The Golden Sombrero presents Rookie Card Corner: Matt Cain 2002 Bowman Draft Picks and Prospects

Fun Fact: On October 28, 2010, Cain — who was nicknamed “Big Sugar” in high school — pitched 7 2⁄3 scoreless innings to become the fifth pitcher to pitch at least 20 innings in the postseason without allowing an earned run.

Today on The Baseball Show, I had no other choice but to console Clint after his Reds heartbreaking defeat last night in Philly.  Don’t worry, he comes around as the show progresses. You can follow Clint & Diamond Hoggers on Twitter here.

As painful as our first discussion was regarding the Reds/Phillies series, we managed to work in plenty of quality baseball talk today:

-Full reaction and heartbreak of Game 2 last night between the Phillies and Reds

-Braves & Giants breakdown

-Preview of today’s ALDS games

-Guest appearances by Delino DeShields, Mark Prior, Brad Fulmer and Matt Holliday’s groin.

In the top of the 5^th inning in Game 2 of the ALDS between the Rangers and Rays, Michael Young checked his swing on a 2-2 pitch(yes, we all know that he went) before connecting for a 3-R HR on the next pitch from Dan Wheeler.  While there will undoubtedly be an ongoing argument for instant replay after we are beaten senseless with the slow-mo replay of Young’s swing, there will be little talk regarding the Rangers profanity-laced, dugout celebration.

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