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Armed and Dominant: Year of the Pitcher

All this week, the FanHouse staff will look back at the most significant baseball storylines of 2010. In China, 2010 was the Year of the Tiger. In Major League Baseball, it was the Year of the Pitcher. Finally. After nearly 20 years of an offensive boom, hurlers took back the game in 2010. The Giants won the World...

Twelve Thoughts: Giants Among Elite, Sandy Alderson, Big Fall for Prospects

The San Francisco Giants now belong among the elite franchises in baseball. Maybe the Giants already were there, but the recent World Series trophy completes a franchise that had a lot else going for it -- a snazzy ballpark privately financed and integrated into a vibrant city, an avid fan base, a decent winning tradition...

Giants' Parade Offers Sweet Smell of Improbable Championship

SAN FRANCISCO -- They came to the home upon the hill, hundreds and hundreds of thousands bedecked in orange, their cheeks slightly sunburned, their mouths still agape. It was as if the Chinese New Year and Pride Parades had occurred on the same fine day, only it was even better. It was the loveliest trophy in all of...

Giants' Title a Triumph for Baseball, Too

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Score the 106th World Series as a clean single for baseball, national TV ratings be damned. The success of the event owed in part to the heft of the two teams' media markets. Only four media markets in the United States are larger than that of Texas neighbors Dallas and Ft. Worth. Next in size?...

Matt Cain's Performance Worthy of Awe

On a team that already has the two-time NL Cy Young Award-winner Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain is emerging as the ace of the 2010 postseason. In 21 1/3 innings in the playoffs, he has not allowed an earned run. His latest gem has the Giants two wins away from a title, leaving everyone buzzing about his performance.

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05/28/12 Nats head to Miami for key NL East series Source: CBS - Today's THV - Little Rock AR The National League East-leading Washington Nationals will begin the final stretch of their nine-game road trip when they play the first of three straight games against the Miami Marlins this afternoon.
05/28/12 How Can We Explain Matt Cain's Strikeout Numbers? Source: CBS - KPIX 5 - San Francisco CA In the wake of Tim Lincecum's problems on the mound, the focus has shifted away from some of the more positive story lines surrounding San Francisco's pitching.
05/28/12 Angels stay hot, sweep Mariners Source: Mail Tribune - Medford OR Kendrys Morales had three hits, including a home run, scored twice and drove in two runs to help the Los Angeles Angels complete their first four-game road sweep of the Seattle Mariners in 27 years with a 4-2 win on Sunday.
05/25/12 Affeldt to keep wearing brace Source: CBSSports.com Kevin Correia pitched six effective innings, Garrett Jones homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended a five-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday.
05/23/12 Posey crushes homer to lead Giants over Brewers Source: Vallejo Times-Herald - Vallejo CA Buster Posey homered off the Miller Park scoreboard and had three RBIs as the San Francisco Giants beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 on Tuesday night.

Background on Matt Cain

Matthew Thomas Cain (born October 1, 1984) is an American professional baseball player. A starting pitcher, Cain plays for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. He is tall and weighs .

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