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25 DAYS  UNTIL CARDINALS' OPENING DAY - GAME ON - GETTING CLOSER!

CARDS VS TWINS, 3/9/10 - We lost 7-6 to the Minnesota Twins Tuesday in Grapefruit League play.  Adam Wainwright was the starter.  He pitched two innings and gave up four runs.  Ouch!  Wainwright wasn't at all happy about this.  He said, "I hate to give up leads, even in Spring Training."

We go back to Jupiter to play the Nats on Wednesday. Brad Penny get start that game.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS - PUJOLS MINOR BACK STIFFNESS
3/9/10.  Albert Pujols' stiffness in his lower back continues.  He missed the away game Monday against the Red Sox (he stayed in Jupiter to go to a chiropractor).  Manager, Tony LaRussa, said that he will be out of the lineup until at least Wednesday. Don't worry Card fans.  We hear Albert's back gives him trouble quite a bit. He's always putting heat on it, so this is not really something new.

3/10.  Albert is back in the lineup for the game on Wednesday.  He will bat is the #3 spot as the designated hitter. Yea!

FLORIDA RAYS (NOT DEVIL) - SIGN BLALOCK
3/9/10.  The Rays signed first baseman, Hank Blalock, to a Minor League contract Monday.  He will make $925,000 plus performance incentives.  Stories say that he might be part of a left-handed platoon for the DH with Pat Burrell. 

ATLANTA BRAVES - JAIR JURRJENS TO MAKE SPRING DEBUT
 3/9/10. Braves' pitcher, Jair Jurrjens, is set to make his spring debut at their game on Thursday.  Jurrjens had some shoulder inflammation and had a MRI for it in mid-February.  He's feeling good now and is ready to make his debut.  If all goes well, they think he will be ready to pitch when the season opens.

NEW YORK YANKEES - ALEX RODRIGUEZ A BAD BOY?
9/10.  The Toronto-based physician, Anthony Galea, who was arrested for selling steroids said that he treated Rodriguez for his hip last year.  The Yankees could suspend him for this because they did not give their approval for this treatment.  His surgeon, Marc J. Phillipon, says that he did not give approval for this anti-inflammatory treatment either. Uh Oh!

WOW CARTER!
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Monday was a big day for the New York Mets.  Get this:  Twenty-four-year-old  Minor League outfielder, Chris Carter, hit two home runs in ONE inning.  He isn't known to be a long ball hitter and hasn't even hit two home runs in one game. Monday he did something rare, especially in Spring Training.  It was a big ninth inning for the Mets - they got eight runs! 

First Carter opened up the inning with a homer off of Seth McClung and then hit another one off their reliever, Chris Schroeder (a three-run dinger).  This is an exciting occurrence  for Mets baseball.  The homers helped them win the game against the Marlins 11-2.   

The last time two home runs was hit in one inning done in Grapefruit League play was last Thursday.  Hunter Pence did it in the fourth inning. The Astros beat the Nationals 15-5 in that Grapefruit League game.

Carter was traded to the Mets in the Billy Wagner trade last year.  He hit .294 in 116 games for the Red Sox Triple A Pawtucket last year.  Pretty impressive stuff Carter!

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"I DON'T THINK I HAVE A FEVER,
 BUT MY KNEE HURTS AGAIN"
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CHICAGO CUBS - TED LILLY MAKING IMPROVEMENTS
3/8/10.  Lefty Cub pitcher, Ted Lilly, has had some "bumps in the road" that aren't even related to his surgery.  He had arthroscopic surgery on his shoulder.  First, he had a fever that bothered him for a stretch.  Then he had pain in his right knee and had to have an MRI on that. He found out that there was no problem there and that was good news.

As far as recovery from his arthroscopic shoulder surgery, his recovery is going right on schedule.  Sunday he was able to throw 30 pitches from the mound.  He was also able to throw pitches with "intensity."  The Cub are expecting their ace pitcher to be back with them in mid-April to early-May.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS - WANG ON HIS WAY &  THROWING THE BALL
3/8/10.  Nationals' new pitcher Chien Ming Wang is doing just fine on the recovery from his shoulder surgery. His next step down the road will be to throw pitches to a catcher from a windup.  They don't expect him back any time soon. 

The Nationals are working hard to improve their team and be more in contention with other teams this year.  They have added some pretty good players and hope not to be in last place again this year.