Not to go all Chicken Little, but let's recap the St. Louis Cardinals preseason to this point:
- Albert Pujols remains unsigned beyond the 2011 season.
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| Albert Pujols: Gonna make bank in 2012, maybe not for my beloved Cards. |
- Adam Wainwright, Cy Young finalist and potentially the team's best starting pitcher, underwent Tommy John surgery on his right (throwing) elbow Monday and will not pitch for the next 12-15 months.
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| We won't be seeing Waino hit the mound until sometime in 2012 at the earliest. |
- Chris Carpenter, the other candidate for best starting pitcher, and flame-throwing reliever Mitch Boggs both leave the game on Tuesday. Carp tweaked his hamstring; Boggs strained his back.
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| Carp hopes to miss only 1 spring training start. |
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| Boggs is taking a wait-and-see approach to his back strain. |
Kinda makes one yearn for the days when skipper Tony LaRussa was discovered in Jupiter, FL slumped at the wheel at a stoplight, huh?
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| TLR fell asleep at the wheel...literally. |
Someone tell me when it's safe to read another report from Jupiter, FL. I can't handle any more bad news.
