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Matt Cain is Really Good Pitching Punk
metslifers.blogspot.com - 8/17/2009
Matt Cain is Really Good Pitching Punk
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Matt Cain is good. Correction, Matt Cain is very good. He may very well win the Cy Young Award this year. But ultimately he's a Class A punk. The hat tip during Saturday's game sealed the deal for me. I believe Cain didn't throw at Wright on purpose or at least he wasn't trying to hit ...
David Wright heading to 15-day DL, may be done for year
eatdrinksleepbaseball.blogspot.com - 8/17/2009
David Wright heading to 15-day DL, may be done for year
— eatdrinksleepbaseball.blogspot.com — After getting hit in the head by a 93-mph fastball from Giants pitcher Matt Cain, Mets third... baseman David Wright had a CT scan, which was negative, according to Roger Rubin of the NY Daily News . Wright has since been released from the hospital after suffering a concussion. The Mets have placed ... (more) David Wright heading to 15-day DL, may be done for year

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School In Summertime
metstradamus.blogspot.com - 8/16/2009
School In Summertime
— metstradamus.blogspot.com — It's stuff like this that reminds me why I started a blog in the first place. As... long as the uniforms are throwbacks, Matt Cain beaning David Wright throws me back to a common theme that I keep harping to. So if I'm repeating myself in this ... (more) School In Summertime

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blogs.mercurynews.com - 8/16/2009
POSTGAME NOTES: Sandoval gets the last word, Cain’s hat tip, Aurilia misses Shea, etc. | ...
— blogs.mercurynews.com — I didn’t hear it, but apparently, the desk jockeys on ESPN were critical of Pablo Sandoval on... Wednesday when he jawed at Dodgers pitcher James McDonald. They also criticized him for striking a home run pose on a double that might have been a triple. ... (more) POSTGAME NOTES: Sandoval gets the last word, ...

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Mets Lifers: Matt Cain is A Really Good Pitching Punk
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog — Mets Lifers: Matt Cain is A Really Good Pitching Punk And his 77 Sulphate Strip book was pretty damn goo...oops, bollocks that one. Matt Cain is good. Correction, Matt Cain is very good. He may very well win the Cy Young Award this year. But ultimately he’s a Class A punk. The hat tip during Saturday’s game sealed the deal for me. I believe Cain didn’t throw at Wright on purpose or at least he wasn’t trying to hit him in the head. He was visibly upset about having done that, but then he had to go and tip his hat to the irate Mets fans who were obviously, and deservedly, ...

Peace in our time
The Hardball Times — Sure, to the extent there was any bad blood it was 100% manufactured by the media and the Mets' blogosphere, but Cain and Wight ...

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scores.espn.go.com 7/7/2009 — PITCHING WP: M Cain IBB: W Helms (By M Cain) HBP: D Uggla (By M Cain) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: M Cain 12/27; J Affeldt 1/4; B Wilson 2/7 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: M Cain 13-12-20-19; J Affeldt 4-0-2-3; B ...
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rootzoo.com 8/16/2009 — Matt Cain: The headhunting punk.
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Sanders Says: Wright, Vazquez, Cain
mlbnotebook.com 8/17/2009 — David Wright could miss the rest of the season, and he should. Concussions are not eas to come back from, and the Mets aren't really in contention anyway. Keep him out. Javier Vazquez has a good changeup. Real good. Matt Cain's fastball doesn't look like it moves much, but he sure knows how to ...
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nydailynews.com 8/18/2009 — The Matt Cain fastball David Wright took to the head Saturday temporarily affected his ability to think clearly. Fox announcers Mark Grace and Thom Brennaman were not beaned. So, what's their excuse for portraying Cain as a victim?
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