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| − | + | Michael Wacha, out since June 17 with a stress reaction in his right shoulder, has been given clearance by the Cardinals鈥?medical staff to begin a throwing program today.General manager John Mozeliak wouldn鈥檛 speculate on how long it would be before the righthander could pitch again, but he said he asked the question of the club鈥檚 medical staff, 鈥淎re you optimistic that he will pitch this year in the major leagues? They said, 鈥榊es.鈥?At the end of the day, it鈥檚 whether you do or you don鈥檛,鈥?said Mozeliak. 鈥淏ut 鈥榦ptimism鈥?is a fair word right now.鈥滿ozeliak said Wacha, who had an MRI on Monday, would be re-evaluated again in two weeks to ascertain how his shoulder has reacted to the stress of the throwing program. But Mozeliak said, 鈥淚t鈥檚 shown a lot of healing. The inflammation appears to be down in that area. Now, he鈥檚 ready for that next step.鈥漌acha is 5-5 with a 2.71 earned run average in 15 starts.BENCH HELP NEEDED?As the Cardinals play the final one-third of their schedule, two trouble areas are in need of a tuneup.First is their lack of power off the bench. Cardinals pinch hitters have a not-very-gaudy .221 average but, more to the point, they have had just seven extra-base hits in 131 pinch at-bats.Peter Bourjos <a href=http://www.buycelinebags.com/celine-doctor-frame-42>Celine Doctor Frame Bags</a> has a double and a triple. Daniel Descalso has three doubles. Nobody has a home run.鈥淥ver the next couple of weeks, if we find we can help our bench, we鈥檒l certainly pursue it,鈥?Mozeliak said. 鈥淚鈥檓 open to that.鈥滳ARDS ARE RUN ON MOREThe second trouble area: Since Yadier Molina went out with a torn ligament in his right thumb, opponents have stolen 15 bases in 16 attempts against the Cardinals, including 12 of 13 against Tony Cruz, who often hasn鈥檛 had much chance because of pitchers being slow to the plate.Former Boston righthander John Lackey, while impressing all in his Cardinals debut, has had a history of not defending the running game well. Opponents have swiped 16 bases in 17 attempts against Lackey this season, including one Sunday, although catcher A.J. Pierzynski made a strong throw. Pierzynski has thrown out nine of 49 runners, but one-third of those attempts were with Lackey on the mound.Gold Glover Molina has thrown out 17 of 35 would-be basestealers, the top success rate in the majors.Justin Masterson, the other new Cardinals鈥?starting pitcher, has permitted just two steals in five attempts this year.PUJOLS EVENT STILL BIGFour Cardinals managers, three of whom are in the Hall of Fame, highlighted the celebrities that Albert Pujols鈥?annual golf tournament drew to the St. Louis area on Monday. The tournament, which raises money through the Pujols Family Foundation, now carries Matt Holliday鈥檚 name, <a href=http://www.buycelinebags.com/celine-luggage-43>Celine Luggage</a> and the outfielder hosted the event at Meadowbrook Country Club. Holliday has helped to keep the event thriving in recent years after Pujols鈥?departure from the Cardinals as a free agent to the Los Angeles Angels.Tony La Russa, fresh from his induction at Cooperstown last month, attended along with fellow Hall of Famers Red Schoendienst and Whitey Herzog, and current manager Mike Matheny made an appearance before attending another charity event Monday. Comedian George Lopez, Meadowlark Lemon, and former Cardinals Jim Edmonds and Jake Westbrook participated in the golf.Pujols could not attend because the Angels had a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night. His wife, Deidre, said there was thought that the St. Louis tournament 鈥渕ight slow down 鈥?(but) instead of shutting down we went to three more places.鈥漇he also said that the season has been rewarding because of Pujols鈥?health and the Angels鈥?success.鈥淭he first couple years were hard to watch,鈥?she said. 鈥淚t didn鈥檛 seem like the guy that we all have known over the years. He鈥檚 my husband first, so I celebrate him in that way. I鈥檓 just like, now, I鈥檓 ready to be back in the playoffs. It will be exciting to see how the year ends.鈥滺olliday does not golf, joking he鈥檚 the new 鈥減retty face鈥?of the event.鈥淭oday is not the day to start my golf career,鈥?Holliday said. He did suggest one way he would tee off at the event.鈥淚 would take a few rips with a baseball bat,鈥?Holliday said.WAINO鈥橲 WORLDCardinals righthander Adam Wainwright again is raising money for charity with his second annual 鈥淲aino鈥檚 World of Fantasy Football鈥?draft day experience at Busch Stadium on Aug. 15. Proceeds will benefit Operation Food Search, Habitat for Humanity, the Big League Impact Basic Needs Initiative and Cardinals Care.Participants of the event can play fantasy football with Wainwright and teammates Lance Lynn, Matt Carpenter, Matt Holliday, Michael Wacha and Shelby Miller, as well as former Rams greats Marshall Faulk and Kurt Warner. To register, fans can visit .Derrick Goold of the Post-Dispatch contributed to this report. | |
