tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11215059.post116178347372479944..comments2023-12-19T20:25:36.069-06:00Comments on Nick's Twins Blog: No SurprisesNick N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00848574337121154690noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11215059.post-1162327345724666382006-10-31T14:42:00.000-06:002006-10-31T14:42:00.000-06:00I don't know where THT got that idea. Carpenter t...I don't know where THT got that idea. Carpenter tore his labrum in 2002. You can find references:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2002/09/02/carpenter020902.html" REL="nofollow">Here, when it happened in 2002.</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://sports.aol.com/mlb/playoffs/_a/cards-get-over-scandal-thanks-to/20061025003509990001" REL="nofollow">Here</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://sports.phillyburbs.com/default.asp?c=phillyBurbs&page=mlb/misc/gold.htm" REL="nofollow">Or here</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/player_career.jsp?player_id=112020&y=2002" REL="nofollow">Or his official player card.</A><BR/><BR/>Perhaps there is confusion because in '99 Carpenter had surgery to <A HREF="http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/player_career.jsp?player_id=112020&y=1999" REL="nofollow">repair bone spurs</A>.<BR/><BR/>He hasn't missed any full seasons other than 2003 (which was clearly for a torn labrum), so I also don't see any time when he could've fit in TJ surgery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11215059.post-1162073829568914322006-10-28T17:17:00.000-05:002006-10-28T17:17:00.000-05:00N & N~When can we start talking off-season basebal...N & N~<BR/><BR/>When can we start talking off-season baseball? A preview of potential future Twins would be nice.p2https://www.blogger.com/profile/18273415546036650799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11215059.post-1161987090381764832006-10-27T17:11:00.000-05:002006-10-27T17:11:00.000-05:00Here's a cleaner link to the Hardball Times page N...Here's a <A HREF="http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/blog_article/tommy-john-surgery/" REL="nofollow">cleaner link</A> to the Hardball Times page Nick mentioned above.Nick N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00848574337121154690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11215059.post-1161921157048181452006-10-26T22:52:00.000-05:002006-10-26T22:52:00.000-05:00I believe thats the injury he had in 2004. Go to t...I believe thats the injury he had in 2004. Go to the Hardball Times.<BR/><BR/>http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/blog_article/tommy-john-surgery/<BR/><BR/>Carpenter's name is on the list. If you recall, he missed all of 2003 after the surgery and the Cards signed him in early December 2003, taking a big chance and a lot of people thought it to be questionable at the time.Nick M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05029328242185237902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11215059.post-1161917074976512902006-10-26T21:44:00.000-05:002006-10-26T21:44:00.000-05:00Carpenter had a torn labrum in 2002, if that's wha...Carpenter had a torn labrum in 2002, if that's what you're thinking of. I don't think he's had TJ surgery.<BR/><BR/>Carpenter is also clearly the exception to the rule w/r/t repairing a torn labrum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com