Quickie Snotrockets

 

This is going to be a very short blog post because I procrastinated and only got around to watching Madison Bumgarner’s last start a week after it took place. And as he’s pitching tonight I wanted to be sure to get his snotrocket stats in before the first pitch of what’s sure to be his last start of the season. There’s also the fact that Bumgarner only had one snotrocket and I didn’t get a screenshot of it so again, a very short post.

Here are Madison Bumgarner’s snotrocket totals and other vital statistics for Thursday, September 23, 2021 at home vs. the Arizona Braves:

 

• ND, 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 HR, 1 SNR (snotrockets): 0 vs. lefties, 1 vs. righties, 0 other. 1 indoor SNR.
• Madison Bumgarner’s most prolific inning was the 3rd in which he blew 1 snotrocket.
• Bumgarner now with 179 snotrockets in the 2021 season.

 

That’s it. That’s the blog post. But Bumgarner pitches tonight against his old team the San Francisco Giants so maybe he will be so overcome with emotion and blow 20 snotrockets. Or not. It doesn’t matter. As long as there’s one Bumgarner snotrocket in the game I’ll be happy. See you back here in a day or two or seven for all the exciting Bumgarner snotrocket action.

None And Some Snotrockets

 

I have another two-for-one Madison Bumgarner snotrocket blog post for you. The first game included in this two-fer I didn’t bother to make a separate blog post for as there were no snotrockets blown in that outing (sniff). That was one week ago and I only just finished watching the next Bumgarner outing just a few minutes ago so I decided to combine the two games into one blog post for efficiency.

Here are Madison Bumgarner’s snotrocket totals and other vital statistics for Friday, September 10, 2021 on the road vs. the Seattle Mariners:

• L, 6.0 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 3 HR, 0 SNR (snotrockets).
• Madison Bumgarner still with 175 snotrockets in the 2021 season.

Zero snotrockets. Sad. Let’s not dwell upon it and instead move on to the next game.

 

Here are Madison Bumgarner’s snotrocket totals and other vital statistics for Friday, September 17, 2021 on the road vs. the Houston Astros:

• ND, 7.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 3 SNR (snotrockets): 0 vs. lefties, 1 vs. righties , 2 other. 3 indoor SNR. 3 interleague SNR.
• Madison Bumgarner’s most prolific innings were the 3rd, 6th and 7th innings in which he blew 1 snotrocket per inning.
• Bumgarner now with 178 snotrockets in the 2021 season.

Even though there were 3 snotrockets in the game I could only get a good shot of the one from the 3rd inning:

 

Madison Bumgarner’s next start should be Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at home vs. the Atlanta Braves.I should be able to watch that one in real time so you can join me at Twitter for live snotrocket tweets or you can always come back here for all the exciting Bumgarner snotrocket action.

Fall Snotrockets

 

Autumn is in the air and so are the snotrockets. Madison Bumgarner’s snot isn’t as crispy or colorful as the leaves in fall but pretty just the same.

Here are Madison Bumgarner’s snot rocket totals and other vital statistics for Friday, September 3, 2021 at home vs. the Seattle Mariners:

• ND, 6.0 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 5 BB, 5 K, 2 HR, 6 SNR (snotrockets): 2 vs. lefties, 1 vs. righties, 3 other. 1 glove SNR. 6 indoor SNR. 6 interleague SNR.
• Madison Bumgarner’s most prolific innings were the 3rd and 4th in which he blew 2 snotrockets per inning.
• Bumgarner now with 175 snotrockets in the 2021 season.

Most of Bumgarner’s snotrockets in this game were either long distance or his back was to the camera so I was only able to get two decent snotrocket screenshots. They occurred back to back at the top of the 4th inning, with the second one being a glove SNR:

 

It’s gratifying to know that Bumgarner’s snotrockets have worldwide appeal:

 

Madison Bumgarner’s next start will either be Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at home vs. the Texas Rangers or Friday, September 10, 2021 on the road vs. the Seattle Mariners. No matter which day and start, we’ll be back here bringing you all the exciting Bumgarner snotrocket action. See you back here soon!

Double Your Fun Snotrockets

 

I’m behind on my snot rocket posts so I’ve combined two Madison Bumgarner outings into one post. That’s it, that’s the explanation.

Here are Madison Bumgarner’s snotrocket totals and other vital statistics for Tuesday, August 24, 2021 on the road vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates:

• L, 6.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 2 HR, 3 SNR (snotrockets): 2 vs. lefties, 0 vs. righties, 1 other. 3 double SNR.
• Madison Bumgarner’s most prolific innings were the 2^nd, 4^th and 5^th in which he blew 1 snot rocket per inning.
• Bumgarner now with 166 snot rockets in the 2021 season.

