madison bumgarner Stories - McCovey Chronicles
Bumgarner's velocity is still down
Bumgarner was clocked at 94 mph last spring, when he struck out the Dodgers' Manny Ramirez. But his velocity dropped into the high 80s by June, and he hasn't recaptured the crackle on his fastball this spring. From Andrew Baggarly this morning. It’s far too early in the spring to jump to...
Giants vs. the Giants
The San Francisco Giants and a losing streak. Barry Zito out to stop the bleeding, presumably with some dental floss and some Scotch tape. The San Jose Giants and a fantastic team. Their used tissues have more hope in them than the entire big club has. My plan was to flip back and forth. I have...
Project-a-Prospect 2009: Madison Bumgarner
As of this writing, there have been over 650,000 comments left on this site. Though a great majority of the comments are funny, smart, or interesting, buried within those comments are huge, steaming piles of wrong. Sometimes the piles are small and isolated, but sometimes they're part of a larger...
Baseball America's Top 20 Prospects So Far
With the major league draft occuring this afternoon, Baseball America has a special edition of their Prospect Hot Sheet available now that covers the top minor leaguers through May. It does not include a prospect who has dominated over his first three professional starts, though. Tampa Bay Rays'...
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