Stephen Drew Trying to Catch Up

Since returning from injury, Stephen Drew has played in eight games for the Arizona Diamondbacks and six of them have been starts.  His surgically repaired right ankle has not seemed to bother him as much as his managers expected it to.  It is more about his timing than his ankle.  Here is what Drew said about his recovery back.

"It's hard to say right now. The ankle's fine. It's just about getting back into the swing of things. Missing a year and not having spring training like these guys, they're four months ahead of me already. That part's probably a little tougher, but for me, I know what I have and it's just a matter of time. When it starts to kick back in, it will be like normal."

The former Seminole has batted  5 for 25 with one double, two RBI's, and three runs scored.  The Diamondback will play tonight against the LA Dodgers.

Stephen Drew to Start Tonight Against The Braves

After breaking his right fibula and tearing ligaments in his ankle, it has been eleven months of a long recovery for Stephen Drew.  Tonight against the Atlanta Braves he will be back with the Diamondbacks.  Drew said he was ready to return.

"I worked hard to get back and tried to get back as soon as possible. It's time to get back out there and play."

 Check back after the game for an update on his performance.

Stephen Drew Update

Stephen Drew has played in six games for the Triple-A Reno Aces.  Saturday ended his third game in a row.  His injury has been a long process but this has to be a good moment for him.  He made plays in the infield showing that the end could come soon.  This is what Reno Aces manager Brett Butler said about Drew.

"There were some tough plays he made look fairly routine, ranging far, planting and throwing ... I'm optimistic that he's getting closer, yeah."

In the three games he went 3 for 11 with 2 runs and a double.

Stephen Drew Could Soon Return From Injury

Former Seminole Stephen Drew could begin a Triple-A assignment with the Arizona Diamondbacks farm club, the Reno Aces, as soon as this Sunday.  Drew has been on the disabled list since he fractured his right ankle last summer.
  Over the past weekend Drew took a couple of practice slides to test out the ankle, then one that got his manager Kirk Gibson laughing:

"Yeah, on his first slide on the mat, he was jerking me around. He headfirst slid," Gibson said, smiling. "He knew we were all out there to see him slide."

This is the first step in a long process to rebuild and strengthen this ankle.  There was never a time table for his return.

Rough Times For Posey and Giants

The Giants as a whole need to do a better job of producing in key moments.  In Wednesdays rubber match against the Dodgers they were 3-11 as a team with runners in scoring position.  Buster Posey was 1-4 with an RBI (1-5 in the game).  Chad Billingsley, the Dodgers pitcher, walked 4 and gave up 7 while only allowing 2 earned runs.

The 3rd inning was the best chance for them to score big.  Buster Posey came up to bat and hit a single into left center field which scored Melky Cabrera, who had tripled to deep center with one out on the previous at-bat. Then with runners on first and second and two outs the Giants get a single to center, that should plate one run but a base running error by Nate Schierholtz caused him to get thrown out before the leading runner could score.

The rest of the game Posey went 0-3 with 3 strikeouts in the 6-2 loss.  The team will have an off day today, then will start a series on Friday at the Arizona Diamondbacks.