What they’re writing about Matt Cain’s perfect game

Here's what some are writing about Matt Cain's dance with history on Wednesday:

Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle: "In an era in which nine-inning performances are rare, and pitchers tend to wear down after a long night, Cain seemed to be gathering steam. He was unleashing fastballs in the mid-90-mph range to the finish, always in harmony with his catcher, Buster Posey. "Everything about the defense allowed me to go and pitch comfortably," he said. "I can't thank Buster enough. I never questioned him once. He was going to have me throw whatever he wanted, and I was gonna let him go."

Tim Brown, Yahoo! Sports: "Cain had carried five no-hitters into the seventh inning. He more frequently had what folks call "no-hit stuff," on nights no-hitters died with single flashes of the bat but without real authority. But on a night warm enough that he pitched bare-armed and sweated through his cream-colored home uniform, Cain ended all that. He threw a game that drew comparisons to one of the iconic games ever thrown. Sandy Koufax struck out 14 Chicago Cubs in his perfect game of 1965, the last of four no-hitters he threw in his career, and perhaps the most dominant." (more...)