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SFGATE: A look back at MadBum's most insane anecdotes

A look back at MadBum's most insane anecdotes
Published on July 24, 2019 at 04:50AM by Grant Marek, SFGATE

Flip through the slideshow above for a look back at the most insane MadBum anecdotes in his 11-year Giants career.

Trade speculation has been swirling around Madison Bumgarner for weeks now. And while the Giants' ace was expected to bring in quite the haul in a likely sellers market, San Francisco suddenly being thrust into the wildcard race has, well, complicated things.

Bumgarner reports have ranged from the Giants already tried to trade him to they definitely didn't already try to trade him to it's impossible to say if he'll be traded to there's no way the Giants can trade him.

If the Giants do deal the former World Series MVP, Tuesday's 6:45 p.m. game against the Cubs would most likely be his final start in a San Francisco uniform.

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Which would be a huge loss not just for the ball club, but also for local headline writers.

In his 11-year career in the orange and black, Bumgarner has been as successful (three World Series titles, one World Series MVP, one NLCS MVP, four All-Star appearances) as he has been downright enigmatic.

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