tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post3496105853264229472..comments2024-03-27T10:29:44.159-07:00Comments on Raising Matt Cain: Cain & Crew Get It DoneM.C. O'Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-20238481313487404922017-04-13T11:02:05.443-07:002017-04-13T11:02:05.443-07:00I would like to point out that we have seen darn g...I would like to point out that we have seen darn good pitching from our 1 - 5 starters in the past 5 days. We have 3 victories as a result.Zonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-7383232169078349342017-04-13T10:50:02.835-07:002017-04-13T10:50:02.835-07:00OK.....We're supposed to talk baseball, but I ...OK.....We're supposed to talk baseball, but I digress. What a day for Bay Area teams!<br /><br />Warriors 109 - Lakers 94<br />San Jose Sharks 3 - Edmonton Oilers 2 (OT)<br />Oakland A's 8 - Kansas City Royals 3<br />SF Giants 6 - Arizona Diamondbacks 2 - Did Matt look good or what?<br /><br />Need I say more! The remote got a work out last night. Russian Rivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-54000745668736235242017-04-13T09:30:11.175-07:002017-04-13T09:30:11.175-07:00Another great piece from Joe Sheehan at FanGraphs ...<a href="http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-pace-of-play-problem-began-in-1884/" rel="nofollow">Another great piece from Joe Sheehan at FanGraphs which you should all read.</a> There I go, saying "should" and I hate doing that, I spent 30 years telling teenagers what they "should" do! Anyway, he talks about the evolution of the game, and pace-of-play, and other good stuff. Worth the read as we have all watched the game long enough to see all these changes, makes you wonder what the game will be like in ten or twenty years.<br />M.C. O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-71215227912820565712017-04-13T08:45:43.225-07:002017-04-13T08:45:43.225-07:00As Bro mentioned, the start of this one was hard t...As Bro mentioned, the start of this one was hard to take and triggered a flood of Cain pessimism. But then he took charge. He mixed it up and got them off balance. Matt looked really good for a while. I think he was genuinely pissed at being pulled in the sixth. A couple guys got on but I bet he could have dealt with it. It truly was an important lesson to be patient and keep our cool. Like you said, you never know. <br /><br />He really hit that ball hard too! Speaking of which, MadBum tonight! Isn't cool to have a pitcher that is exciting to watch hit?JC Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00666659454815710731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-1067459652822203232017-04-13T07:52:50.336-07:002017-04-13T07:52:50.336-07:00Hundley had him throwing more curve balls in key s...Hundley had him throwing more curve balls in key situations. Also Cain was really squeezed by the home plate ump. Is there some bad blood there? Parker, and later Pence were called out on strikes, that Cain only wished were strikes when he was on the mound. Good job, Mr. Cain, especially in a squeeze situation. nomisnalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297640472949764321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-52393492802749521792017-04-13T07:32:29.221-07:002017-04-13T07:32:29.221-07:00Cain started off shaky and I immediately lamented ...Cain started off shaky and I immediately lamented how much he's fallen, wondering why he could still be in a ML rotation, etc. Then he got a lot better, with a big hit to boot. So you never know. Well I sure don't.Brother Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18162500140573910451noreply@blogger.com