ifilus's Blog

Not really as "miraculous" as Pip prematurely proclaimed:

Houston - As it turns out, Brewers right-hander Yovani Gallardo did not escape serious injury Thursday in a collision at first base in Chicago.

Far from it.

An examination in Milwaukee this morning revealed Gallardo suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in that collision with Chicago's Reed Johnson near first base in the fifth inning. He was placed on the 15-day DL and right-hander Dave Bush was recalled from Class AAA Nashville to replace him.

No decision will be made on surgery until the swelling subsides in Gallardo's knee. But he in all likelihood will miss most if not all the rest of the season, a severe blow to the Brewers' chances in 2008.

Kudos to the Brewers' medical staff for misdiagnosing an easily detected ACL injury! And to the always brilliant Ned Yost for allowing Gallardo to continue pitching for an additional inning and 2/3 -- after the injury occurred!