They're known as Buster hugs, typically dispensed after the Giants win a World Series or throw a no-hitter. On such occasions, catcher Buster Posey races joyously to the mound and wraps his arms around the pitcher, just about squeezing the air out of the poor fellow.
It turns out Buster hugs aren't confined to the baseball diamond. Posey took them on the road Thursday during a visit to young cancer patients at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek."Can I get a hug?" he asked 7-year-old Mayah Pisciotto of Antioch, whose acute lymphoblastic leukemia is in remission.The answer, of course, was yes.Giants' Buster Posey visits young cancer patients, giving hugs and leaving smiles in his wake
