Pitchers Who Rake

The San Francisco Giants opened their season with a 6-5 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. There is a specific reason as to why this is a big deal. And no, it probably isn’t the reason as to why you would think it would be.

The Giants went with their ace, Madison Bumgarner, better known around the baseball community as Madbum. Madbum pitched a pretty good game going. He struck out 11 and gave up three runs while pitching seven innings. Normally that would be a pretty good outing for an everyday pitcher. Madbum on the other hand is not an everyday pitcher. While having a pretty good day on the bump, he had an even better day at the plate. He went 2-2 at the plate and smacked two home runs while he was at it.

810 feet… think about that. Madison Bumgarner is a pitcher and he hit two home runs a total of 810 feet. I know it’s only one game but the pitcher is leading the MLB home runs.

Many are calling for the pitcher to be in the home run derby and rightfully so. There is an un-kept stat that people like to keep, Pitchers who rake. In the National League the starting pitcher (and the bullpen pitchers) take an at bat when it’s their turn. That being said, NL pitchers have a better AB than AL pitchers.

Madbum has had a history of having some big homeruns. The pitcher is not only a fear for batters but a fear for opposing pitchers. His swing is like a gift sent from heaven. For pitchers, at least.

Madbum is just a beast no matter how you look at. You may not like him (I don’t like him because he single handily beat my Royals in the 2014 WS) but you can’t help respect the crap out of him. He does everything the right way. He works hard and day in and day out. My hat sir, is tipped to you.