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Twitter is letting Madison Bumgarner have it for injuring himself on a dirt bike

Apr 21, 2017, 3:23 PM

San Francisco Giants Madison Bumgarner warms up prior to a spring training baseball game against th...

San Francisco Giants Madison Bumgarner warms up prior to a spring training baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels Wednesday, March 15, 2017, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Giants ace Madison Bumgarner will reportedly miss 6-8 weeks after injuring his shoulder.

If he hadn’t done it riding a dirt bike, maybe baseball fans would have gone easier on him. Ah, heck, probably not.

Bumgarner’s gaffe, which led to bruised ribs and a sprained joint in his pitching shoulder, comes more than a decade after then-Giants second baseman Jeff Kent injured himself reportedly doing wheelies on his motorcycle in Scottsdale. He claimed to have been washing a truck when he broke his wrist.

The fact dirt biking isn’t exactly the safest thing to do when one’s livelihood requires a healthy body made Giants fans and Bumgarner fantasy owners displeased.

Otherwise, there were jokes to be had at the expense of the San Francisco ace, who this season is 0-3 with a 3.00 ERA for the struggling Giants.

https://twitter.com/gjmccarthy/status/855534109988454401

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Twitter is letting Madison Bumgarner have it for injuring himself on a dirt bike