As if the man hasn't proven himself as one of the toughest pitchers in the entire MLB already, Cardinals' ace Chris Carpenter is once again aiming for a possible return to the mound this season.
For the first time since mid-July when he underwent surgery on his shoulder for thoracic outlet syndrome, Carpenter threw 40 pitches in a private bullpen session on Tuesday--and the best news, he did it all pain free.
During the throwing sessions he threw yesterday, he threw 50 total of 120 feet away and is now currently on his road to recovery, again. While he is still some time from a return to the majors, at least he is making good progress.
Just take a few minutes and just imagine the potential, depth and talent that this teams pitching rotation as a whole has. Just the thought of him returning gives me goose bumps--and not to mention, probably fear to teams all around the league.
Carpenter is expected to have another bullpen session on Friday, August 31st (which by the way is my birthday, lol).
Despite the chances of Carp returning this season being still very slim, it is still a possibility. Nothing would be better for this team than getting back one of the best starting pitchers over the past decade--even if it were for the bullpen.
As the saying always goes..whatever happens, happens. In this current situation that we have at our hands right now, all we can do is one thing...HOPE.
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