Seven weeks ago on opening day, Giants’ fan Bryan Stow was left in a coma after a brutal beating by two unidentified Dodger fans. The shameless beating occurred in the parking lot of Dodger stadium after the game. Stow was targeted by the Dodger thugs as he was wearing a Giants jersey.

Doctors in LA were able to stabilize Stow enough that they were able to transport him up north, closer to his family where he will now be cared for by top neurosurgeons from San Francisco General Hospital. “We have to make our own assessments, be able to go through the information and do everything we can to ensure he can have the best outcome possible,” said Dr. Geoff Manley, who oversees neurosurgery at San Francisco General Hospital. The hospital’s internationally renowned trauma center specializes in brain injuries, Manley said, and Stow will be monitored by a team of doctors who focus in neurocritical care.

“It’s just so nice to have him closer,” John Stow, Bryan’s cousin, told ESPNLosAngeles.com. “So nice to know that I can spend the day with him and be with my family in the evening. It’s really been hard on everyone to be away so long. Ann and Dave [Stow's mother and father] were in L.A. every day except two days, the last seven weeks. Erin and Bonnie [his sisters] were there almost the whole time.

Stow has opened his eyes and made small movements with his arms and legs but his recovery could take a year or longer, according to doctors.

The LAPD has scheduled a news conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday to update the progress of the investigation and assess how effective the new security procedures at Dodger Stadium have been.

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