Your 2006 Giants: Injury List Update 5/20/06

Update on all the injuries and illnesses Giants players have had or been fighting this season or basically anything that made them unavailable for a game. Niekro's problems reminded me of this. Updated as of May 20, 2006:

• Moises Alou: twinge in left hip caused him to pull up short (4/30 injury; 2 games missed); sprained ankle (5/5 DL; out at least 4-6 weeks, though good progress made so far says Conte)
• Armando Benitez: inflamed left knee, bursa sac (3/15 injury reported; DL 4/1-4/19); flu 4/4.
• Barry Bonds: ongoing problems with left knee and bone chips in left elbow since spring training
• Ray Durham: plantar fascialitis (2/26-4/2; on-going?); strained left hamstring (4/23 injury; 4/28-5/11 DL, missed two games before DLed and missed a total 14 games)
• Noah Lowry: strained right oblique (4/6 injury; DL 4/6-5/7 , missing about 4 starts plus the game he left for a total of 5 starts)
• Lance Niekro: soreness in right foot (reported 4/16); bereavement (4/17-4/19); cold and flu (4/30-5/1; 2 games missed); hurt shoulder making tag at first 5/14, missed games 5/15-5/20, talk of DL.
• Mark Sweeney: tender right hamstring (reported 4/21)
• Brian Wilson: strained right oblique (4/24 injury; DL 4/24-now, been making rehab starts in minors, re-evaluated on next Monday)