>>>Matt Cain of the Giants signed a contract for $127 million a few days ago, which will run through 2017. With his record of 12-11 last year, I can only say that something is very wrong! What would they pay him if his record was 20-3?
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>>Trying hard not to sound too much like a "homer" but...........
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>>For the National League Cain was.........
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>>5th in WHIP
>>8th in ERA
>>7th in Innings Pitched
>>15th in Strikeouts
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>>Looking at Win/Loss is HIGHLY misleading in his case.
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>I couldn't have scripted it any better. Cain pitched 9 innings of two hit shutout ball against the Phillies last night and came away with a no decision. It has to be aggravating to pitch for a team that doesn't score runs.

But you left out that Cliff Lee pitched _10_ innings of shutout ball (102 pitches!) and came away with a no decision. It has to be aggravating to pitch for a team that doesn't score runs.

Tamar