we're talking about buster posey. might have just seen it there in this 12th inning here against the marlins. buster posey, the marlins scoring the game-winning run, this is scott cousins coming around third base to score. he hits buster posey at home plate. it appears to be a left ankle injury. buster posey was in pain laying on the ground there for a couple of minutes. pretty gruesome injury here. the entire stadium came to a standstill and was very quiet when you saw this. buster posey, lincecum they are franchise players so when something happens to either of those two players it's of real serious concern and right now buster posey in the giants training room. they're look at his left ankle presumably. we'll have an update for you in the next 15, 20 minutes during this newscast if we can. if not we'll see what happens. we'll be here for the next hour to wait for that update for buster posey. so once again it looks like a left ankle injury and this is not just news in the bay area. this will be national news becaus

buster posey would probably disagree. >> buster posey is hurt. >> reporter: it was the collision heard round at&t. >> oh, my god. >> buster posey was slammed by a run away freight train in the body of scott cousins. no debate how it will hurt the giants. >> we lost our cleanup hitter. you know. our catcher helped us to win the world series last year. >> buster posey is only 23. rookie of the year and a catcher. >> it sucks. he is out. he has got a busted leg with torn ligaments. >> reporter: a fractured left fibula and severely torn ligaments in his left ankle. mri showing no damage to the knee. that's good news. how long he is out still not official but likely to be a long time. likely most of the season. >> i think buster is just too light to play catcher. he should be playing first base or short stop. he was a shortstop before. >> reporter: in fact, he once played all nine positions in college. so versatile. bruce jennings kins and the san francisco chronicle addressed the issue in a column after buster posey got hit in the head a couple times. >> the whole concussion issue is runni

giants fans are singing support for buster posey. while the rookie of the year recovers from a slam at home plate that left him with a broken bone and torn ligaments in his left ankle. the trainers stay ligaments will most likely require surgery. >> it's severe. we're still going to gather more information, some other experts. we've got great doctors here that we've already seen. but you know, we're going to gather more and to appease myself, mostly buster. >> reporter: on crutches, the giants catcher moved junkerly into a car with a trainer earlier today. a sad sight for teammates like jeremy affeldt. >> i texted him last night. i love him. he's a good friend of mine. >> reporter: scott cousins that he feels awful about the jimpl he tried to help him up. was it a clean hit? giants fans are divided. >> i thought it was dirty. >> towed scohe had to score. >> reporter: it was a legal play and now bruce bochy and others are trying to figure out if it is time to change the rules. >> we might need to consider something to protect these gu

buster posey season appears over. one more time.rash in bay area memory has buster posey suffering a fractured bone in his lower left leg and three torn legments, his season almost certainly lost. they try to get him into surgery within a week. bruce bochy. >> i am sure he feels bad. we lost our clean up hitter. you know, our catcher. helped us win the world series for us last year. >> i love him. he is a good friend of mine. he is a great player. he is frustrated but there is nothing he can do about it. >> all right. as buster posey went home, prior to the first pitch the show went on with eli now the starting catcher for the san francisco giants. and, hey, the guy is a good defensive player. but can't hit. the giants -- i will be interesting to see if they make a move to get another catcher in here. rowand making the play. giants-marlins. nobody could score. logan breaks the seal. ryan terrific again. allowed one run. but that was it. the giants would threat a little bit but the marlin defense, look at that. take it to the end of

buster posey is a very important player in this team. they've already called up his replace machinement. eli whiteside will be his replacement. we'll have much more on this on the news at 5:00. back to you. >> thank you, kraig. >>> just a little over an hour ago, los angeles police said, once again, that gioganni ramirez is their prime suspect in the beating fan the bryan stow. that came during a media update one day after police but gioganni ramirez in a lineup. he would not say if witness identified gioganni ramirez seen her in a -- seen here in a booking photo. but beck said they are proceeding with their case against ramirez. >> we continue down that road in our preparation, presenting the case to the district attorney in the -- district attorney in the near future. but we won't present the case until we have an abundance of evidence, we have a number of things still being examine. >> ramirez is on a no-bail hold. his attorney says he has an alibi. >>> the oakland police chief says he's talking about a plan to prevent the violence th

giants fans watched in disbelief as star player buster posey collided with florida's scott cousins during last night's game, with posey suffering what doctors say are likely season-ending injuries. >> i'm just shocked. i can't believe it. when i saw what happened, i was just like overcome with sadness for him, for the fans, for the whole organization. >> reporter: many fans say they doubt the team can go all the way to the world series, as the giants did last year, without the national league's reigning rookie of the year. >> he's our best offensive weapon. it's going to be hard to repeat without him. i mean, i don't know what we're going to do. we're going to have to get somebody else in there, i guess. >> reporter: with posey likely out for the season, some fans are resorting to prayer. >> i'm sure that he's pretty devastated today and frustrated and we hope that there's a speedy recovery and this isn't something that's going to cause him, you know, too much pain. >> see him get hurt, it was a huge shock, you know? i mean, i really don't know what they're going to do coming up. some of

