In the current generation of Major League Baseball, there are few players out there who hate fun and personality more than Madison Bumgarner. The slightest hint of showboating will send Bumgarner off on a tirade — it’s been that way for much of his career.
But now, Bumgarner is getting mad at opponents for trying too hard for his liking. At least it sure seemed that way on Wednesday.
During the third inning of the Diamondbacks’ game against the Cardinals, Bumgarner did not appreciate a hard swing foul and post-swing scream from Willson Contreras. Like, all Contreras did was swing hard and make a noise. Pitchers — like Max Scherzer — grunt and scream when they pitch all the time. Bumgarner oddly wouldn’t tolerate that from Contreras.
Bumgarner yelling at hitters is a tale as old as time itself
The Cardinals broadcast picked up Bumgarner saying, “Shut the (expletive) up, you (expletive), (expletive) you.”
And you can understand how Contreras took issue with that. Bumgarner was out there throwing a tantrum over nothing. Contreras would end up walking in the at-bat (with a bat flip) and scoring in the inning.
Willson Contreras and Madison Bumgarner were jawing a bit during Contreras' at-bat, which probably explains this bat flip on a walk pic.twitter.com/Xn8VaPD0r2
Es difícil encontrar un jugador actual de las Grandes Ligas que patrulle las reglas no escritas del beisbol como el pitcher de los Diamondbacks Madison Bumgarner. Lo único que se necesita para que a Bumgarner le salga humo por las orejas es girar un …
Es difícil encontrar un jugador actual de las Grandes Ligas que patrulle las reglas no escritas del beisbol como el pitcher de los Diamondbacks Madison Bumgarner. Lo único que se necesita para que a Bumgarner le salga humo por las orejas es girar un bat o que un jugador se quede viendo un homerun unos segundos de más.
Max Muncy sabe perfecto lo que es que Bumgarner te marque un foul sobre la etiqueta del homerun. Este fin de semana fue el turno de Victor Robles, ahora le tocó a él lidiar con las quejas de Bumgarner. Pero, oigan, al menos Robles se divirtió con todo esto.
Durante la octava entrada del juego del sábado, cuando los Nationals iban abajo por seis carreras, Robles conectó un homerun con un lanzamiento de Bumgarner. Y mientras que a menudo es bobo ver a un jugador celebrar mientras están perdiendo por mucho, ha sido un año complicado para Robles y para los Nationals; así que si quería, tenía permitido admirar su homerun.
Traducción: Victor Robles se robó todas las bases con ese cañonazo.
Bumgarner no sintió lo mismo porque pues así es. Después del juego, que Arizona ganó 7-2, Bumgarner llamó “payaso” a Robles por celebrar el homerun como si fuera Barry Bonds. Obviamente, Bumgarner pudo haber evitado la situación fácilmente si no hubiera cedido ese homerun ante Victor Robles. Si no te gusta que celebren, no regales el homerun.
Traducción: Ayer Madison Bumgarner llamó payaso a Víctor Robles por haber festejado un homerun. Hoy, Robles salió con un nuevo look.
Bien hecho, Victor.
Probablemente Bumgarner debería dejar de preocuparse por cómo celebran los otros jugadores, pero la verdad nunca ha sido el tipo de persona que deja pasar esas cosas. Los fans de la MLB amaron la forma en la que Robles manejó la situación.
Traducción 1: ESTA LIGA. Traducción 2: Ayer Madison Bumgarner llamó payaso a Víctor Robles por haber festejado un homerun. Hoy, Robles salió con un nuevo look.
Good for him. The way MadBum tries to police behavior has been annoying since forever. https://t.co/NydraddXm7
It’s difficult to find a current Major League player who polices baseball’s unwritten rules quite like Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner. All it takes is one bat flip or a player staring at a home run for a few extra seconds to have Bumgarner fuming.
