Getting swept in a three-game home series while scoring 5 total runs is very frustrating, like having to rush out the door in the morning because you woke up late. Losing your best hitter in the process of this sweep is migraine-inducing, like running to the bus stop after waking up late and seeing the bus you had to catch start driving away.
Today, we found out that Pablo Sandoval will be out for at least a month with a broken bone in his left hand, the same hand he hurt last year which caused him to miss some time. The injury will require surgery.
This is obviously a big blow, and of the Giants' hitters, there are really only two they cannot afford to lose: Sandoval and Buster Posey. We saw how much the Giants missed Posey last year, and losing Sandoval until June will not feel much better. I guess the one silver lining with Sandoval is that he's only out for about a month.
As much as the Giants need Pablo's bat, they should be 100% sure he's ready to play before they bring him back. Missing a month is bad, but it's much better than missing several months or, gulp, a whole season because he wasn't healthy enough to start playing again (sorry, Giants fans; I know that's the last thing you wanted to ponder).
It looks like Connor Gillaspie will be Sandoval's main replacement, and he is a promising youngster (who's older than me, but whatever), so hopefully he can become a spark plug for a team that desperately needs one.
On the bright side, at least the Giants didn't lose their All-Star closer for the season. Oh, wait.
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