Madison Bumgarner Gets The Call
The Giants have called up their top pitching prospect Madison Bumgarner to make his major league debut against the Padres tonight (9/8).
The opportunity presented itself as scheduled starter Tim Lincecum was scratched from the lineup due to a back strain. Lincecum is expected to make his next scheduled start.
According to Giants' GM, Brian Sabean, Bumgarner will be on a short leash if things get too sketchy for the young 20 year-old in his first major league outing.
The call-up was a bit of a surprise based on the standard dismissive answers Sabean gave previously regarding whether Bumgarner would be brought up to the big league team in previous m...
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