MadBum just might be quietly building a strong case to be considered the Giants staff ace. He always seems to show up big in big games.
from Yahoo Sports:
Puig returns, but Giants beat Dodgers 7-2 - Yahoo Sports:
Bumgarner has a career strikeout-to-walk ratio of 3.65, which is better than that of All-Star teammates Tim Lincecum (2.77) and Matt Cain (2.48). Last season, he came within one strikeout of becoming only the second Giants lefty since Ray Sadecki in 1968 to finish a season with 200 or more.
''You don't want to give guys free passes at any time. You have to make them earn it of you can,'' Bumgarner said. ''But at the same time, you don't want to just give in and just throw a meatball up there. You've got to make pitches and work on command and get ahead of guys.''
Bumgarner is 4-1 with a 1.53 ERA in his last five starts at Chavez Ravine.
''He was commanding both sides of the plate and locating,'' Gonzalez said. ''He's just like anybody else. If he can command down and away, down and in, up and away and up and in, and crisscross the strike zone, it makes it tough.'''via Blog this'
He is the strength of the pitching staff and has been for some time now. This 2012 article from Bruce Jenkins gives a glimpse of where his quiet strength may come from.
from SFGate.com
http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Finding-a-nickname-for-Madison-Bumgarner-3500734.php
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