SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Buster Posey squatted behind home plate. He sprung to his feet trying to throw out a runner stealing second base. He dropped to his knees three times to block pitches in the dirt. He stood in the batter's box against left-hander Aroldis Chapman throwing 99 mph. The usual. He was playing baseball again. The San Francisco Giants had their franchise catcher back. "I've been looking forward to playing for some time, so I was just happy to be out there," Posey said Friday in his first action since May 25, when he broke his left leg in a gruesome crash at home plate with Florida's Scott Cousins. Posey played two innings on defense, and flied out on a slider in his only at-bat in San Francisco's 6-3 victory against the Cincinnati Reds. Posey said the plan was to catch again Sunday, as long as his ankle felt OK. "Every indication now is it'll be good," Posey said. "We've kind of stuck to the plan the whole way and ... I'm trying to treat it like I'm preparing it for opening day." A full house in full throat at Scottsdale Stadium greeted Posey when he and pitcher Matt Cain took the field to warm up about 20 minutes before the first pitch. Dozens of "Posey 28 jerseys" dotted the grandstand among the "55 Lincecum" and "38 Wilson" shirts. But this was Posey's day. "I thought everyone really loved me," Cain said about the uproar. "Then I looked behind me and saw Buster. "That's pretty cool, to have that kind of ovation just to go out to a bullpen. The fans are excited just to see him on the field." Posey said the experience made him nervous.
