Headed for the Hall...
The National League made it look easy in last night's All-Star Game, jumping out to a 5-0 lead after the first inning and cruising to an 8-0 victory. Three of the runs to come across in the opening frame came on this play.
Sandoval made All-Star Game ... Read More
Pablo Sandoval’s bat among items from All-Star Game headed to Baseball Hall of Fame
Posted By Gordon Dixon On July 11th 2012. Under MLB Tags: 2012 mlb all star game, Atlanta Braves, chipper jones, matt cain, melky cabrera, pablo sandoval, San Francisco Giants, Tony LaRussa .
Headed for the Hall...
The National League made it look easy in last night's All-Star Game, jumping out to a 5-0 lead after the first inning and cruising to an 8-0 victory. Three of the runs to come across in the opening frame came on this play.
Sandoval made All-Star Game ... Read More
2012 MLB Midseason Awards: NL Cy Young
Posted By Gordon Dixon On July 7th 2012. Under MLB Tags: Cincinnati Reds, gio gonzalez, james mcdonald, johnny cueto, matt cain, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, ra dickey, San Francisco Giants, Washington Nationals .
In 2011 Clayton Kershaw did to the NL Cy Young voting what Justin Verlander did in the AL. He didn't leave much doubt who the best pitcher in the league was and at 23-years old captured his first of what could be multiple awards. There are a few worthy candidates ... Read More
Tim Lincecum’s father lashes out at media, Giants organization, and fans
Posted By Gordon Dixon On June 23rd 2012. Under MLB Tags: chris lincecum, madison bumgarner, matt cain, ryan vogelsong, San Francisco Giants, tim lincecum .
Turnaround in sight?
Prior to this season San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum was about as close to a sure bet as you could find in Major League Baseball. Over the last four seasons he averaged 244 strikeouts with a 2.82 ERA and 15 wins. He was named to the ... Read More
Aubrey Huff injures himself during celebration of Matt Cain’s perfect game
Posted By Gordon Dixon On June 14th 2012. Under MLB Tags: aubrey huff, matt cain, New York Mets, ramon ramirez, San Francisco Giants .
Casualty
The good news for the San Francisco Giants is Matt Cain struck out a career-high 14 batters and pitched the first perfect game in franchise history, the twenty-second of all-time, and second this season. The bad news is first baseman Aubrey Huff injured himself in the process of heading ... Read More
San Francisco Giants sign Matt Cain to $112 mil extension
Posted By Anthony Ramsey On April 2nd 2012. Under MLB Tags: matt cain, mlb free agency, San Francisco Giants .
The San Francisco Giants made a huge investment in the future of their pitching rotation Monday, signing right-hander Matt Cain to an 5-year, $112.5 million extension. The extension will make Cain one of the highest paid pitchers in the Majors. Here are a few details courtesy of Eye On Baseball:
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