Will Buster be on DL for rest of 2011?
UPDATE: Giants just confirmed that Posey has suffered a lower left leg fracture. He's been placed on the 15-day DL, with an MRI scheduled for today, but he'll be indefinitely out until they know more. "There's no time table for his return," said press contact Eric Smith.
Just a few days ago, the
San Francisco Giants seemed to be settling in for a happy season. Riding high on a seven-game winning streak, including sweeping the Oakland A's, they were comfortably leading the NL West. Being a Giants fan was, for a time, the opposite of torture.
Then the Florida Marlins came to town.
Bad enough that the big bats of Florida rang up Matt Cain for a 5-1 loss on Tuesday night. Last night, the Giants suffered a gut-churning extra innings loss in the 12th, 7-6.
Even worse, they may have lost star catcher Buster Posey for the rest of the season.