PHOENIX – Matt Cain has spent four years grinding through rehab and toiling on the mound while trying to rediscover his old form.
Maybe he’s going about it the wrong way. Maybe the old form isn’t coming back. Maybe Cain should stop trying to be Cain.
Maybe he should try to be Ryan Vogelsong, instead.
An all too frequent moment arrived in the third inning of Cain’s start Wednesday against the Milwaukee Brewers at Maryvale. He got two quick strikes on Domingo Santana. Then a pitch got fouled back. Another fastball inside resulted in a chopper through the third base coaches’ box.