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Parisi the latest Cardinal pitcher facing Tommy John

By john • Aug 11th, 2008 • Category: mike parisi, minor leagues, st. louis cardinals

Mike Parisi is the latest member of the St. Louis Cardinal organization to be facing Tommy John surgery. Parisi was diagnosed with a partial tear of his ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow.
While Parisi wasn’t particularly impressive in the majors (0-4, 8.22 ERA in 23 innings) he had been pitching well at the Triple-A [...]



Carpenter makes long awaited start

By john • Jul 30th, 2008 • Category: chris carpenter, major leagues, st. louis cardinals

The Cubs acquired Rich Harden, the Brewers picked up CC Sabathia and Wednesday night the Cardinals welcomed back Chris Carpenter.
Carpenter made his first trip to the mound in over a year pitching four innings in Atlanta. It was his first big league action since Tommy John surgery and while he struggled though parts of the [...]



Mark Mulder considers retirement

By john • May 30th, 2008 • Category: jon daniels, major leagues, mark mulder, opinions, st. louis cardinals, texas rangers

It doesn’t happen very often but I’m willing to admit I was wrong. It’s not something I’d want any one to know but something I’ll concede this time. I should have known back in 2007 that Mark Mulder is not a top of the rotation starter anymore. In fact Mulder isn’t in any rotation at [...]



A reason to like each team

By john • Mar 23rd, 2008 • Category: arizona diamondbacks, atlanta braves, baltimore orioles, boston red sox, chicago cubs, chicago white sox, cincinatti reds, cleveland indians, colorado rockies, detroit tigers, florida marlins, houston astros, kansas city royals, los angeles angels, los angeles dodgers, milwaukee brewers, minnesota twins, new york mets, new york yankees, oakland a's, philadelphia phillies, pittsburgh pirates, san diego padres, san fransisco giants, seattle mariners, st. louis cardinals, tampa bay rays, texas rangers, toronto blue jays, washington nationals

This is one tough task but I’ve decided to try and fine a reason to like each of the 30 teams in major league baseball. Now some were easier to find then others and while some will disagree for the reasoning I’ve done my best I think.
I hope to continue this series by creating a [...]



Non Roster Invitees: Josh Phelps - Cardinals

By john • Feb 22nd, 2008 • Category: josh phelps, non roster invitee, st. louis cardinals

When I looked at the Cardinals roster I had to remind myself that I was going to focus on guys around the age of 30. Which is a real bummer in a way because their non roster invitees are stacked with talent and I figure at least three or four of the minor leaguers in [...]