if it were any other player on any other team, baseball might not be buzzing, but this was buster posey, last season's national league rookie of the year. world series champion. hero in san francisco. some have higher profiles than others and posey versus scott cousins is destined to become one of them. manager bruce bochy told reporters he would like to see a rule change protecting catchers. >> there are so many catchers that have gotten hurt at homeplate. a lot of time, it shortens their career or even ended their career. the way guys come in now maybe we need to consider it. >> i don't think it was a malicious act. but i think, i'm sure, i heard he didn't sleep well. that's great. in some ways that means he is a good guy. he has emotions. >> reporter: from the ballpark, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> 4:36 now. some bay area students are among the many fans sending posey their best wishes. >> dear buster posey, when you broke your ankle, our school was a total madhouse. what is your favorite thing to do? go, giants! >> get well soon. >> now that was just one of the get well wishes sen

you can post get well messages to buster posey. to make it easy, go to www.ktvu.com, click on web links and we will send you to the card. >> this picture says it all. you can see buster posey on crutches with a cast, he fractured a bone in his left leg durings a collision at home plate. >>> a fair well for two members of the san francisco police force. hunter and hawk were given a retirement party this morning. buckets of carrots and apples. >> our horses are our parners. he helps protect me, helps me do the work i need to do. >> hawk began his service with the city in 1998. hunter has been with them since 2004. they are headed to a 48-acre pasture. >>> high school students have been suspended for white supremacist behavior. we talked to one of the students coming up at 5:00. plus we showed you these pictures, tonight people are heading for tahoe for memorial day. and one last look that weekend weather. everybody is getting away. >> it is. we are moments away in some cases and hopefully you have three days off. it will be cloudy an

but this was buster posey. last season national league rookie of the year. world series champion. hero in san francisco. some replay have higher profile than others and posey versus scott cousins last night is destined to become one of them. >> i heard his ankle was twisted 360. >> tremendous blow. >> yes. it was clean play. >>reporter: stuff of controversy just the same. baseball analyst marty will be talking about it. >> the idea this game of baseball to score runs home plate is sacred. >>reporter: here's what we do know. posey is finished for the season with broke left leg and ligament daniel. when we view the play in ultra slow motion we see what contributed. posey in position. good throw to the -- that took a bad low hop bouncing off shin guard. posey block the plate with no ball in his hand. defensive and also defenseless. today giants manager told reporters would he like to see a rule change protecting catchers. >> well i think there are so many catch that's got hurt at home plate. miss a lot of time. shorten the career or even ended their career and the way guys are come in

bottom of the 9th, man on first, buster posey would have been at the plate. it was the number 4 batter. and aubrey huff grounded out. we don't know what buster would have done, of course, but this was the first game and the giants are 0-1 in the post- buster era at the moment. elizabeth? >> that video is so hard to watch. you can't help but cringe. >> it hurts. >> thanks. >>> when i walked out, i would have never thought it would be the last time i seen my boy. >> a bay area teenager killed weeks away from graduation. how friends say he tried to turn his life around. >> they say it's too soon. what neighbors near the san bruno explosion site want banned for the summer. >>> and cutting down is about to cost you. how much more energy conscious pg&e customers will have to pay. ,, i know you're worried about making your savings last and having enough income when you retire. that's why i'm here -- to help come up with a plan and get you on the right path. i have more than a thousand fidelity experts working with me so that i can work one-on-one with you. it's your

you know the rest, buster posey is out for the next handful of months. the reaction in the giants' clubhouse, you can i imagine it was very somber. >> i am sure that he feels that, not as bad as we do. we lost our clean up a hitter. we lost our catcher. we were so close to winning the world series last year. this is tough, i hate to see this happen. i am sure no one feels good about this. >> as i said last night, i love him, he is a good friend of mine, he is a great player. i am happy that i had a chance to play with him when i did. i think that he will be a game changer for a long time. i think that he is frustrated, but i know he understands that he had nothing to do about it. >> more reaction in the next hour, the team has left for the road trip to milwaukee and later st. louis. how will they go on? the eight men did it, it is tough to get out there and go on and plate. we will have a more for you in just a moment. >> cozy injury has had look giants fans talking about the major setback--posy 's injury has had giants fan talking about it. >> the giant

