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charlie and algernon

(13,447 posts) Wed Oct 29, 2014, 11:26 PM Oct 2014

Congratulations to Madison Bumgarner! World Series Champion!!

Absolutely historic performance.

And of course the rest of the San Francisco Giants. Excellent performances all around.

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Congratulations to Madison Bumgarner! World Series Champion!! (Original Post) charlie and algernon Oct 2014 OP

Outstanding! That kid's unreal. vanlassie Oct 2014 #1

Small Town Boy Makes Good !! Tuesday Afternoon Oct 2014 #2

Matt Cain is from Memphis KamaAina Oct 2014 #4

I have a friend who lives in Cooperstown KamaAina Oct 2014 #3

vanlassie

(5,665 posts)

1. Outstanding! That kid's unreal.

Reply to charlie and algernon (Original post)

Thu Oct 30, 2014, 12:47 AM

Oct 2014

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)

2. Small Town Boy Makes Good !!

Reply to charlie and algernon (Original post)

Thu Oct 30, 2014, 10:25 AM

Oct 2014

Madison Bumgarner
Baseball player

Madison Kyle Bumgarner is an American starting pitcher with the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball who was the MVP of the 2014 World Series, his third World Series victory as a Giant. Wikipedia

Born: August 1, 1989 (age 25), Hickory, NC
Height: 6' 5" (1.96 m)
Spouse: Ali Saunders (m. 2010)
Salary: 560,000 USD (2012)
Current team: San Francisco Giants (#40 / Pitcher)
Education: South Caldwell High School

more at link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Bumgarner

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

4. Matt Cain is from Memphis

Reply to Tuesday Afternoon (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 30, 2014, 07:22 PM

Oct 2014

so when healthy, we have two Southerners in the rotation.

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

3. I have a friend who lives in Cooperstown

Reply to charlie and algernon (Original post)

Thu Oct 30, 2014, 07:22 PM

Oct 2014

MadBum will one day be her neighbor, in a figurative sense.

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