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 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.
Oh so you can't batflip around Madison Bumgarner but he can do a backflip on a motorcycle huh smh
— Chris Towers (@CTowersCBS) April 21, 2017
Dirt bike trail to Madison Bumgarner: "Don't look at me"
— Chuck Hoag (@hoagiebum) April 21, 2017
Madison Bumgarner doing the most Madison Bumgarner thing ever
— sean newcomb fan acc (@hashim_cole) April 21, 2017
I bet Madison Bumgarner glared at that dirt bike, like, so hard.
— Patrick Finley (@patrickfinley) April 21, 2017
Somewhat underrated part of the Madison Bumgarner injury story: He had an off day in Colorado on 4/20 and chose to go dirt biking.
— Mike Oz (@mikeoz) April 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/gjmccarthy/status/855534109988454401
"Don't look at my shoulder!" – Madison Bumgarner at the doctor, probably
— Corey Doan (@alltrueman) April 21, 2017
Live look-in at the 2017 @SFGiants season #sfgiants #bumgarner #MLB pic.twitter.com/LfQo3sQ2pH
— J.P. (@jpracing11) April 21, 2017
Madison Bumgarner doesn't ride his dirt bike the "right way." Ducks
— Sean Holland (@sth85) April 21, 2017
I heard Bumgarner really injured himself washing Jeff Kent's truck.
— Jared Ravich (@JaredRavich) April 21, 2017
Rip Giants and Bumgarner pic.twitter.com/hG967Jnxbs
— Juan Cena (@sportzlatroll) April 21, 2017
Give Madison Bumgarner some credit. At least he didn't try to say he was washing his truck. #JeffKent #Giants #MLB
— Aaron J. Lopez (@AaronLopez) April 21, 2017
Bumgarner went from getting Cained to getting Kented, not funny just factual
— SFGIANTS FAN JULIO D (@locosfgfan) April 21, 2017
I lost the office pool on Bumgarner, because I foolishly took "Manhandled a bear in a pit of olive oil." Another C-note down the sewer.
— Ray Ratto (@RattoNBCS) April 21, 2017
