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

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

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