Mad Bum the Throwback.

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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.

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.