Debut in Review: Freddy Sanchez Makes Solid First Appearance with Giants

On another beautiful day at AT&T Park in San Francisco, which is practically a given, there was a buzz around the ballpark that could be felt through the TV screen. Was this due to the fact that the Giants had a chance to take three out of four games from the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies? Perhaps. Could the fans still be energized by the eight majestic innings dealt by Tim Lincecum last night? Could be. Or was this all in anticipation of the San Francisco debut of newly-acquired second baseman, Freddy Sanchez? Most likely. The noise from the bleachers began to grow, then erupted as the voice of the Giants' Public Address Announcer, Renel Brooks-Moon, echoed the name of San Francisco's new second baseman, Freddy Sanchez. Unlike new first baseman, Ryan Garko, it didn't take the former Pittsburgh Pirate very long to get his bat going in his new home. Sanchez lined a frozen rope single off the out-reached glove of the Phillies' all-sta...