Obviously, it presented challenges for him as well. "That's definitely changed as years have gone on and at some point, I tried to reach out to him I think a couple years ago. "Cousins, I still haven't talked to him to this day and my initial reaction was that I didn't want to talk to him," Posey added. As horrific as the injury was, Cousins' slide was legal at the time, which, in hindsight, is odd for Posey to think about. Posey fractured his fibula and tore multiple ligaments, sidelining him for the remainder of the season and having lasting effects for years.
But then that gratefulness turned into some anger, some questioning." A couple of things, oddly I was kind of grateful for. "The silver lining for me too was my wife was pregnant with our twins, so now selfishly I know I'm going to be there for their birth. I felt fortunate that It was my ankle and my leg and wasn't my neck. "For me, oddly enough, one of the first ones I felt fortunate. "As you can imagine, probably like anybody when you're going through something tough, there's a wide range of emotions," Posey told Affeldt. The former Giants catcher joined former teammate Jeremy Affeldt on the latest episode of the "Built for the Storm" podcast, where he discussed the injury where he collided with then-Florida Marlins outfielder Scott Cousins at home plate on May 25, 2011, and his initial emotions after it had happened.ĭespite how devastating the injury was, Posey was able to find some silver linings in the situation. Buster Posey was able to find the silver linings after his gruesome 2011 injury.
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