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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
Posey deserves some credit too. The pitch sequences were perfect, and I don't think Bumgarner shook him off even once.
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Absolutely. These two have had great chemistry from day 1. They both came up as September call ups in 2009, both had critical roles as rookies in 2010. They also received a lot of pub as a rookie battery in game 4 2010 WS when Bum shut the Rangers out for 8 innings, preventing a series tie. I love the way these two work location. Not sure I've seen anyone, at least recently, so effectively go up the ladder on hitters. He misses down a couple inches and some of those may get launched, but as it was he got swings and misses, and pop ups. They've both said they spend a lot of time before games, even innings game planning, so come game time, there are few surprises.
MadBum is definitely a throw back (humble competitor, spurns pitch count, takes hitting very seriously, etc). Re- stats, he's been better than his stats. His 13-13 year's numbers were greatly influenced by a bad start vs the Twins (gave up like 7-8 in less than 1 IP), and started 0-5 due to terrible run support.. But he was dominant much of that year, as he was in the 13-9 year (Giants losing record). I think his pitching numbers may eventually look gaudier (if team continues to win), but he'll be the bell cow no matter what. I also really can't wait to see if he becomes an even better hitter.