SF Giants Rumors – Bowker Shows Promise, Bumgarner is Back!
Posted on March 2nd, 2010 by admin in SF Giants Rumors
Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News has some Spring Notes on his blog. He has some notes about the intrasquad game. He also has a link to his youtube channel. Looks like he’s starting to add some pretty cool videos. I did see one of Freddy Sanchez taking some ground balls.King of Cali thoughts: The San Francisco Giants are taking the day off before the Cactus League opener tomorrow. They did have an intrasquad game yesterday. John Bowker hit a ball that hasn’t landed yet (home run) in the first inning off of lefty Clayton Tanner.
It’s really nice to see Bowker get off to a hot start. This is a guy who’s proved he’s got what it takes to make that next step to join the Giants in San Francisco. It’s just when he get’s there. He hasn’t been able to prove that he belongs. Who knows what it really is. Maybe he just like’s the life he has in Fresno better than San Francisco (just kidding). Let’s just hope this is the year he shows the Giants he’s going to be here to stay!
Side Notes
Madison Bumgarner has returned back to Arizona to join the Giants camp. He left the team to go to North Carolina to bury his half-sister. She died suddenly at the age of 36.
“I wanted to be with my family, of course, but I was anxious to get back to work,” Bumgarner said. “Because when I’m on the mound, I don’t think about anything else but the game.”
~King of Cali
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I hope Bowker and the other youngens can start to consistantly hit in the BIGs…only Pablo has really broken through.
Does anyone know who bowker reminds everyone of.. Lance Niekro.. Fred Lewis.. Daniel Ortmier there are many more.. lets just hope he breaks thro and gets us out of this no hit talent in our farm system
Condolences to MadBum and his family. Sounds like a completely tragic situation. Hopefully his heart and head is with his family and he throws with a sense of purpose this year. Whether he makes the big club or comes down here to Fresno, I really look forward to seeing the guy!!
Go getum MadBub, and may the memory of your sister be eternal!!
~Harsh
the tags on that photo say:
urban_bowker_bruce
but it looks like those morning show tards, mac and cheese…