There Are Some Things Even The World Series MVP Can't Get Away With

There Are Some Things Even The World Series MVP Can't Get Away With
San Francisco Giants baseball player and World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner holds the MVP trophies during the victory parade for the 2014 World Series baseball champions on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
San Francisco Giants baseball player and World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner holds the MVP trophies during the victory parade for the 2014 World Series baseball champions on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner may be the most popular guy in San Francisco right now, but there are some things even the beloved Giants pitcher can’t get away with.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, when San Francisco Police Department officers told Bumgarner to let them know if there was anything they could do for him at the Oct. 31 victory parade, he decided to take them up on their offer.

“Anything? How ’bout you letting me ride one of them horses in the parade?” the experienced horse rider reportedly asked.

But given the downpour, confetti cannons and crowd of at least half a million riled-up fans, Police Chief Greg Suhr decided the stakes were too high to risk Bumgarner falling off and injuring “that golden shoulder,” so they compromised on a photo atop the horse.

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From the looks of Bumgarner riding a double-decker bus through the parade and waving his MVP trophies, the star pitcher -- who gave up only a single run in the entire series -- didn't let the denied request damper his spirits.

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