August 17, 2006
Walks and Strikeouts
Through four innings, Matt Cain faced 17 batters. Twelve of them failed to put the ball in play as he walks five and strikes out seven. Those five who managed to put wood to the ball all made outs. Cain is working on a no-hitter, but he's not making it easy on himself.
Peavy allowed one run in the first on a double by Frandsen and two ground outs. The Giants picked up two more in the third on a bases loaded single by Feliz. Cain is headed back to the mound in the bottom of the fifth with a 3-0 lead.
Update: It's an easy inning for Cain as he retires the side in order on a fly out, pop out and ground out. It's unlikely Cain will finish this game. With all the walks and strikeouts, he's up to 95 pitches after five innings.
Update: Bard singles in the sixth to break up the no-hitter, and that's it for Cain. He gives up 1 hit, walks six and strikes out 8 in 5 1/3 innings. Kevin Correia finished the inning without allowing a run.
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Walks sure can hurt. But at least they didn't kill Cain.
re: Barry Bonds
How about that Barry Bonds?
At this "torrid" Home Run Pace, he will break Henry Aaron's record sometime in the second Hilary Clinton Administration in 2014.
I actually like Barry Bonds. I once jogged past him in San Carlos, CA and saw him playing ball with a bunch of little leaguers on a saturday morning. I think he's misunderstood to some degree.
But what he's producing on the field is an embarassment. He should retire now content to be #2. Henry Aaron is a great player and should stay #1; it will take 3 years at his current pace, but he will decline even further next year and the year after. His body has already disintegrated to an alarming degree.
Of course, Alex Rodriguez may pass him before that happens.
--art kyriazis, Philly
