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Chris Carpenter #29 | Pitcher | St. Louis Cardinals
Height: 6-6    Weight: 230    Throws: R    Bats: R
Born: Apr 27, 1975, Exeter, NH
Contract: Signed through 2011; club option for 2012
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November 5, 2004
The Cardinals picked up their 2005 option on the contract of Chris Carpenter on Friday, according to the AP. Despite missing the entire postseason with nerve damage in his right biceps, Carpenter was the Cardinals' best starting pitcher during the regular season with a 15-5 record and a 3.46 ERA.
October 20, 2004
Chris Carpenter looked and felt great in a 26-pitch side session on Tuesday that has the Cardinals optimistic that he might be able to pitch in the World Series if they get there, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
October 19, 2004
Chris Carpenter will be re-examined today by a St. Louis neurologist and, barring a setback, could be medically cleared to pitch in the World Series, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Carpenter has not pitched since Sept. 18 because of a stretched nerve near his right biceps.
October 14, 2004
Chris Carpenter played catch yesterday for the first time since being sidelined in mid-September by a biceps injury, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. However, Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said he doesn't expect the pitcher to return during the postseason. "I just don't see how it's possible," he said.
September 30, 2004
Cardinals manager Tony La Russa ruled out Chris Carpenter for the first round of the playoffs on Thursday because of an arm injury, according to the AP. Carpenter has been sidelined with nerve damage in his right biceps since September 18th. He had hoped to miss only one start for St. Louis before a medical exam last week revealed the problem. "He's still not normal," La Russa said. "He's not even factoring into the first round."
September 29, 2004
The Cardinals don't have Chris Carpenter penciled in for the first four games of the first round of the playoffs, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He's recovering from a nerve irritation in his biceps.
September 25, 2004
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Chris Carpenter has no set timetable for a return from the nerve irritation in his biceps, but at this point the Cardinals must assume he won't be available even during the first round of the playoffs. "A problem, I guess, with a nerve is a timetable is nonexistent," Carpenter said. "It could be today. It could be tomorrow. It could be a month. It's going to get better. They just don't know how long."
September 22, 2004
Chris Carpenter has a nerve irritation in his upper arm. He was evaluated Wednesday, and an MRI of his neck, shoulder, and upper arm were normal. He will be re-evaluated on Saturday.
September 20, 2004
Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said it's "60-40" that Chris Carpenter will be able to pitch in the postseason, according to the AP. Carpenter strained his right biceps on Saturday, and La Russa said the plan is for Carpenter to start a game before the end of the regular season.
September 20, 2004
The Cardinals still expect Chris Carpenter to miss just one start due to his strained biceps, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
September 18, 2004
Chris Carpenter left Saturday's game in the fourth inning with a strained right biceps, according to the AP. He's expected to miss only one start next week. Dan Haren likely will take Carpenter's spot.
August 16, 2004
The Cardinals expect Chris Carpenter to make his next start on Friday in a day-night doubleheader against the Pirates, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He was forced to miss yesterday's start because of back spasms. "It's felt a little better each day, but today was the first time since it happened that there was nothing bothering me at all," Carpenter said.
August 14, 2004
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Cardinals manager Tony La Russa has instructed the team's media department to leave Chris Carpenter as the listed starter for Sunday night's game. However, La Russa said it was very unlikely that Carpenter would pitch and Dan Haren is still expected to get the start.
August 13, 2004
The Cardinals have decided to skip Chris Carpenter in the rotation on Sunday in order to give him time to rest his sore back, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
August 12, 2004
Chris Carpenter may skip his scheduled start on Sunday because of lingering back stiffness, according to the AP. "I would say he's iffy," manager Tony La Russa said.
August 12, 2004
Dan Haren will start Sunday for the Cardinals if Chris Carpenter is unable to pitch through his sore back, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "If there's any doubt, I would think we'd start Haren," pitching coach Dave Duncan said. "In our position, there's really no reason to risk it with 'Carp' unless he has no stiffness at all."
August 10, 2004
Chris Carpenter was forced to exit Tuesday's game after only 2 1/3 innings due to tightness in his lower back, according to the AP.
August 8, 2004
Cardinals manager Tony La Russa wanted to separate Chris Carpenter and Matt Morris in the rotation, so Carpenter's next start has been bumped up a day. He will now pitch on Tuesday, which means that he's now due for a two-start week.
June 7, 2004
Chris Carpenter tied a career best by earning his sixth straight win on Monday. He allowed three runs and nine hits in 8 1/3 innings against the Cubs. Carpenter struck out six and walked none.
April 14, 2004
The Cardinals continue to rave about the great stuff Chris Carpenter has, but he had his second rough outing of the season on Wednesday. He allowed four earned runs in five innings of work and walked four while striking out only three.
March 10, 2004
Chris Carpenter saw his first game action of the spring yesterday, allowing three hits and a run over two innings, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He\'s coming back from shoulder surgery. "I\'ve worked hard to get where I\'m at," he said. "I feel like I\'m 100 percent. I\'m just working on getting myself mentally prepared for the season. Besides that, I think I\'m there."
February 21, 2004
Chris Carpenter has been throwing off a mound for two weeks, as he continues his recovery from shoulder surgery that kept him from playing last season, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "My shoulder has never felt this good... never," Carpenter said Friday. "I know I\'m stronger now than I have been in a long time."