by Jeff Fletcher

Filed under: Cardinals, Dodgers, Giants, Mets, Red Sox, Reds, White Sox, Starting Five

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day’s baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead.

You Oughta Know …
That closer Brian Wilson was perhaps the only one in the Giants clubhouse not happy after their 7-5, 13-inning victory over the Dodgers on Sunday. Wilson blew a save opportunity in the 12th and then got the win, but what really had him upset was a photo of Dodgers’ third baseman Casey Blake, seemingly mocking Wilson’s traditional post-game crossed-arm salute (right).

Blake had homered off Wilson to tie the game, and then was caught in a photo in the Dodgers dugout with his arms crossed. A friend of Wilson’s sent the photo to his cell phone, and when Wilson showed it to reporters after the game, he was tight-lipped. Wilson said the symbol has to do with his faith and is also a sign to his late father.

Blake had already left the Dodgers clubhouse by the time Giants beat writers got to the Dodgers clubhouse to get his reaction.

The Giants and Dodgers don’t play again until August, but Wilson isn’t likely to forget.

Starting Five: Brian Wilson Is Steamed originally appeared on Fanhouse MLB Blog on Mon, 11 May 2009 06:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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