How Some Injuries have Helped the San Francisco Giants
On Sunday, you saw an example of the San Francisco Giants. If you haven't seen them since May 24, you may have some questions.
Where's Andres Torres? Where's Jonathan Sanchez? What about Sergio Romo? Buster Posey? Pat Burrell? Freddy Sanchez? Brian Wilson?
The answer: they're all on the DL.
Just about every Giant has hit the disabled list, or at least missed a couple games, due to injury. Right now, Buster Posey and Freddy Sanchez are out for the year (as we all know, except the guy who hasn't seen them play since May 24).
But they can still win, and they showed an example Sunday.
Brandon Belt, who probably would see limited playing time if Andres Torres, Carlos Beltran, and Pat Burrell weren't hurt, has been doing well. He hit a three-run homer to help the Giants.
And Pablo Sandoval, who was on the DL for a month and a half, hit the game-winning two-run homer in the eleventh. If Freddy Sanchez was back, Pablo would see a few less at-bats.
While the Giants have been plagued by many horrible injuries (that have hurt them), like Carlos Beltran and Buster Posey's injuries, they have seen new talents with some others.
Dan Runzler's first career start may have been a huge bust, but the relievers saved him, one of them Steve Edlefsen. Edlefsen made his major league debut on Sunday, and it was a good one.
Edlefsen struck out Clint Barmes, the first batter he faced, on a nasty slider, and he retired all four batters he faced. He was called up thanks to an injury to...Brian Wilson.
While the Giants would have liked to have (and use) Sergio Romo, they wouldn't have had Brandon Belt without the injury to Romo. Besides, the bullpen did well, as all four runs in the 6-4, eleven inning win were given up in one-and-two-thirds innings by Runzler.
Belt went a week without a hit, and then following up his previous Sunday's dominance, he did it again, in front of family and friends.
These Giant players have been given new opportunities thanks to injuries, and while the Giants wish they had every injured player back, they know how to win with the injuries.
Where's Andres Torres? Where's Jonathan Sanchez? What about Sergio Romo? Buster Posey? Pat Burrell? Freddy Sanchez? Brian Wilson?
The answer: they're all on the DL.
Just about every Giant has hit the disabled list, or at least missed a couple games, due to injury. Right now, Buster Posey and Freddy Sanchez are out for the year (as we all know, except the guy who hasn't seen them play since May 24).
But they can still win, and they showed an example Sunday.
Brandon Belt, who probably would see limited playing time if Andres Torres, Carlos Beltran, and Pat Burrell weren't hurt, has been doing well. He hit a three-run homer to help the Giants.
And Pablo Sandoval, who was on the DL for a month and a half, hit the game-winning two-run homer in the eleventh. If Freddy Sanchez was back, Pablo would see a few less at-bats.
While the Giants have been plagued by many horrible injuries (that have hurt them), like Carlos Beltran and Buster Posey's injuries, they have seen new talents with some others.
Dan Runzler's first career start may have been a huge bust, but the relievers saved him, one of them Steve Edlefsen. Edlefsen made his major league debut on Sunday, and it was a good one.
Edlefsen struck out Clint Barmes, the first batter he faced, on a nasty slider, and he retired all four batters he faced. He was called up thanks to an injury to...Brian Wilson.
While the Giants would have liked to have (and use) Sergio Romo, they wouldn't have had Brandon Belt without the injury to Romo. Besides, the bullpen did well, as all four runs in the 6-4, eleven inning win were given up in one-and-two-thirds innings by Runzler.
Belt went a week without a hit, and then following up his previous Sunday's dominance, he did it again, in front of family and friends.
These Giant players have been given new opportunities thanks to injuries, and while the Giants wish they had every injured player back, they know how to win with the injuries.
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