout innings, yadda yadda... okay, whatever. More excellence, leads the world in quality starts, etc.<BR/>One thing I want to write about is the last play of the game. Good throw from Lewis, "He's out!" Taschner goes wild, but no, the ball's sitting there on the grass, not in Molina's mitt, game over, Rockies win. Oh my god. But it was wonderful anyway, wasn't it? I love baseball.<BR/>Which brings us to today's game. Sanchez stinks up the joint, but it's a typical Coors Field day and the Giants offense goes off, so Bochy can afford to leave Sanchez out to finish the fifth, and he barely does, and he ends up with a W. So now Sanchez actually has a better team win record than Wonderboy, even though there's no dispute who the better pitcher is. Sometimes it's better to be lucky. Oh, and did you catch what Sanchez did at the plate? FP called him "Babe Sanchez." Ya gotta love it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-86634667751741765332008-06-10T10:30:00.000-07:002008-06-10T10:30:00.000-07:00Homeruns are really a function of flyballs and ran...Homeruns are really a function of flyballs and random luck (except perhaps in Colorado, Texas, and probably Philadelphia), so I think the much better indication of Cain's performance is his number of walks - one - and his K/BB ratio, which was 6:1.<BR/><BR/>I hope Gillaspie doesn't hold it against Posey when they are playing together on the same team (hopefully Salem-Keizer this season!!! Sign! Sign! SIGN THEM FAST!!!). But nice showcase of our new prospects, eh?obsessivegiantscompulsivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11362706004246875823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-70481693164680165222008-06-10T09:44:00.000-07:002008-06-10T09:44:00.000-07:00Brother Bob:I think it's a sign of the apocalypse ...Brother Bob:<BR/>I think it's a sign of the apocalypse when Ziro and Cain get back-to-back wins.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com