SAN FRANCISCO -- For a couple of springs, Madison Bumgarner experimented with an extremely slow curveball. He would mix it in sometimes in games, but it never became a regular part of his repertoire.
Perhaps Bumgarner will be inspired to use it more after watching Pablo Sandoval's do-everything performance Monday. Sandoval had a Bumgarner-like day, in a way, throwing the slowest pitch of the day on the mound in a scoreless inning but also recording the highest exit velocity of a game the Giants lost 12-4.
Here's a rundown of his strange day:
--- With the Giants getting blown out, Sandoval pitched for the second time in two years.