TAMPA, Fla. - While Brett Gardner is looking forward to celebrating a special New York Yankees anniversary later this year, he had to admit Thursday that with it comes one disheartening reminder.
As ecstatic as he was the November night in the Bronx 10 years ago when a slow roller to then-teammate Robinson Cano ended the 2009 World Series in New York's favor, Gardner's emotions over the years have completely flipped.
Since his second-big league season, his club has failed to reach baseball's zenith again. Now a 12-year veteran, Gardner hasn't been back to the World Series.