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Revision as of 06:14, 8 August 2014
@@@ Michael Wacha, out since June 17 with a stress reaction in his right shoulder, has been given clearance by the Cardinals鈥?medical staff to begin a throwing program today.General manager John Mozeliak wouldn鈥檛 speculate on how long it would be before the righthander could pitch again, but he said he asked the question of the club鈥檚 medical staff, 鈥淎re you optimistic that he will pitch this year in the major leagues? They said, 鈥榊es.鈥?At the end of the day, it鈥檚 whether you do or you don鈥檛,鈥?said Mozeliak. 鈥淏ut 鈥榦ptimism鈥?is a fair word right now.鈥滿ozeliak said Wacha, who had an MRI on Monday, would be re-evaluated again in two weeks to ascertain how his shoulder has reacted to the stress of the throwing program. But Mozeliak said, 鈥淚t鈥檚 shown a lot of healing. The inflammation appears to be down in that area. Now, he鈥檚 ready for that next step.鈥漌acha is 5-5 with a 2.71 earned run average in 15 starts.BENCH HELP NEEDED?As the Cardinals play the final one-third of their schedule, two trouble areas are in need of a tuneup.First is their lack of power off the bench. Cardinals pinch hitters have a not-very-gaudy .221 average but, more to the point, they have had just seven extra-base hits in 131 pinch at-bats.Peter Bourjos <a href=http://www.buycelinebags.com/celine-doctor-frame-42>Celine Doctor Frame Bags</a> has a double and a triple. Daniel Descalso has three doubles. Nobody has a home run.鈥淥ver the next couple of weeks, if we find we can help our bench, we鈥檒l certainly pursue it,鈥?Mozeliak said. 鈥淚鈥檓 open to that.鈥滳ARDS ARE RUN ON MOREThe second trouble area: Since Yadier Molina went out with a torn ligament in his right thumb, opponents have stolen 15 bases in 16 attempts against the Cardinals, including 12 of 13 against Tony Cruz, who often hasn鈥檛 had much chance because of pitchers being slow to the plate.Former Boston righthander John Lackey, while impressing all in his Cardinals debut, has had a history of not defending the running game well. Opponents have swiped 16 bases in 17 attempts against Lackey this season, including one Sunday, although catcher A.J. Pierzynski made a strong throw. Pierzynski has thrown out nine of 49 runners, but one-third of those attempts were with Lackey on the mound.Gold Glover Molina has thrown out 17 of 35 would-be basestealers, the top success rate in the majors.Justin Masterson, the other new Cardinals鈥?starting pitcher, has permitted just two steals in five attempts this year.PUJOLS EVENT STILL BIGFour Cardinals managers, three of whom are in the Hall of Fame, highlighted the celebrities that Albert Pujols鈥?annual golf tournament drew to the St. Louis area on Monday. The tournament, which raises money through the Pujols Family Foundation, now carries Matt Holliday鈥檚 name, <a href=http://www.buycelinebags.com/celine-luggage-43>Celine Luggage</a> and the outfielder hosted the event at Meadowbrook Country Club. Holliday has helped to keep the event thriving in recent years after Pujols鈥?departure from the Cardinals as a free agent to the Los Angeles Angels.Tony La Russa, fresh from his induction at Cooperstown last month, attended along with fellow Hall of Famers Red Schoendienst and Whitey Herzog, and current manager Mike Matheny made an appearance before attending another charity event Monday. Comedian George Lopez, Meadowlark Lemon, and former Cardinals Jim Edmonds and Jake Westbrook participated in the golf.Pujols could not attend because the Angels had a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night. His wife, Deidre, said there was thought that the St. Louis tournament 鈥渕ight slow down 鈥?(but) instead of shutting down we went to three more places.鈥漇he also said that the season has been rewarding because of Pujols鈥?health and the Angels鈥?success.鈥淭he first couple years were hard to watch,鈥?she said. 鈥淚t didn鈥檛 seem like the guy that we all have known over the years. He鈥檚 my husband first, so I celebrate him in that way. I鈥檓 just like, now, I鈥檓 ready to be back in the playoffs. It will be exciting to see how the year ends.鈥滺olliday does not golf, joking he鈥檚 the new 鈥減retty face鈥?of the event.鈥淭oday is not the day to start my golf career,鈥?Holliday said. He did suggest one way he would tee off at the event.鈥淚 would take a few rips with a baseball bat,鈥?Holliday said.WAINO鈥橲 WORLDCardinals righthander Adam Wainwright again is raising money for charity with his second annual 鈥淲aino鈥檚 World of Fantasy Football鈥?draft day experience at Busch Stadium on Aug. 15. Proceeds will benefit Operation Food Search, Habitat for Humanity, the Big League Impact Basic Needs Initiative and Cardinals Care.Participants of the event can play fantasy football with Wainwright and teammates Lance Lynn, Matt Carpenter, Matt Holliday, Michael Wacha and Shelby Miller, as well as former Rams greats Marshall Faulk and Kurt Warner. To register, fans can visit .Derrick Goold of the Post-Dispatch contributed to this report.
