Madison Bumgarner someday might confess he is tiring. It will be the day he sells his North Carolina ranch, buys a dozen three-piece suits and moves into a Manhattan high rise.
"I wouldn't admit it, but I'm really not," Bumgarner said after Sunday' 13-4 win against the Braves. "The stuff is the same. The delivery is the same."
Even great pitchers look mortal at times, and for the last three starts Bumgarner has. He has surrendered 12 earned runs in 17 innings, the most over three starts since July, 2013.
At the same time, Bumgarner leads the majors with 2,949 pitches.