Jenkins: SF Giants’ Matt Cain is rock steady amid anarchy

I thought Lee Perry opened for the Clash…

Even in a swirl of anarchy, some sanity must rule. Once the fake beards and red thongs have been dispensed, someone needs to be Dad. The Giants are going to Texas with a 2-0 lead in the World Series because they have that symbol of authority, and Matt Cain is a secret no more.

Until Thursday night, he’d been sneaking up on the American public, a cherished but largely unheralded member of the Giants’ starting rotation. Let there be heralding. As much as Cain enjoys his behind-the-scenes serenity, there’s no hiding behind “unbeatable.”

That’s how Cain must now be viewed, for the postseason is what people remember. Over the course of three starts - against Atlanta, then Philadelphia, and now Texas - Cain is 3-0 and his ERA is, let’s see ... zero. He did allow a run against the Braves, but it was unearned, so that’s 21 1/3 innings this October with a 0.00 ledger. You’d say “and counting,” except the way the Rangers have performed over the first two games here, you wonder if the World Series just might end in Texas.