buster posey injured in the 12th inning last night in a horrific clusion. osey got run over by scott cousin. his ankle was trapped urnneath the body weight and he was in agony . x-rays and mri reveal a fractured bone and torn ligaments and surgery is likely to take place next week. posey was on the ball park and on crutches. for the giants, it feels like a death. >> it felt like a morgue in here . you lose a player like buster it is tough. not only is it bad. >> you know, all of the guys and try to go out there and do my best and play ball the way i know how to play, you know. i am not buster, obviously, but go out there and play hard. >> giant's fans showing support for posey in the game. giants trying to prevent a three game sweep against florida. >> only blemish on a pitch. one-nothing marlins and that was the only run of the game . sanchez getting help. guns down aaron in the seventh . to the ninth. freddie sanchez tying one and codey, and a ball and that is the final out. sanchez complete game five hitter . giants swept at home one-nothing. >> you look

their young star, buster posey, likely out for the season. the team revealing today that posey has a broken bone in his lower left leg and severely strained ligaments in his left ankle. it all happened last night. you probably saw it. the gruesome collision at home plate. a game that was televised right here on nbc bay area. let's bring in nbc's monte francis, who joins us now from at&t park. this is one of the most shocking storylines we've seen in giants history. buster posey really the bedrock of this franchise. what's the latest? >> reporter: that's right, raj. and giants fans are taking this pretty hard. many of them told us that they are in shock. now, the team has not officially said that posey's out for the rest of the season, but we talked to a doctor today who said considering his own injuries that that is the most likely scenario. it was a moment to make giants fans cringe. their star player, catcher buster posey, in a painful collision with florida's scott cousins. the collision left the national league's rookie of the year with a

and all the tuck surround buster posey. >> buster posey first or second for the giants.t's bang bang play was the shot heard around the giant's nation. in the 12th inning of last night's game, catcher buster posey took what was described as a football type hit from former usf star cousins. it was a legal play. cousins scored the winning play. posey suffered three torn ligaments in his ankle. giants have not ruled out posey for the season but is going to have to rehab for a very long time. >> hopefully, we get results back that aren't as bad as everybody is thinking and we can get buster back on the field. until then, we have to win games. >>> giants replace those three with belt, stewart and brandon crawford. >>> well the giants are a great home team but the marlins are 15-2 on the road. they swept the three game series at at at&t park. and aaron rowan out in left to end the third inning. stranded a runner at third base. vogelsan allowed four runs through 5 innings. giants are dead last in run scored in the national league. they still lead the west by 1.5 games over ariz

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and all the tuck surround buster posey. >> buster posey first or second for the giants.ast night's bang bang play was the shot heard around the giant's nation. in the 12th inning of last night's game, catcher buster posey took what was described as a football type hit from former usf star cousins. it was a legal play. cousins scored the winning play. posey suffered three torn ligaments in his ankle. giants have not ruled out posey for the season but is going to have to rehab for a very long time. >> hopefully, we get results back that aren't as bad as everybody is thinking and we can get buster back on the field. until then, we have to win games. >>> giants replace those three with belt, stewart and brandon crawford. >>> well the giants are a great home team but the marlins are 15-2 on the road. they swept the three game series at at at&t park. and aaron rowan out in left to end the third inning. stranded a runner at third base. vogelsan allowed four runs through 5 innings. giants are dead last in run scored in the national league. they still lead the west by 1.5 games o

giants fans lamenting buster posey painful injury last night. what call should major league baseball make in guarding against injuries like this at the plate. >> buster youngest fan deliver get well wishes. stay with us. >> buster youngest fan deliver get well wishes. stay with us. news at 9:00 [ jerry ] look at this! you got a state-of-the-art man-cave, but the savings account of a cave-man! hey sports fans check this out. [ beep ] oops, my bad. earn more with interestplus savings at capitalone.com. that's new school banking, baby! ooh, 3-d! instead of earning bupkus, your savings could be earning three times the national average! three times more. go online to capitalone.com. what's in your wallet? what's this do? [ beeping ] >> if you saw the play devastating end to last night giants game. horrendous collision at home plate left buster posey grinding in pain and with a broken leg and torn ligaments. wayne has reaction to the season ending injury and the play itself. watch this. >> baseball they say is a game of averages. high and low of 162 ga

buster posey teams all-star catcher broke his leg and out for the year. posey was trying to prevent the go ahead. scott cousins slammed in the catcher and bent posey acwardly over his left leg . we asked fans about the play. >> was it a good hit? >> i don't think so. the way he dropped his shoulder he could have done something different. >> what do you think it some >> is it s baseball. he could have around him. he made the decision to go through him. it is unfortunate and baseball. >> giants won the first world series since 1954 and in no small measure to efforts of posey. >> bay area students haven't wasted time to send buster posey their wishes. >> and when you broke your ankle. what is your fave ryth thing to do. go giants . get well soon. >> so cute. it is a first grade class of the sacret heart convent. they are on the way to posey. >> what a nice guy and what a shame it happened. coming up next. bay area seniors kick up their heels. >> they go to the the count on chevy event is here. your ticket to a cruze eco. 42 mpg and over 500 highway miles a ta

