Saturday, June 16, 2012

Was Matt Cain's Perfect Game the Greatest Pitching Performance in Major League History Giants 10 Astros 0 Cain Pitches First Ever for Keeping Score Cain’s Perfection Matched by His Dominance Will Carroll perfect game may be tipping point more PED suspicions Huff injures knee joining celebration Tom Verducci Flurry of nohitters and games reflect changes baseball Weight Loss 2012 Diet Programs gem gives a at last Giants' throws against Ann Killion steps out shadows into history with gets majors' 22nd Giant feat pitches first perfecto Comment on Rockies blow lead ninth lose seventh consecutive Cliff Corcoran much than just latest pitching PlaybyPlay striking 14 San Francisco's 100 victory over Houston

Matt Cain gem gives Giants a perfect game at last SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Matt Cain tossed and turned and managed all of about four hours of sleep following his history-making gem for the Giants. Matt Cain's SF Giants perfect game 1st in franchise history Matt Cain tossed and turned and managed all of about four hours of sleep following his history-making gem for the Giants. MLB: Giants' Matt Cain throws team's first perfect game Loading Photo Galleries ... San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain, left, celebrates with catcher Buster Posey, center, and first baseman Brandon Belt after the final out of their game against the Houston Astros in San Francisco on Wednesday. Cain pitched the 22nd perfect game in MLB history. Matt Cain's perfect game had an air of inevitability Everything finally came together for San Francisco's unquestioned ace, who put together one of the most dominant starts in history on Wednesday. Matt Cain on perfection: 'There's really nothing like it' Highlights from the Giants' postgame news conference after the perfect game The Giants' Matt Cain Is Perfect A no-hitter is rare, but doesn't necessarily represent a pitcher's best effort. Yet the fans eat it up. San Francisco Giants' Tim Lincecum Feeling the Pressure After Matt Cain's Perfect Game: Fan Reaction So far in 2012, Matt Cain of the San Francisco Giants is recording a career year. He is 8-2, with a 2.18 ERA, his strike to walkout ratio is six-to-one, is averaging 9.1 strikeouts-per-nine innings, and has also managed to pitch a perfect game. Not only was it the first perfect game in Giants' franchise history, it also tied Sandy Koufax for the most strikeouts in a perfect game with 14 and ... San Francisco Giants' Matt Cain: Now in the Hall of Fame Discussion? Before this year, Matt Cain had never won more than 14 games in a season. He'd never eclipsed the 200-strikeout mark. In fact, coming into 2012, Cain didn't even have a winning career record (69-73). After the Giants' right-hander  pitched one of the greatest games in major league history on Wednesday night, it appeared as though the humble hurler had finally arrived on the big stage. Sure ... Matt Cain: Why Does Baseball Refuse to Acknowledge Him as a Top Ace? Matt Cain has been one of the best pitchers in baseball for the past six seasons. His perfect game for the San Francisco Giants Wednesday night affirmed that assertion.  But despite routinely finishing a season with an ERA below 3.00 and pitching 200 innings, while striking out more than seven batters per nine innings and walking less than two, Cain has never been regarded as an ace pitcher.  He ... Matt Cain Pitches Perfect Game Matt Cain pitched the 22nd perfect game in major league history and first for the Giants beating the Houston Astros 10-0 on Wednesday night.
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