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ShysterBall — Cubs 6, Cardinals 2: Losing the game was bad enough, but the Cardinals losing Chris Carpenter to a strained triceps in the sixth inning has to be demoralizing, especially considering how much they were counting on him. It's unclear as the bulldog goes to press how bad the injury is, but you have to figure that even if it's a minor thing, Carpenter will require way more time to come back from it than someone who isn't still easing his way back in from Tommy John surgery, right? Too much room for weird compensation-type injuries, isn't there? Then again, maybe that's what led to the triceps strain itself. Some say Mark Mulder was rushed back, and ...

THT Daily:THT Daily: Lee is the man
The Hardball Times — ... was rushed back, and we see how that turned out. Others have suggested Carpenter was rushed too. No matter how bad the injury turns out, you have to figure that it's gonna be a lot to talk about in Cardinals Nation over the next couple of days. ...