but everyone's minds will be on buster posey, not on the game.ional league rookie of the year, the cornerstone of disfranchised. i talked with people to get their reaction. >>: i was listening to the game on the radio. i think it's part of the problem is with buster posey has not been a catch a very long. he does not know how to make the play at the plate and get out of the way. >>: can they still win without him being in the line of? >>: sure. technically. " >>: the big question now is, where did they go from here? the question is how long is he going to be out into a zone to replace him? those are a lot of big questions. he is the cornerstone to their lineup. without him is when to be very difficult to repeat. >>: we have a shortage on the roster, and i think some players from the minor league will be coming up. >>: brand in gold is coming back up to date. a rookie first baseman. hal1/2 the catcher position is a position they're looking to fill. >>: where following the wild weather from yesterday, three tornadoes touching down in northern calif

that buster posey will return in six to eight weeks...ut today, >>> let's say buster posey comes back in august. what do you with them then? put him back as catcher. >> put him on first base and hope he doesn't get hurt. the best thing will be to let it heal and so have you him for the entire next season. the giants remaining optimistic buster posey will return in 6 to 8 weeks but today he said he will probably miss the rest of the season. >>> coming within one win of getting back to the college world series after opening the opener they lost twice today to alabama. casey riley. alabama wins 1-0. cal kicks off its series tomorrow. >>> the french open. roger federer taking care of businesses against the ninth seed reaching the fourth round for the seventh consecutive win winning in straight sets. >>> looking for her first major title. won't come at the french open. 6-1, 6-3, winning in three sets. >>> kevin mchale their new head coach leaving the warriors and pacers with a coaching vacancy. >>> cutting the ribbon on a newly refurbished bas

. >>> and buster posey talks about his injury for the first time. >>> good evening. sunshine today and temperatures still cooler than average with 69 in san jose. tonight, the clouds start to roll in. we'll talk about the cloud cover but yes, even m sornie sierrano possible this weekend. your memorial day weekend forecast coming up. [ coach ] in albuquerque, citi pre-approved my mortgage. [ whistle blows ] all right, layups, guys. let's go. in sioux falls, i locked in a rate. coach, you get that house yet? working on it. [ coach ] the appraisal? ...springfield. wherever i was, my citi mortgage consultant had me covered. [ crowd cheering ] and 500 miles from home... [ cheering, cellphone beeps ] ...we finally had a new home. [ male announcer ] from pre-approval to closing, citi is with you every step of the way. what's your story? citi can help you write it. >>> it was certainly one of the oddest stories of the week. facebook co-founder jeff zuckerberg only eats meat from animals he kills himself. that may be extreme, but a lot of people would like to know more about

buster posey is out for the remainder of the season and might be out until september.ut they said his surgery was a success as two screws were inserted into his ankle during a 90-minute procedure. the trainer reports everyone was pleased with the way the ankle came back together. in eight to ten weeks they'll do another procedure. he is resting at home in the east bay. all signs point that he'll be ready for spring training. next, we've got several stories to share with you. one you won't soon forget. the efforts of jeremy affeldt to help uncover and hope any bring an end to child slavery and other human trafficking around the world. serious efforts and other things to know as he teams up with the organization, not for sale. join us next after the news. the a's welcoming back a key member of their bull pen while going for the sweep of baltimore and their longest win streak. a very nice day. josh willingham has no power bringing power to the park. bringing the home runs to nine. a four rbi day for willingham. they take a lead they wouldn't give back. he pitched a three

>>> plus, the latest from the giants after buster posey's season-ending injury. that and more coming up next on "sports sunday" with laurence scott. "sports sunday" with laurence scott. have a good weekend and happy [ crowd cheering ] and 500 miles from home... [ cheering, cellphone beeps ]

any more on buster posey, no more of him?but that's the best thing for the team for the season -- >> we'll see you back here in half an hour. have a great night. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

the players who took buster posey down reaches out to the fallen cat,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, m coyle >>> wellants' chance at repeating for a world series championship took a major hit when buster posey suffered a poe tentially season-ending ankle injury. kim coyle has more. >> reporter: when buster arrived back with the giants last may 29th the team's winning percentage went up. they hope it doesn't go the other way. >> cousins is gonna test him, posey can't handle it and he gets clobbered. >> reporter: he suffered a fractured fibula and ligaments on the inside and front of his leg. >> youe just don't replace a buster posey. >> it's nice to say he has age on his side which will certainly help him. like i said, we have had some other guys that have experienced similar injuries so -- and they've had favorable returns. >> i saw him this morning. he had a tough night, he was in a lot of pain, didn't sleep much. >> knee. >> reporter: neither did the man on the other side of the collision. scott cousins. >> i hope he is okay. i really do. i'm not trying to end anyone's season or anything like that.

