Sunday, October 28, 2012

Just Close it Out-Matt Cain Time

Well, here we are just one win away from a second championship in three years. This team has been dominant for the past week and I am going to keep this preview simple. The message is the same and the result should be as well. The Tigers, at this point, seem uninterested and the Giants are on a mission for another parade. Matt Cain, fittingly, gets the ball in a few hours to try and get us there.

After the Giants final home game of the regular season, it was Matt Cain that said the goal was to play for another month and then have a parade. Expect him to be focused and ready for tonight's game, with the chance to finish on a high note. Let's not forget, he has been here before. After the epic comeback in Cincinnati, it was Matt who took the ball in game five and shutdown the Reds until the bats busted it open off of Latos. After another comeback against the Cardinals, the Giants turned to Matt again in game seven. Despite not having his best stuff that night, he battled through it and shut out the Cardinals for 5 and two thirds. Well, we ask him to do it one more time tonight. He has become the guy we turn to when it is time for the kill.

The Tigers are ready, their fans have given up and their players look shell shocked. Now, it is just a matter of finishing the job. There maybe no pitcher better qualified for the job. Cain will go to the hill tonight with a strong postseason resume. When he starts the game he will have just a 4-2 career postseason record but he will also bring in an amazing era of 1.83 in 44 and a third career postseason innings. Matt has been our guy for years, often in the shadow of Tim Lincecum, and this game is all about him and his moment in the spotlight. The drama of this series is over, we know the end result already, so now it is all about cementing the legacy of the great Matt Cain.


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