Fouling a ball off your leg probably hurts more than simply getting hit by a pitch. Of course, the batter doesn't get a free base for a self-inflicted wound. All he gets is another pitch to swing at. Life in baseball must have felt twice as unfair to Hector Sanchez on Sunday after the San Francisco Giants backup catcher fouled a ball off his left leg not once, but twice — on consecutive pitches — by Cubs left-hander Travis Wood in bottom of the seventh inning. Ow and ow again. As quoted by reporter Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle: Hector has a huge bump from the second foul tip. "I've got two knees right now." — Henry Schulman (@hankschulman) June 3, 2012 After the first foul, which hit just above his ankle, Sanchez needed a full minute just to get to his feet. The old sports adage when it comes to pain — "Just rub some dirt on it" — applies double to catchers, though Sanchez appeared ready to leave the game and head for the infirmary. But trainer Dave Groeschner came out, rubbed the wound, stalled for more time and, after about 2 1/2 minutes, Sanchez was back in the box, ready to swing. And he did it again.
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Double owie! Hector Sanchez fouls consecutive pitches off leg, stays in game (Big League Stew)
Published June 4, 2012 at 5:40 AM
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