March 9, 201214 yr Eye On Baseball - CBSSports.com Carpenter flies to St. Louis to have neck evaluated Cardinals starting pitcher Chris Carpenter has left spring camp, seeking a second opinion on his "neck discomfort," according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The right-hander will fly back to St. Louis to be evaluated. As the Post-Dispatch report notes, Carpenter was on a modified throwing program this spring anyway, due to his 273 regular and postseason workload in 2011. And this portion of the report may be a bit troubling: The club has remained intentionally vague about Carpenter's timetable after initially suggesting he would miss one Grapefruit League start. Carpenter said Thursday that he had experienced neck discomfort for 5-6 days but neither he nor the club disclosed whether the matter is thought to be muscle- or nerve-related.
March 9, 201214 yr His health and well being is the most important thing. I pray for his healing and baseball should be on the back burner right now.
March 9, 201214 yr I am sure we will soon hear a rant about how the rubber was loose or the mound wasn't properly maintained and that is what caused his issue. What will the whiner come up with?
March 9, 201214 yr Actually, the so called "whiner" had the same problem during the 2008 season and had to be shut down for the season.
March 9, 201214 yr I am sure we will soon hear a rant about how the rubber was loose or the mound wasn't properly maintained and that is what caused his issue. What will the whiner come up with? That's 2 time World Champion and Cy Young Winning whiner to you bub.
March 10, 201214 yr I am sure we will soon hear a rant about how the rubber was loose or the mound wasn't properly maintained and that is what caused his issue. What will the whiner come up with? Way to poke fun of someone that is injured.
March 10, 201214 yr That's 2 time World Champion and Cy Young Winning whiner to you bub. Oh, he's a great player, no doubt. That's why I can't figure out why he is such whiner. He even shows up his own team mates on the field. I can respect how good a player he is. I have little respect for how he carries himself and what a jerk he is. I wish him well but I don't like him.
March 10, 201214 yr Oh, he's a great player, no doubt. That's why I can't figure out why he is such whiner. He even shows up his own team mates on the field. I can respect how good a player he is. I have little respect for how he carries himself and what a jerk he is. I wish him well but I don't like him. Examples?
March 10, 201214 yr Examples? More than once I have seen him stare down a teammate on a bad play and react on the field in full view of fans when a teammate makes an error or misplay. For third party verification to help prove I am not just making the stuff up, this was written by a Denver sportswriter in 2010: The Cardinals make a big deal about never showing opponents up. Apparently that doesn't apply to teammates. Carpenter lectured shortstop Brendan Ryan for showing up late on the field and with the wrong glove. He provided a lecture in the dugout that was more fitting for a police officer than a pitcher. With a six-run lead, Carpenter then glared a hole through Ryan when a single slipped through into left field as the shortstop was shaded up the middle. Hey, there are a lot of great athletes that are jerks. Carpenter is just another one.
March 10, 201214 yr More than once I have seen him stare down a teammate on a bad play and react on the field in full view of fans when a teammate makes an error or misplay. For third party verification to help prove I am not just making the stuff up, this was written by a Denver sportswriter in 2010: The Cardinals make a big deal about never showing opponents up. Apparently that doesn't apply to teammates. Carpenter lectured shortstop Brendan Ryan for showing up late on the field and with the wrong glove. He provided a lecture in the dugout that was more fitting for a police officer than a pitcher. With a six-run lead, Carpenter then glared a hole through Ryan when a single slipped through into left field as the shortstop was shaded up the middle. So was he showing up Ryan on the field by starring at him? Ryan, who was traded for a single-a pitcher, was well documented as the team clown whose behavior and constant tardiness on game days ultimately lead the Cards to trade him even though he was so great defensively.
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