the players who took buster posey down reaches out to the fallen catcher next. count on chevy event is here. your ticket to a cruze e 42 mpg and over 500 highway miles a tank. one of our 9 models over 30 mpg highway. fuel up, rock on. very well qualified lessees can get a low mileage lease on a chevy cruze eco for around $159 a month. or qualified buyers can get no monthly payments for 3 months. fuel economy based on epa estimates. i know you're worried about making your savings last and having enough income when you retire. that's why i'm here -- to help come up with a plan and get you on the right path. i have more than a thousand fidelity experts working with me so that i can work one-on-one with you. it's your green line. but i'll be there every step of the way. call or come in and talk with us today. m coyle >>> well the giants' chance at repeating for a world series championship took a major hit when buster posey suffered a poe tentially season-ending ankle injury. kim coyle has more. >> reporter: when buster arrived back with the giants last may 29th the

sad news for hildebrand. >>> the giants get a buster posey update while trying to take their series onhe road today in milwaukee. first the game against the brewers and not much good news for the giants in this one. freddy sanchez the exception, this first inning single hit, number 1,000 in his career, but it didn't account for a run. the giants got no runs while the brewers were able to pile on six. five of them off matt cane who takes the loss to fall to 3-4. casey mcgahee brings home the second run of the game. bottom six, cane still getting trouble from the brewers. rickie weeks has a two rbi double. the giants flee milwaukee having lost five of their last six. 6-0 the damage today. tomorrow they're in st. louis. >>> buster posey is out for the remainder of the season and might be on crutches until september, but the giants' training staff saying posey's surgery today was a success as two screws were inserted in his ankle during a 90-minute procedure and giants trainer reports everyone was pleased with the way the ankle game back to together n 8 to 10 weeks they'll do another proce

>>> 4:52 now. >>> a lot of talk right now about changing baseball rules after giants catcher buster posey'seg was broken in a collision a couple of games ago. it's possible posey will miss -- hard to watch -- the rest of the season with the injury. the "mercury news" reports posey's agent is calling for a review of the rule involving such plays at the plate and bribes manager bruce bochy, a former catcher, agrees. >> you just don't replace a buster posey. again, he is not only your catcher and, you know, a great staff, but he is our clean-up hitter. >> i hope he's okay. i really do. i'm not trying to end anyone's season or anything like. >> that's scott cousins, the man who ran into buster. he says he tried to get a message to posey about the play in which he scored the winning run in the 12th inning for florida. >> you saw cousins. he was one of the first people up trying to comfort him and see how he was doing. >> they do it for football now with the helmet-on-helmet thing especially with the quarterback. the catcher looking for the ball, you're protecting the plate. >> lost his career wi

buster posey is out for the seize. a collision at home last week tore ligaments and broke a leg bones. surgeons repaired the ligament, he will undergo a second surgery. the rookie of the year was batting .284 with four home runs and 21 rbis. mike says the hit that put him out for the season could have been avoided. he retired in 2007 after a series of concussions. he says scott cousins had a path for the street but aimed for buster posey's opposite shoulder aiming for his shoulder. he says he does not favor a rule change, he says you just mark it down and remember that player the next time. >>> national service just for the children of the privilege and wealthy. >> on this day, a call to duty, what pete says is time to bring back the draft. >>> and is sara palin sending signals to america? what she is doing which could indicate whether she has plans to run for the white house. . >>> complete bay area news coverage continues, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. >>> the biggest way a man or woman cak honor and serve the

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the big story will be the injury and the severity with buster posey. giants lose in 12 innings., bob garrett criticized by current player, by a former player. he would like to get a victory tonight. but coco crisp and company, they are having trouble. there goes -- going to work here. pounding away. always the helmet's fault. right? coco crisp, doubling off the wall. andy scores. cliff is out at the plate. 1-1. fifth inning, the angels go to work. trevor cahill. home run for torii hunter. home run for him. the angels go on, caa hill gives up 10 hits, 4-1 angels victory. 7th lost in 8 games for the a's. former a's pitcher houston joined the criticism of the manager. least favorite person i ever met in sports. from 6-27. i am thankful to be in a plate where i can trust my manager. bob garrett hasn't responded to any of the criticism. he will have to say something. mike brown gamed today new coach of the los angeles lakers. dallas on to the nba finals. dirk nowitzki and jason kidd, pair of future hall of fame trying to close out oklahoma city in this game five. dirk nowitzki, boom!

