It's Official, Carp to DL

Bullpen loss last night plus at least 3 missed starts, this is a terrible bit of news. This also struck me:

Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said Tuesday. "That kind of overwhelms everything else that happened in that game. ... I'm not happy. This is a [bad] day. I'm not going to fake it."

I am sorry if I am taking the quote out of context, but I would like it if Tony cared a little more about last night's loss. I wasn't privy to the whole interview, but while I think that a DL stint for Carp is terribly frustrating, last night's loss should not be brushed aside. The Cardinals have some other serious issues to address.

Carp Destined For DL

If you can find a silver-lining in this article, please let me know in the comments.


From the article:

The “fortunate thing”, according to Carpenter, is that he’s sure it has nothing to do with his elbow — which is twice surgically repaire in the past two years — nor is it anything related to the nerve condition he had in his right shoulder. The strain is on the opposite side of the body.

“It will just take time,” Carpenter said.

Grrrrrreat.