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Originally Posted by troutman
Matt Cain announced his plans to retire after a 13-year Major League career. Cain will make his final start this Saturday.
http://m.mlb.com/news/article/256382...-after-season/
His 13-year tenure also stood alone, since it was the longest by any player to perform only for the Giants since the team moved west from New York before the 1958 season.
A three-time National League All-Star, Cain pitched the only perfect game in the franchise's illustrious history on June 13, 2012, against the Astros. He won the 2009 "Willie Mac" Award, which goes annually to the most inspirational Giant. And he posted a 4-2 record with a 2.10 ERA in eight postseason starts, contributing heavily to two of the Giants' three World Series titles since 2010. |
I'm sad that Cain's career is over, and more sad that I won't be able to watch his last start. He was a great Giant, and I will forever cherish the memories of him pitching. There have been lots of great articles written about him lately including ones by Baggerly, Pavlovic, and Steward.
My favourite memories of Cain are his perfect game, his 2-0 record, with a 0.00 ERA in three starts in the 2010 playoffs, and him starting all three clinching games in the 2012 playoffs. Timmy was better in the 2010 playoffs, and what Pablo did in 2012 was outstanding, but Cain was the second best player on each of those playoff teams.
I've watched hundreds of Matt Cain games on TV and about 10 at AT&T. I was in attendance at AT&T for game 3 of the 2010 NLDS that he started and won.
Enjoy the ride into the sunset, Horse.