Carpenter to DL?

[southpaw121505]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090414&content_id=4274388&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

 

 

Left the game early after hurting himself swinging. Has to be devastating to him, after missing so much time and looking so good in his last start.

[3Putt]

Wow, thanks for the link. Considering how he's been pitching he's a key to the Cards being in contention. Gotta feel for the guy as he seems to be working hard to come back. It's a shame to see one of the best pitchers in MLB not pitching even if it does hurt the Brewers.

[sgtcluels]

To bad he can probably pitch circles around all our starters right now, even with problems!

But since it's left side, and not throwing arm problems, I doubt he'll be on the DL all season.

[JohnBriggs12]

Sounds like the dreaded inter-costal/oblique/side injury that's the new rage. There's got to be something with present day training methods that somehow weaken this area and make it vulnerable.

[southpaw121505]

Those type of injuries seem to be much more common lately, hey? It obviously helps the Brewers chances if he's out, but it's hard to root against a guy like that. The article says how bad HE feels over missing time and that he was apologizing for getting hurt.

[nate82]

Carpenter with a torn left oblique.

 

Possible DL stint. It sounds like he will be rehabbing after a second evaluation next week. In the articles title it says the time table is 4-8 weeks. If that is true Carpenter would be back around the All Star game after a couple of rehab games I'm guessing.