Yankees Lose Gardner for the Season

While the Yankees have been red hot of late on the diamond, the injury bug continues to be a problem for the Bombers.

Word got around late Thursday that New York will be without Brett Gardner for the remainder of the season, because of inflamed tissue in his right elbow. Gardner is to go under the knife and have surgery on it in the coming days.

Gardner has been missed. He is solid defensive outfielder, and his ability to get on base and steal bases is something that the Yankees will definitely miss come October.

That being said, the Yankees have had plenty of success this year without Gardner, who has been out of the lineup since April 17.

New York has watched the resurgence of Lance Nix, Andruw Jones and Eric Chavez make up for the loss of Gardner. That group has helped an already stacked Yankee lineup remain in the top five in baseball in most offensive categories.

So while the Gardner news is unfortunate, the Yankees have done more than enough to survive.