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Article: When healthy, he's a king of the hill; Carpenter regains form with Cards
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- Concord Monitor
- Article date:
- April 29, 2005
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More than a decade after he blew away hitters for Trinity High,
two obvious points have emerged concerning pitcher Chris Carpenter.
One, when healthy, he's very, very good. And two, Carpenter,
unfortunately, is one of those pitchers you hold your breath for each
time he uncorks one home.
An arm injury is forever a possibility. That's simply the sad
truth. It happened three years ago with the Blue Jays, and it
occurred again late last season, when Carpenter, the Cardinals' No. 1
pitcher through the summer, went down again as the playoffs
approached.
He missed the entire postseason, including the World Series
against the Red Sox.
Carpenter celebrated his 30th birthday Wednesday in style, ...