Also from TH's blog entry... Travis Ishikawa, who will take over for Gamel at first base for the most part, and Corey Hart, who also could see action there, both indicated that Gamel will need surgery to repair his knee. We haven't heard if it's cartilage or a ligament tear. "Hopefully, the surgery goes well," said Ishikawa. "I've been praying for him since it happened that it would be as good a news as possible. Obviously, it wasn't. I'll continue to pray for him that his recovery is 100% and speedy. I don't know if it's the whole season or what not. (A long-term absence) is the way he made it sound."