Max Muncy knows all too well what it’s like to have Bumgarner crying foul about home run etiquette. This weekend, it was Victor Robles’ turn to deal with Bumgarner’s complaints. But hey, at least Robles had fun with the whole ordeal.
During Saturday’s game, Robles hit an eighth-inning home run off of Bumgarner with the Nationals down six runs. And while it’s often silly to see a player celebrate while losing big, it’s been a rough year for Robles and the Nationals — he’s allowed to admire a home run if he wants.
Bumgarner felt differently because of course he did. After the game, which Arizona won 7-2, Bumgarner called Robles a “clown” for celebrating the homer like he was Barry Bonds. Obviously, Bumgarner could have avoided the situation by simply not giving up a home run to Victor Robles. If you don’t like the celebration, don’t give up the homer.
Bumgarner should probably stop worrying about how other players celebrate, but he’s never been one to let those things go. MLB fans did love how Robles handled the situation, though.
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But what Dan Bellino did yesterday to Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner was absolutely ridiculous and uncalled for and the dude shouldn’t be allowed on the field again for quite some time.
If you missed it, Bumgarner was mad at some calls in the first inning yesterday in Miami and as he walked to the dugout after the third out he had some things to yell into the air. Then Bellino, who was umping first base, came over to do the inspection for foreign substances and he made it all about himself. Instead of doing his job respectfully, he just stared at Bumgarner while he felt around his hand for substances and let him go. Bumgarner rightfully had something to say to Bellino after that – just as Bellino probably had hoped would happen – and Bumgarner was ejected by Bellino, who just could wait to throw him out of the game.
That was such a clown move by Bellino and one that should make every MLB umpire feel embarrassed to be associated with the guy. MLB should be angry that one of their umpires treated a player like that and upstaged a game just because he had to make things personal.
— Bally Sports Arizona (@BALLYSPORTSAZ) May 4, 2022
Bellino had this to say after the game:
“Well, there really wasn’t a conversation there, as the (MLB commissioner’s) report will note,” Bellino said. “He just made some inappropriate comments and was removed from the game.”
Yeah, he made those comments because of the disrespectful way you acted towards him, dude. You baited him into it, which was very easy to see.
Bumgarner was the mature one after the game, saying:
“I know why I got thrown out, yes. But you guys (have) seen the video. I don’t know if I could say anything that would make the situation better,” he said. “So what I’m gonna say is I’m extremely proud of our team coming back and winning because I put us in a big hole there. You know, obviously you didn’t go into the game with the intention of throwing one inning, and so for them to be able to fight, and everyone picked me up today for what happened. That’s pretty cool. Very proud.”
Bellino shouldn’t work another game for a long time. And when he does come back he should be booed by every fan in every stadium that he works at. An umpire just can’t act the way Bellino did yesterday and get away with it with no repercussions. Being an umpire means acting like an adult, not a child, and that’s something that Bellino clearly needs to learn.
Do the right thing, MLB, and tell this child that he has to take a time out for a while and that he has to spend that time thinking about what he has done because he obviously forgot how a real umpire should act.
What happened yesterday in Miami was a joke and it will be even more of a joke if Bellino is allowed to carry on with his life like nothing happened.
What a clown.
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Madison Bumgarner has pitched in the Major Leagues for more than a decade. He’s known as a fiery competitor with a wicked arm. It’s why teams love him, why fans want to see him and why opponents often have trouble with his stuff.
In the first inning of Wednesday’s matinee between the Diamondbacks and Marlins, that famous temper boiled over—but the reason for it sure seemed like a deliberate attempt by an umpire looking for a reason to toss Arizona’s ace.
Here’s some quick background: After giving up a leadoff home run to Miami’s Jon Berti, MadBum bounced right back to induce pop-ups on Jesus Aguilar and Jorge Soler. The starter thought he’d ended the frame with a strikeout to Garrett Cooper, but home plate umpire Ryan Willis (rightfully) called it a ball as Bumgarner started to walk off the mound before angrily returning. After getting Cooper to fly out to right on the next pitch, MadBum walked towards the dugout to meet first base ump Dan Bellino for the routine foreign substance check after every frame. Then things went off the rails.
