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Jimmy Rollins pretended to be MadBum and got in a joke staredown with Joe West

Jimmy Rollins got in joke staredown with Joe West

Remember the tense staredown Madison Bumgarner and umpire Joe West got into on Thursday? Here, just refresh your memory a little bit:

That was riveting, right? So compelling, perhaps, that it calls out for an immediate screen adaptation. Luckily, we're not the only ones who think so. During Friday's Dodgers-Rockies game, Jimmy Rollins decided that moment deserved to be immortalized in art, and he knew the perfect person to play MadBum -- himself. 

Without further ado, here's a clip from "The Cowboy Madison Bumgarner vs. Country Joe West," starring Rollins as Bumgarner and West as himself. We threw the original incident in as well so you can judge the quality of Jimmy's acting:

staredown

Oscar-worthy, right?  

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