SAN FRANCISCO -- A couple of hours before he watched 34-year-old catcher Stephen Vogt jog out to left field last week, manager Bruce Bochy was asked if he ever has really worried about some of the random players he has sent out to the diamond's easiest defensive spot. He said two moments stand out.
The staff was a little nervous about Xavier Nady being double-switched into left field for Gregor Blanco for the final two innings of Game 5 of the 2012 NLDS in Cincinnati, and as luck would have it, Jay Bruce's epic battle with Sergio Romo ended with a fly ball to left.