http://www.sbnation.comhttp://www.sbnation.com/users/ckeiner Posts made by ckeiner on SB Nation http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2009/4/5/823808/opening-day-lineup ckeiner Sun, 05 Apr 2009 22:56:44 -0000 <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/commishs-hot-stove/commishs-hot-stove/2009/04/opening-day-lineup-set-brendan-ryan-leads-off-plays-2b/">Opening Day&nbsp;Lineup</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>Looks like Ryan gets the nod at 2nd, and to me, a bigger shock, Barden gets the nod at 3rd.</p></div> http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2009/2/11/756425/carpenter-throws-well ckeiner Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:43:23 -0000 <p>From the Post-Dispatch, apparently Carpenter threw off the mound today for about 10 minutes with no discomfort.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/commishs-hot-stove/commishs-hot-stove/2009/02/carpenter-passes-mound-quiz/">Article Here</a></p> <p>To my mind, that is fantastic news.&nbsp; Apparently McClellan is pitching on the same days as Carpenter in order to be a seemless backup.&nbsp; Lets hope that Carp continues to progress normally.&nbsp; He really means the season for the Cards this year.</p> <p>The article goes on to state that there is no reason why they will treat Carpenter any differently this Spring than any other pitcher.&nbsp; I still prefer McClellan to Pinata, so we will have to see how things shake out.</p>