No DH for Bumgarner: Ace to bat vs. Atheletics

[Auggie]

OAKLAND -- Madison Bumgarner will strike a blow, at least the Giants expect him to, for pitchers everywhere on Thursday when manager Bruce Bochy will place him in the batting order against the Oakland A's.

The Giants thus will become the first team to opt against using a designated hitter when it has one at its disposal since 1976, when the Chicago White Sox allowed starter Ken Brett, Hall of Fame third baseman George Brett's brother, to hit for himself.

Bochy explained his decision to let Bumgarner take his cuts in simple terms.

"He's a good hitter, he's dangerous and we're facing a lefty [in Oakland's Dillon Overton]," Bochy said after the Giants' 7-1 loss to the A's on Wednesday.

MORE: http://m.giants.mlb.com/news/article/186897228/madison-bumgarner-to-bat-for-himself-vs-as

Go get 'em Bum ...

[KamaAina]

1. Slight problem: Under AL rules, any reliever would have to bat for himself as well

(whiff whiff whiff)

[Brother Buzz]

2. On a good day Bumgarner is good for 7, 8 innings, with the potential of going the entire game

Problem is.....of late....his fucking team consistently lets him down in the offense department when he's pitching. It's really weird, like someone put a spell, a curse on Bumgarner. Couple that with the fact the fucking A's got the fucking Giants number, I'm dreading a clean sweep series by the fucking A's.

[El Supremo]

3. So Bochy has fucked his team if Madbum gets pulled?

If he gets a hit I'll be surprised.

[El Supremo]

4. Shit. He got a double.

So his average is up to .180?

[madinmaryland]

8. Why do you hate the game of baseball and its sacred rules?? The DH is an ABOMINATION!!

[El Supremo]

9. I hope you're watching Fartolo Colon bat tonight.

He doesn't even take the bat off his shoulder.

They said that he hates to run the bases.

[El Supremo]

10. Chris Christie would be better than Colon!

[madinmaryland]

11. Dude. If you are going to post Krispy, then here's back at you...

[Auggie]

12. NO!

NOT IN MY THREAD! NOT EVER! PLEASE DELETE!

[Auggie]

5. Pinch hitter ...

[Jamaal510]

6. Even the Bum

seems to be a better hitter than Billy Butler.

[Auggie]

7. The decision was strategic, not emotional

The four hitters on the bench who might have DHed were lefties and three of them were pretty raw. Boche also wanted them kept them in reserve as pinch hitter/runner subs.