CSN Bay Area · Apr 5, 2016
Rewind: Despite flu, Bumgarner has rewarding day
MILWAUKEE — Madison Bumgarner spent most of Sunday evening lying on the couch of a private jet chartered to carry Giants starters to Milwaukee after mechanical problems delayed the team flight. He downed one water bottle after another, mixing in over-the-counter flu medicine, too.
It all helped calm Bumgarner’s fever, but after Monday’s season opener you could still see the weariness in his eyes and hear it in his voice. The ace was asked to rate his health, to give a clue of where he was when he took the mound at Miller Park. It certainly wasn’t 100 percent.
“I don’t know … 100,” Bumgarner said. “I ain’t going to use that as an excuse.”