Madison Bumgarner had to be restrained after being ejected after pitching one inning.
Many observers believe Bellino baited MadBum during the incident. A closer look at the video shows Bellino staring straight into Bumgarner’s eyes as he continues rubbing the pitcher’s hand. Bumgarner appears to sarcastically tell Bellino to “take your [expletive] time” which immediately led to him getting run from the game.
The Diamondbacks’ broadcast went back to show the difference between the foreign substance checks of Bumgarner and Marlins’ starter Elieser Hernandez and the tape speaks for itself.
Sure, Bumgarner was already angry after a disappointing inning, but that’s nothing new. He’s been in the league so long that umpires generally understand how he operates. What stands out here is how Bellino seemingly escalated things—which players and fans quickly pointed out.
Was completely instigated by Dan Bellino, was staring at Bum until he looked at Bellino in the eyes. Wanted to throw him out. He was targeted, Bellino needs to be disciplined. Complete BS
Lmao watch the umpire. Like wtf you’re not even looking at his hand you are just trying to start something and just wanted to throw him out. Such bullshit. Bum did nothing wrong. That was brutal. https://t.co/K6W1DvHtoE
Watching the video, it doesn't appear that the umpire even looked at Bumgarner's hand. Don't know if MadBum was griping about calls during the inning and the umpire had it out for him, but this sure looks like he was trying to provoke Bumgarner and succeeded.
— Stephen J. Nesbitt (@stephenjnesbitt) May 4, 2022
Zero reason for the first-base ump to stare him down like that. A shock collar for everyone in a position of authority, that is my campaign promise. https://t.co/1ZqR7Rgmth
No one pays to go watch umpires at work. They do pay to see generational talents like Bumgarner—especially when he’s likely making his only start in South Florida this year. Adding to the frustration is that it completely changes the outcome of the game.
The Marlins loaded the bases and plated two runs the following inning as Corbin Martin was summoned to take over on the mound with little time to warm up.
Even more unfortunate is how unlikely we are to hear Bellino’s side of things. We already know that Bumgarner would probably earn himself a fine for daring to talk about bad officiating.
The whole situation is just a confusing bummer and so easily avoidable.
This performance won’t count in the MLB record books, but at least the jokes were good!
Madison Bumgarner held the Atlanta Braves to no hits through seven complete innings on Sunday, but unfortunately in the eyes of the MLB, it doesn’t officially count as one. The Arizona Diamondbacks shut out the Braves twice on Sunday, holding Atlanta to just one hit on the day, off the backs of Zac Gallen and Bumgarner’s exceptional performances on the mound.
Bumgarner, especially, had a fantastic game, going all seven innings in the second match of the double header while striking out seven batters. Thanks to the MLB’s official rules, Bumgarner won’t get credit for having a complete game no-hitter since it was not a nine-inning game, but the performance was still phenomenal all the same.
Here’s his final out from Sunday’s game, as he got Marcell Ozuna to fly out to right field.
Madison Bumgarner, who came so close to throwing multiple no-hitters for the Giants, just threw a 7-inning no-hitter against the Braves that doesn't count as one: pic.twitter.com/DYay4MtcaI
Even though Bumgarner’s no-hitter is unofficial to the MLB, the league on social media did get in on the fun with this great tweet giving the pitcher a gold star for his efforts on Sunday.
Since it's an unofficial no-hitter, we made this for Madison Bumgarner to celebrate this momentous occasion pic.twitter.com/xofIw0ZoBm
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San Francisco Giants vs. Los Angeles Dodgers: UNDER 8 (-110)
SP Clayton Kershaw takes the mound on Opening Day for the ninth time in the past 10 seasons for the Dodgers. He has owned the Giants over his career with a 1.74 ERA and 350 strikeouts in 342 1/31 career innings. He has given up two or fewer runs in eight of his last 13 starts against the Giants from 2017 to 2019. In his last five Opening Day starts, Kershaw is 3-1 over 30 2/3 innings pitched, striking out 40 batters and allowing only six earned runs.