Even though there were 3 double snotrockets in this game I was only able to get good, clear screenshots of one of the doubles (the other two were too far away). In this 4th inning double the right nostril was done first:

 

Followed by the left nostril:

(Please note that in the above double snotrocket Madison Bumgarner is blowing his nose right on his former team’s happy news)

 

On to the next game. Here are Madison Bumgarner’s snotrocket totals and other vital statistics for Sunday, August 29, 2021 on the road vs. the Philadelphia Phillies:

• L, 5.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 0 HR, 3 SNR (snotrockets): 1 vs. lefties, 1 vs. righties, 1 other. 1 double SNR.
• Madison Bumgarner’s most prolific inning was the 3^rd in which he blew 2 snotrockets.
• Bumgarner now with 169 snotrockets in the 2021 season.

Not a lot of snotrockets in this outing either but fortunately I was able to catch all three of them, two singles and a double. The two single snotrockets happened in the 3rd inning:

 

The double snotrocket took place in the 4th inning with the left nostril going first:

 

It was quickly followed by the right nostril:

 

Madison Bumgarner’s next start should be tomorrow, Friday, September 3, 2021 at home vs. the Seattle Mariners. I will probably live tweet that game so see you on Twitter or you can always come back here of course for all the exciting Bumgarner snotrocket action.

Successful Snotrockets

 

Madison Bumgarner had yet another great outing today. He produced two double snotrockets in one game! Oh yeah, he also went 8 innings and only gave up 1 run on 3 hits. But snot rockets!

Here are Madison Bumgarner’s snotrocket totals and other vital statistics for Thursday, August 19, 2021 at home vs. the Philadelphia Phillies:

 

• W, 8.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 0 HR 4 SNR (snotrockets): 0 vs. lefties, 2 vs. righties, 2 other. 2 double SNR. 4 indoor SNR.
• Madison Bumgarner’s most prolific innings were the 2^nd, 3^rd, 7^th and 8^th in which he blew 1 snot rocket per inning.
• Bumgarner now with 163 snot rockets in the 2021 season.

 

Besides the aforementioned double snotrockets Bumgarner also had some good old plain single ones too. The first snotrocket of the game was a single long distance one and came in the 2nd inning:

 

The first of two double snotrockets happened in the 3rd inning. The left nostril was expelled first:

 

The right nostril followed:

 

The next snotrocket in the game was a solo in the 7th:

 

The final snotrocket of the night was the other double SNR. This time the right nostril went first:

 

Then it was the left nostril:

 

Madison Bumgarner’s next start should be next Tuesday, August 24, 2021 on the road vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates. See you back here for all the exciting Bumgarner snotrocket action.

Summertime Snotrockets

 

It’s hot. There’s snot. Why not?

The summer is coming along nicely and so are Madison Bumgarner’s snot rockets. In his most recent outing he got a no-decision but pitched quite well. And he blew some snotrockets too. Let’s get to them, shall we?

Here are Madison Bumgarner’s snotrocket totals and other vital statistics for Friday, August 13, 2021 at home vs. the San Diego Padres:

 

• ND, 6.2 IP, 9 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 1 HR, 5 SNR (snotrockets): 0 vs. lefties, 3 vs. righties, 2 other. 5 indoor SNR.
• Madison Bumgarner’s most prolific inning was the 5^th in which he blew 2 snot rockets.
• Bumgarner now with 159 snot rockets in the 2021 season.

 

Bumgarner got his outing started off the right way with a snotrocket in the 1st inning:

 

There were a couple of snotrockets in the 5th inning. I’m going to break down one of those for you, in four parts:

 

1. The approach:

 

2. The finger application:

 

3. The snotrocket:

 

4. The after wipe:

 

Another snotrocket from the 5th inning:

 

Final snotrocket of the game, from the 6th inning:

 

Madison Bumgarner’s next start could be tomorrow, Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at home vs. the Philadelphia Phillies. The Diamondbacks starting pitcher is still listed as TBD. But whether he pitches tomorrow or the next day it doesn’t matter because I’ll be watching and cheering and tallying the snotrockets. See you back here for all the exciting Bumgarner snotrocket action.

Featured Snippet Snotrockets

 

Something very nice happened recently. I found out that when you Google “Madison Bumgarner snot rockets” you see this featured snippet:

 

I was overcome with emotion:

 

Here are Madison Bumgarner’s snotrocket totals and other vital statistics for Sunday, August 8, 2021 on the road vs. the San Diego Padres:

 

• L, 7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 HR, 7 SNR (snotrockets): 2 vs. lefties, 3 vs. righties, 2 other. 1 on-base SNR.
• Madison Bumgarner’s most prolific innings were the 6^th and 7^th in which he blew 2 snot rockets per inning.
• Bumgarner now with 154 snot rockets in the 2021 season.