buster posey..lemundo deportivo... ... buster posey.. el novato del aÑo sufrio de fractura en su pierna izquierda luego de ser arroyado anoche por scott cousins quien anoto la carrera de la victoria para los marlins en la decima segunda entrada... ---para colmo de males.. los gigantes de san francisco volvieron a perder hoy en el tercero y ultimo de la serie sufriendo la barrida ante la florida... logan morrison con sencillo en la sexta entrada impulsaria la carrera solitaria y la de la victoria... san francisco se mantiene de lider de la division oeste en la liga nacional con record de 27 y 22... ---los atleticos cerraron serie de cuatro encuentros ante los angelitos de los angeles... jugando en el angel stadium... okland llevaba una amplia ventaja de cuatro a cero en la cuarta entrada tras este sencillo del campo corto cliff pennington... por poco y pierden en la novena entrada luego de que grant balfour permitiria este cuadrangular de tres carreras de mark trumbo... 4-3 ganaron los atleticos.. --

that is buster posey from today.warriors, the rockets haven't decided to hire at the former celtic, it mentioned as a possible candidate for the warriors but no. we came the top 50 greatest nba players in 1996, and he will put this to the test next year because houston has suffered major injuries and has missed the playoffs for the last couple of years. a former teammate of michael jordan said someone other than michael maybe the greatest nba player of all time. no one knows michael jordan's game than scott a pimple--scottie pippen his wing man. they said jordan is probably the greatest scorer but look ron james is maybe the greatest ever to play the game because not only is he so potent offensive lee, but his ability to keep everyone else in the game. no word from what michael jordan thought about that one. now used to be that the gearhart name men stand for football because of tobey gearhart, but speaking of stanford softball, there are some gerhard sisters, iraq they were against the second seed alabama crimson ti

find out how long the team thinks buster posey will be missing in action.t. >>> eyewitness news is brought to you by jeep. visit jeep.com to learn more. >>> giants are saying six to eight weeks but that's really optimistic. an mri revealed that giants catcher buster posey broke his fibula and tore three ligaments in his ankle in a collision at home plate last night expected to have surgery. wayne, start the clock. with buster down, another starter. allowing one run in eight innings. unfortunately only run of the game. marlins win 1-0 and sweep the series. >>> beating them for the first time this year. as win 4-3. splitting that four-game series. yankees coming to town. >>> lebron james got another triple double and heat raised a 12-point deficit. miami advancing to the nba finals taking on the mavs. >>> french open. stunning second seeded player. she hurt her ankle dancing at her cousin's wedding. >>> stanford softball team handing baltimore. one win away. fine in the college world series game 2 tomorrow. >> all right. we are coming back at 11 p.m. captions

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. >>> how long buster posey says he will be out and i wonder if bobby bonds ever got pied during his career. this rookie has something in common with the giant great. that's coming up. rest of the season... bill, start the clock.... >>> buster posey admitted on a conference call that he will likely miss the rest of the season. bill, start the clock. short stop brandon crawford making his major league debut. hitless in his first two at bats. third time a charm. the rookie from foothill high school hit the grand slam to give the giants a 5-3 lead hanging on to beat the brewers 5-4. >> it is a grand slam. >>> tied at 2 in the 6th until ryan sweeney singles to center. part after three-run inning for the as. they beat baltimore 6-2. >> stanford softball throwing 300 pitches the last few days but wasn't fluff to get them back to the college world series. alabama wins twice today to take the series and advance to oklahoma city >>> tim thomas with a shutout in game 7. boston beating tampa bay to advance to the stanley cup finals for the first time in 21 years. game 1 in vancouver is on wedne

it was surgery for buster posey today, two screws placed in his left ankle.eral manager confirmed he will miss the rest of the season, in the only other entertainment today, milwaukee was with the sausages. a single past crawford, nigel morgan comes in. making his first start since being recalled from fresno. geovanni gillardo, the brewer's ace stopped 3 shutout innings. big daddy cain spent the majority of his day pitching from the stretch. rickie weeks matched a double down the left field line, he allowed 11 hits. the brewers win 6-0 and more bad news. red hot diamondbacks day over first place in the national league west. a's going for the sweep of the o ace at the coliseum. trailing 4-1 in the fifth, the come back begins. josh willingham, three-run jack accumulating 9 home runs. they day a 5-4 lead. all-star reliever andrew bailey was activated off the disabled list. he pitched for the first time in 2011 and gets a 1-2-3 inning in the seventh. brian fewen takes maybe ought to start fights more often, he shuts the door for his second consecutive game and pi

buster posey's season is over after surgery to repair ankle legments torn during that collision. there is also good news for giants fans this morning. ♪ [ folksy whistling ] [ man ] quitting is a fight you can't let yourself lose. it can take many tries. but keep trying, you will beat smoking. honey, you okay? yeah, i'm fine. ♪ [ ukulele ] those skills to your community. shape tomorrow by being a mentor and tutor for children. make independence a reality for people to continue to make their house their home. make a difference today. get involved. >>> pg&e says it is trying to find long-term solutions to recurring problems along san francisco's embarcadero, the utility says a bad underground connection caused a transformer to explode yesterday and blow off two manhole covers, the power went out near peer 3 at 8:30 yesterday morning and was restored 90 minutes later and no one was hurt. >>> san francisco giants catcher buster posey has undergone season ending surgery, they repaired three torn ligaments in his ankle yesterday. he was injured during a collision at home plate last wed

