New York Daily News ArchiveYou might have seen, earlier in the week, when Max Muncy absolutely lambasted a Madison Bumgarner fastball into the bay, and Bumgarner got mad because he took too long to run to first base:
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You might have also heard Muncy's hilarious comeback: “If you don't want me to watch the ball, you can go get it out of the ocean.” (Note: This alleged comeback was relayed to reporters by Muncy himself, after the game, so it may have been a case of juicing up his own wit, but I'll allow it.)
All in all, Muncy is on the side of good here—he didn't take that long to head to first, and his celebration was fairly minimal. Bumgarner acted like a baby, and needs to chill out and take his lumps.
But it got me thinking—the next time Bumgarner faces Muncy, there's a decent chance he'll bean him. Those chances would be around 100% if they played in the American League, but the fact that Bumg..

Harry HowPEBBLE BEACH, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 16: Gary Woodland of the United States reacts after a birdie on the second hole during the final round of the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links on June 16, 2019 in Pebble Beach, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)Phil Kenyon, Gary Woodland's putting coach, is an instructor to many of the top players in the world, including Rory McIlroy, and has developed quite the reputation as being one of the best putting coaches in golf. Kenyon's stature continues to build with Woodland's U.S. Open victory, with a resume that will speak for itself. Except, on Monday after his pupil's victory at Pebble Beach, he took to Twitter to send a burn to a Twitter user who criticized him in May, nearly two months ago.
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