http://0rz.tw/uvFjE Sandoval keeps fans updated on progress By Chris Haft / MLB.com | 05/16/11 9:10 PM ET DENVER -- Consider yourselves lucky, Giants fans. Pablo Sandoval wants you to know as much about him as possible. That makes him perfect for Twitter, and vice versa. Sandoval's sidelined for probably another month as he recovers from surgery to remove a fractured hamate bone in his right hand. Want proof? See for yourself. The third baseman recently tweeted a photograph of the bone fragment and the gaping hole its removal created near the base of his palm. Sandoval acknowledged that the photo generated comments such as "disgusting" and "gross," but he didn't seem to care too much. "I want the fans to see what kind of surgery I had, what they did to my hand," he said Monday. "They don't know what kind of life we have. They only see the game." Had Sandoval tweeted his pregame activities Monday, fans would have seen an industrious Panda. He ran sprints from the left-field line to center field and back, sharpened his batting eye by tracking Barry Zito's pitches as the left-hander threw in the bullpen and cradled a bat to remember what it feels like. It feels different now, due to the surgery. "Weird," said Sandoval, who already has begun strengthening with light weightlifting and range-of-motion exercises. "Especially with the scar there. I'm going to have to get used to having that there." Sandoval, who last played on April 29, described his recovery thus far as "perfect" but confirmed a recent tweet (of course) in which he said that he could be sidelined for as many as seven weeks, revising the initial estimate of four to six weeks. Pain tolerance, he said, could determine whether he needs more time to heal. "I want to make sure to be 100 percent," said Sandoval, who was batting .313 with five home runs and 14 RBIs when he was shelved. "I don't want to rush and get hurt again." 熊貓快回來吧!! 巨人打線需要你!! Schierholtz's Colorado success merits move up DENVER -- Nate Schierholtz's disproportionately powerful hitting at Coors Field accounted for his elevation to the No. 5 spot in the batting order Monday against the Colorado Rockies, manager Bruce Bochy said. Entering the game, Schierholtz had hit four of his 11 career home runs here. That's while having accumulated 77 plate appearances in 25 games at Coors Field. By contrast, Schierholtz has only two homers in 396 plate appearances spanning 167 games at AT&T Park, where left-handed power hitters often are stifled. Schierholtz recorded the second of his team-high three-hit games here on April 18, highlighting his performance with an upper-deck home run. Vogelsong downplays hot hitting DENVER -- It's no accident that Ryan Vogelsong swings a bat better than most pitchers. Vogelsong played third base at Kutztown (Pa.) University before switching to the mound full time. The right-hander, who'll make his next start in Friday night's Interleague series opener against the A's at AT&T Park, leads Giants pitchers with a .333 average (3-for-9). Nevertheless, Vogelsong said Monday, "By no means do I think I'm a good hitter. For me, a good hitter is a guy who can handle everything -- breaking balls, sliders. I don't feel like I've handled offspeed stuff well. The hits I've gotten all have been on fastballs when I'm ahead on the count." Vogelsong (3-0) maintains a simple plate approach. "I just try to hit the middle of the ball and hit it hard," he said. "I'm comfortable up there. I'm not up there trying to go to right field or pull the ball." Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs. --

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