While Giants SP Johnny Cueto doesn’t have the Hall of Fame resume of Kershaw, he has pitched well in his career against the Dodgers. His record is only 4-5 in Los Angeles, but he has a 2.36 ERA and 1.066 WHIP at Dodgers Stadium.
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Milwaukee Brewers vs. Chicago Cubs: CHC moneyline (-129)
It wouldn’t be a bad idea if the Brewers went with an opener in their first game. Instead, SP Brandon Woodruff will take the mound. He’s 0-0 in five appearances against the Cubs with a 6.75 ERA.
Chicago sends out SP Kyle Hendricks who was dominant at home last season with a 6-2 record in 14 starts with a 2.04 ERA and a 0.874 WHIP. He has pitched well against Milwaukee in his career as well, going 8-6 with a 3.08 ERA all-time against the Brewers. Neither team lost key contributors to their lineups and the Cubs had more production in the box in 2019.
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The Diamondbacks signed SP Madison Bumgarner this offseason to replace the loss of former ace Zack Greinke and he gets the start on Opening Day. He has been pretty average, by his standards, in San Diego. Bumgarner is 5-7 with a 3.75 ERA in his career at Petco Park.
Arizona beat up on San Diego in 2019. They were 8-2 in their last 10 games versus the Padres and finished 15 games better than them in the NL West last season. Diego’s promising 24-year-old SP Chris Paddack pitched well in his three starts against Arizona. Paddack was 1-0 with a 1.08 ERA and struck out 20 batters over 16 2/3 innings pitched.
Seattle Mariners vs. Houston Astros: HOU -1.5 run line (-139)
This is probably the chalkiest bet of the whole parlay but there’s a reason why Houston is heavily favored. The Astros had the best winning percentage against division opponents in 2019, the Mariners had the fourth-lowest. Houston has beaten Seattle in 13 straight games and won 18 of 19 meetings last season.
Seattle’s Opening Day starter is Marco Gonzales, who’s 0-4 with a 7.36 ERA in his career against Houston. Expect 2019 AL Cy Young Award winner SP Justin Verlander to be in mid-season form after spending the offseason dealing with the Astros’ sign-stealing controversy and a groin injury which had him set to miss the original Opening Day.
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Well, that didn’t take very long at all, now did it? The Giants are already poking fun at their former pitcher Madison Bumgarner and his cowboy alter ego Mason Saunders.
Over the weekend it was revealed that Bumgarner had been posing as Mason Saunders to secretly compete in rodeos which, by the way, is completely ridiculous and absolutely hilarious.
The San Jose Giants are going to have some fun with it. The San Francisco Giants’ minor league club is having a “Mason Saunders” promotion night celebrating former Giants’ and current Diamondbacks’ pitcher Madison Bumgarner and his cowboy alter ego Mason Saunders.
The Giants are giving away two free tickets to a future game to anyone who wears a rodeo outfit or a Bumgarner jersey and will have roping promotions to go along with that.
The kicker, though? It’s this absolutely A1 photoshop that comes with the promotion.
This ain’t our first rodeo!
Saddle up and join us Friday, June 5 as we celebrate #SJGiants alum, Madison Bumgarner, and his rodeo alias Mason Saunders…complete with a shirsey giveaway, roping promotions and special Turkey Mike’s BBQ menu items. ⚾️🐎https://t.co/XWE9DdgDt1pic.twitter.com/rdXUXgatfL
Don’t know who cooked that up overnight, but man that is some handy work.
The Giants are saying that this is just them paying respect to one of their legends, which would be a cool and fine gesture…if it was true. This is absolutely them poking a bit of fun at their former pitcher who moonlighted as a cowboy. And you know what? I’m here for it.