 

There were some nice snot rockets in this game, including an on-base snotrocket in the 3rd inning:

 

Snotrocket from the 6th inning:

 

7th inning snot:

 

Madison Bumgarner’s next start is Friday August 13, 2021 at home vs. the San Diego Padres. See you here or on Twitter for all the exciting Bumgarner snotrocket action.

Triumphant Snotrockets

 

Madison Bumgarner pitched against his old team the San Francisco Giants for only the second time and was victorious twice over because not only did he get the win he also blew some snotrockets.

Here are Madison Bumgarner’s snotrocket totals and other vital statistics for Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at home vs. the San Francisco Giants:

 

• W, 7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 4 SNR (snotrockets): 1 vs. lefties, 2 vs. righties, 1 other. 1 pre-game SNR. 1 double SNR. 4 indoor SNR.
• Madison Bumgarner’s most prolific innings were the 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th in which he blew 1 snotrocket per inning.
• Bumgarner now with 147 snot rockets in the 2021 season.

 

As noted in the stats above these were all indoor snotrockets because the roof was closed at Chase Field. Understandable given the fact that before the game the temperature outside of the ballpark in Phoenix, AZ was a scorching 111° F. Inside the park with the roof closed it was much cooler so Bumgarner was able to blow his snot in relative comfort.

Here’s the first snotrocket of the game, a pre-game one just before the first pitch:

 

The second inning snotrocket was a double. The left nostril went first:

 

Then came the right nostril:

 

Third inning snotrocket:

 

These were all very nice but the fourth inning snotrocket was my favorite of the night because I was able to catch the spray:

 

If you can’t see it here’s a closeup:

 

Madison Bumgarner’s next start should be this Sunday, August 8, 2021 on the road vs. the San Diego Padres. See you here or on Twitter for all the exciting Bumgarner snotrocket action.

Backed Up Snotrockets

Remember when I said in my last post that I would try to do better and not be late on another Madison Bumgarner snotrocket blog post? I lied, sort of. I mean I did try but…I failed. Bumgarner pitched two games since that post and I’m only now getting around to completing my snotrocket tallying for both of those games. The snot has backed up again. Time to release it.

Here are Madison Bumgarner’s snotrocket totals and other vital statistics for Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at home vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates:

• ND, 5.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1, 0 HR, 7 SNR (snotrockets): 0 vs. lefties, 6 vs. righties, 1 other. 7 indoor snotrockets.
• Madison Bumgarner’s most prolific innings were the 1st, 3rd and 5th innings in which he blew 2 snotrockets per inning.
• Bumgarner now with 141 snotrockets in the 2021 season.

Even though he had 7 snotrockets in this game I only managed to get 2 snotrocket screencaps. I think the other ones were too far away or too fuzzy or something. Here’s a nice clear snotrocket from the 1st inning:

Another one from the 1st:

Let’s not waste any time and move right along to the next Bum start. No point in dilly-dallying with his snot.

Here are Madison Bumgarner’s snotrocket totals and other vital statistics from Wednesday, July 28, 2021, on the road vs. the Texas Rangers:

• W, 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 0 HR, 2 SNR (snotrockets): 0 vs. lefties, 1 vs. righties, 1 other. 2 interleague snotrockets. 2 indoor snotrockets.
• Madison Bumgarner’s most prolific inning was the 3rd in which he blew 2 snotrockets.
• Bumgarner now with 143 snotrockets in the 2021 season.

Two snotrockets, two snotrocket screencaps, both from the 3rd inning:

Madison Bumgarner’s next start is tomorrow, Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at home vs. – wait for it – the San Francisco Giants. That should be all kinds of fun. I definitely plan on tallying the snotrockets for that one in real time so see you here or on Twitter for all the exciting Bumgarner snotrocket action.

Activated Snotrockets

Madison Bumgarner was reinstated from the injured list last Friday but I’m only just now getting around to publishing his snotrocket stats from that game. Unacceptable and I will try to do better in the future.

Here are Madison Bumgarner’s snotrocket totals and other vital statistics for Friday, July 16, 2021 at home vs. the Chicago Cubs (closed roof):

L, 6.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 HR, 2 SNR (snotrockets): 0 vs. lefties, 1 vs. righties, 1 other. 2 indoor SNR.

Madison Bumgarner’s most prolific innings were the 3^rd and 4^th in which he blew 1 snotrocket per inning.

Bumgarner now with 134 snot rockets in the 2021 season.

 

Ordinarily a mere two snotrockets would be a disappointing output from Bumgarner but I’m so glad that he’s back pitching and snotrocketing that I’ll take those two SNR and be happy about it.

Since there weren’t that many snotrockets I was able to get screenshots of both of them. The first snotrocket back:

 

The only other snotrocket of the game:

 

Madison Bumgarner’s next start was today and I missed it. So much for my resolutions and good intentions. Sigh. I will most likely watch it tomorrow so come back then for more Bumgarner snotrocketing goodness.