Let’s stop with the bubble-wrapped nonsense: Let Madison Bumgarner hit in the MLB Home Run Derby. There is maybe — maybe! — one tiny argument to be considered against it, and it’s the very 21st century, over-concerned, overly-cautious saw, “He might get hurt.” Well, yes. And I’ll answer with the age-old, not-that-concerned, not-that-cautious saw: He […]
SAN FRANCISCO — For just a moment, David Price paused when asked if he remembered facing Madison Bumgarner and the Giants two years ago. He collected his thoughts and spilled the memories, recalling where Buster Posey and Pablo Sandoval splashed two-out singles en route to a four-run outburst with two outs in the first inning. […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Albert Suarez spent all of last year pitching for the Arkansas Travelers, the Angels’ Double-A affiliate. He made his home starts in Dickey-Stephens Park, planted on the lip of the Arkansas River and capable of holding crowds just over 7,000. On average last year, just a handful over 5,000 people showed […]