BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Make no mistake, this is a devastating blow to the Brewers. I wrote yesterday that I could not believe he wasn't injured, and it turned out that he was very injured. There is no official word yet on how long Yovanni will be out, but my best guess is that the best case scenario would be a quick surgery to repair the ACL and maybe, just maybe, he could return in September.
Gallardo is one of the two or three most vital members of the 2008 Brewers and his absence severely dampens the outlook for making the post-season this year. It can be done but it will be much harder now. It will be almost impossible for Doug Melvin to make a trade for a frontline starting pitcher for weeks or perhaps months, if at all. The players the Brewers have will just have to step up and play at a higher level to pick up the slack.
It has certainly taken the fun out of Brewers' baseball today. Nothing like having to get that kind of news and then go out and take on Roy Oswalt. I interviewed Doug Melvin at length tonight and that audio should be available here in the blog shortly.
Here's the audio of my interview with Doug Melvin.