. >> frightening scene at at&t park, as buster posey is injured in a home plate collision. giants are waiting to hear how seriously he's hurt. we were just talking about that a couple minutes ago. >> we're all waiting to hear. c'mon, buster. all right. >> 4:31 on thursday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. topping news, los angeles prosecutors are on track to file charges against a man arrested in the beating of giants' fan bryan stow after new word that a witness did in fact pick the suspect out of a police line-up. abc7's terry mcsweeney is live in san francisco general hospital with the latest. terry? >> reporter: yeah, bryan stow is still here at san francisco general in critical, but stable condition. the case against his alleged attacker seems to have moved forward yesterday when giovanni ramirez was picked out of a police line-up in los angeles. but ramirez's attorney says he has a witness who can clear ramirez. that witness is ten years old. take a look at the first picture that we have of suspect ramirez. right next to the sketch

but this was buster posey. st season's national league rookie of the year, world series champion, hero in san francisco. some replays have higher profiles than others and posey versus scott cousins is destined to become one of them. giants manager bruce bochy told reporters he would like to see a rule change protecting catchers. >> i think there are so many catchers that have gotten hurt at home plate. shorten their career or even ended their career. the way guys come in now, maybe we need to consider it. >> i don't think it was a malicious act. but i think that i'm sure, cousins, i heard he didn't sleep well. that's great. in some ways that means he is a good guy, he has emotions. >> in from the ballpark, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> ewith wish buster all the best. want to get you back on the field, buddy. >> we really, really do. all right. 5:36 now. we would like to see sun, but this morning you have to con tepid possibly -- contend with possibly a few showers. >> possible. that's the key. possible and light

and the giants won't see buster posey in uniform for quite some time.tors performed surgery on his ankle. we'll dive into what the giants' medical staff is saying about the surgery and the timetable for posy's return. >>> plus, we go deep with the nba legend brought in by the warriors this week to help bring about real change pour the future. hey call him the logo because he is the silhouette in the nba logo. highly respected, passionate and knowledgeable about the inner workings of the league

a message to his fans from buster posey. and what he's saying about the 2012 baseball season. >>> it's a $10,000 plus bill from the city and i think they're passing the cost of infrastructure on to the individual citizens. >>> one stinky stand-off that could cost homeowners thousands. what one bay area city is doing that could soon be coming to your corner of the bay area. >>> the smart phone versus the point and shoot. which takes better pictures? don't buy either until you see what we found. >>> good evening. i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. pretty cool out there and some clouds that moved in. 66 in san jose. 60 in san francisco. we'll be tracking some showers and also some thunderstorms in the coming days, and check this out. a water spout caught on camera heading dangero.mo . re o athaisngzieoma tid vla more of this amazingeo..id >>> a potentially smelly situation underground is causing a problem above ground. it involves miles of sewer lines that the city says it doesn't have to maintain anymore. tonight the story

. >> buster pope is he's season ending surge -- posey's season ending surgery. >>> your forecast todaycleared to take off san francisco, 60 degrees for a high partly cloudy skies no delays to speak of looking pretty good as we head to the southern parts of the state as we see houston checking in 90 degrees, partly cloudy skies, as you head further east, atlanta, expecting things to look good there as well. not bad weather, 92 on the hot side plenty of sunshine coming your way. more on your local forecast in a few minutes ,,,, we spend a lot of time together. well mainly in traffic. i'm serious. we've been together, what, a super long time. true. and at first it was all business, you know, i'd take him here, i'd take him there. everywhere. and over the years, we've really bonded. sure. why else would you always buy me chevron with techron? 'cause we need gas. i think it's more than that. i think that you care about me. you're a good friend. best friends? um, uh, yes, best friends. yeah. [ male announcer ] your car takes care of you. care for it. chevron with techron. care for your car.

