Okay, so I wanted to keep better track of the San Francisco Giants this year, you know, really get into the nitty-gritty of the team. And one thing I gotta stay on top of is injuries. Baseball players get hurt a lot, it’s just part of the game. So I decided to make my own little injury list tracker.
First, I started to browse the web for information. I mean, there’s tons of info out there, but it’s all scattered around. I found some stuff on the official MLB site, some on ESPN, and even some in random news articles.
Then, I pulled out some of this information from different websites. It was a bit of a pain, copying and pasting, making sure I didn’t miss anything. I grabbed the player’s names, their positions, what kind of injury they had. Some sites had the date of the injury, which is super helpful, so I made sure to get that too.
I organized all this mess into a simple spreadsheet. Nothing fancy, just a basic table with columns for the player’s name, position, injury, and date. I started with the current 2024 season. I saw that the Giants are in the National League West Division. I also noticed that they have quite a few pitchers hurt right now. Bummer.
After I got the current season down, I went back and did the same thing for 2023 and 2025. It took some time. There were seven pitchers on the injured list and working their way back, as well as two everyday position players.
Now, whenever I hear about a Giants player getting hurt, I just open up my spreadsheet and add them in. It’s not perfect, but it’s way better than trying to remember everything or search the web every time I want an update.
This whole thing took me a good chunk of an afternoon, but I think it’s worth it. Now I have a simple, easy-to-use record of all the Giants injuries. I feel way more organized, and it’s kind of fun to keep track of it all. Plus, when I’m talking baseball with my buddies, I can just pull up my spreadsheet and have all the info right there. Pretty handy, right?
My Findings
- Lots of Pitchers Hurt: The Giants seem to have a lot of pitchers on the injured list.
- Easy to Track: Having my own spreadsheet makes it super easy to track injuries.
- Always Updating: This is an ongoing project. I have to add new injuries as they happen.
So yeah, that’s my little injury list project. Maybe not the most exciting thing in the world, but it’s useful for me. And hey, maybe it’ll inspire some of you other Giants fans to do the same. Go Giants!
