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Profile: Matt Cain
Profile: Matt Cain
Matt Cain doesn't get much hype, as he's 6-13 on a last place team. But what Cain has accomplished by the age of 22 is quite impressive, and puts him in some pretty elite company.
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Raising Cain
baseballmusings.comVegas Watch notes Matt Cain is about to join very good company : What Cain has done by the age of 22 is not something that happens very often. Since 1901, only six pitchers have had a K/9 of over 7.5 while making at least 70 starts by the age of 22. Check out the article to see who's on the list. I believe, however, that most of those pitchers got off to much better starts.

SAINT ANDREW'S NET: 1ST CLASS ALL THE WAY!
With Leather - Sports news and gossip, panda sex, and the occasional Toonces the driving cat Photoshop — ... Vegas Watch profiles San Francisco Giant pitcher Matt Cain.   That's nothing, the White Sox have been unlucky as a team, in that they really suck.  ...

The Carny Clubhouse
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Free Frandsen
El Lefty Malo — ... Speaking of throwing smokey, here's some suggested reading: a deeper look at why Matt Cain is so damn good. ...

Another Reason Why Cain Must Be Kept
obsessivegiantscompulsive — I have seen various people suggest that we trade Cain to get position prospects in exchange. I have been steadfast in saying that Cain and Lincecum must be the core of our rotation for the long-term, plus, of course, Barry Zito, since we ain't trading him away with that contract, no one would take him (though if he can continue to do as he has in his past three starts for all of 2008, maybe in 2010 or 11). I saw this blog linked at a diary at McCovey Chronicles and at ...

Giants Roundup: Stay Classy, Padres
Say Hey: A Bay Area Sports Blog — ... An excellent piece about just how remarkable Matt Cain really is. And he’s only 22. [Vegas Watch] ...

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Free Frandsen
leftymalo.com 8/29/2007 — Last week's Challenge to a Giant went quite well. I called out Barry Zito to finish the year with an ERA lower than his career high 4.48. Last night he threw his third straight gem and is down to 4.59. So let's try another challenge. This one's for ...