Giants ace Madison Bumgarner has become an artist on the hill in ‘The Paris of the West’

Surrendering two runs and four hits over seven innings, Giants ace Madison Bumgarner led San Francisco to a 4-2 victory against the Padres on Thursday in San Diego. The 23-year-old Bumgarner (10-5, 3.02 ERA) also whiffed six batters and retired 20 out of the final 21 Padres that stepped to the plate. With Ryan Vogelsong, Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum continuing to sodomize the canine, “Mad Bum” is one of the primary reasons the underachieving Giants (41-50) are only 6.5 games behind the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League West. The 10th pick in the 2007 draft, Bumgarner is now … Continue reading →