The San Francisco Giants had been dealt a critical blow when first baseman and self-anointed crew captain Brandon Belt fractured his left thumb on a bunt try Sunday in opposition to the Colorado Rockies.
This got here a number of weeks after Belt was seen at a recreation in opposition to the Cubs in Chicago with a hilarious taped-on “C” on his uniform, one thing teammate Evan Longoria did as a joking response to Belt’s insistence on the crew aircraft that he deserved the title of crew captain.
“You realize, anyone has obtained to step up, and once you’re the alpha male on the crew it is obtained to be you,” Belt mentioned on the time. “I put the ‘C’ on my chest and I went to work at present, and fortunately it labored out.”
It positively appeared like one thing that introduced the crew collectively as they proceed to combat to carry off the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the NL West. On a latest highway journey to Colorado, the Giants’ “sea males” posed with their “captain” earlier than boarding the crew aircraft.
However now that their captain is down, his teammates need him to know that he is on their minds.
A number of members of the Giants had been seen sporting T-shirts impressed by the tape job.
The Giants are taking part in the Arizona Diamondbacks at Oracle Park on Wednesday with SF’s Alex Wooden (10-4) dealing with Arizona’s Merrill Kelly (7-11). SF has a two-game lead over the Dodgers within the NL West with 5 video games left within the common season.
If the Giants win the division, SF’s first playoff recreation might be performed Friday, Oct. 8. If the Dodgers sneak forward by the season’s finish, the Giants will play within the NL wild card match-up on Wednesday, Oct. 6.
If SF and LA end the season tied atop the NL West, they’d play a one-game tiebreaker on Monday, Oct. 4, to find out the division winner.
Belt is more likely to miss any playoff begin date.