if it meant they could still have a healthy buster posey. three torn ligaments. he will have surgery again in a few weeks to remove some of the equipment doctors installed today. >>> and giants are playing from behind for the first-inning on. mcgee scores morgan. more than enough support for gallardo on this day but the brewers added to the lead. ricky weeks takes one down to left center line. that scores gallardo. the bruins got 11 in the day. six were singles. very very little going for the giants today. it's on to st. louis for the first of four tomorrow. >>> for the giants to hang on to first place they needed an arizona loss in houston. nice play by a fan. kept the drive line from hitting anyone else even if his young son was traumatized by the whole incident. the astros took the lead in the 4th inning. right field by xavier of the diamondbacks were in front 3-2. arizona got one more inning and held on. moving a half game now in front of the giants. >>> car racing on this memori dad, i was wondering if you've -- what's up? oh, what's wro

buster posey will probably be out for the rest of the season. a "chronicle" reporter took this photo. he fractured a bone in his lower left leg and tore the ligaments in his ankle during that unforgettable, violent collision at home pate wednesday night. >> we have some colleagues who went to the game yesterday and they said that's all everybody was talking about. >> i'm sure. >>> let's check in with sal. sal, i think there may be changes. they are talking about potentially changing the rules about how runners can run into home plate. >> that's what bruce bochy was saying. they are very disappointed to have the star player, or one of them gone for a year, so they say. >>> let's take a look at the golden gate bridge. happy navy to that span. on this day, 74 years ago today, the first cars drove across the golden gate brings in 1937 -- bridges in 1973. traffic is light. no problems on the way to san francisco. and on the san mateo bridge we're also off to a very nice start. in fact, not even a start, we're in the middle of a commute here. traffic

in the network you can take entertainment with you. >>> giants catcher buster posey spoke to reportersl today and he said it's likely he's going to miss the rest of the season. posey says he's just waiting for final word. he also says he's not going to vilify scott cousins who crashed into him causing the injury on wednesday night. posey said his injuries are not career threatening and that when he returns he will continue to play catcher. >>> a rodeo man faces felony charges accused of making counter fit money and then passing it on to local businesses. hercules police say they found him with these bills. officers say papard has already admitted to the crime. >>> in news of the world tonight in egypt thousands of protesters returned to cairo's square today for what they call a second revolution. they say the current military leaders are not moving quickly enough on democratic reform. they say the military is still arresting thousands of demonstrators. >>> in spain a wildfire is burning out of control on the resort island of adiza. official says it is the worse fire ever on the mediter

. >> the san francisco giants have now lost three games in a row, but the loss of buster posey has theeam and the fans really. it all happened last night when cousins and plowed into the catcher at home plate. today he was placed on the disabled list with a fractured bone in the lower left leg likely ending his season. we are live at the park with the marlins and just finished a sweet but it is--sweeep but it is buster posey who is on everyone's mind. >> it was last night, after three mri us this morning on the lake, the ankle, the knee is ok, but the the ligament damage on both sides of his broken ankle, that is the big issue. let us roll this up, the 12th inning last night, scott cousins he was trying to win the game, so he plowed into buster posing. if he slid around him, posy my tag him and he would be out. but he made that decision. now as the slow this down and stop it to show the left leg was pinned back. all of his weight fell on the ankle. it caused it to break. the trainer said today that it will be quite some time before he recovers. in fact the team could not recover. they

call or come in and talk with us today. >>> giants catcher buster posey spoke to reporters in a conference call today and he said it's likely he's going to miss the rest of the season. posey says he's just waiting for final word. he also says he's not going to vilify scott cousins who crashed into him causing the injury on wednesday night. posey said his injuries are not career threatening and that when he returns he will continue to play catcher. >>> a rodeo man faces felony charges accused of making counter fit money and then passing it on to local businesses. hercules police say they found him with these bills. officers say papard has already admitted to the crime. >>> in news of the world tonight in egypt thousands of protesters returned to cairo's square today for what they call a second revolution. they say the current military leaders are not moving quickly enough on democratic reform. they say the military is still arresting thousands of demonstrators. >>> in spain a wildfire is burning out of control on the resort island of adiza. official says it is the worse fire ever on the med

cousins apologized for the injury saying he certainly was not trying to injury buster posey. he was just trying to score on the play. >> a chemistry teacher accused of helping stunes get high off of chloroform is arrested for a second time. he teaches in livingston high school. she was arrested on monday accused of helping three male stunes inhale chloroform and then on wednesday there was this. a bomb squad found nitroglycerin in her campus. investigators don't know why she had it but she was arrested on explosives charges. >> yale joins stanford in elite institutions allowing the rotc program back on campus. it came after congress voted to allow gays to serve in the military. stanford approved the rotc and harvard and columbia took similar action . many prompinent universities dropped the rotc programs in the 19s because of the anti-war sentiment. >> mark kelly is looking forward to seeing his wounded wife gabreille giffords on video phone in space. after the launch, giffords underwent surgery to replace part of her skull. she was shot in the head when a gunman opened fire