Comments on: Springtime Storylines: Can the Cardinals survive the loss of an ace? http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/29/springtime-storylines-can-the-cardinals-survive-the-loss-of-an-ace/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:21:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: cggarb http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/29/springtime-storylines-can-the-cardinals-survive-the-loss-of-an-ace/comment-page-1/#comment-123620 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:34:05 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=48204#comment-123620 The only source for that is LaRue: “Does it suck that my career is over because Johnny Cueto started kicking me in the head? Yes, it sucks.”

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/article_324aa4d7-ff34-5706-b12a-b1a023d58d00.html

Cynics might think his retirement had more to do with the age (37), his historically bad performance, or the 20 prior concussions. Alternatively, you can paint him like Tony Conigliaro or Thurman Munson.

]]> By: cptnew1 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/29/springtime-storylines-can-the-cardinals-survive-the-loss-of-an-ace/comment-page-1/#comment-123120 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 18:12:24 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=48204#comment-123120 healthy, better, back into shape…not healty. !@#$%

]]> By: cptnew1 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/29/springtime-storylines-can-the-cardinals-survive-the-loss-of-an-ace/comment-page-1/#comment-123118 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 18:09:25 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=48204#comment-123118 Even if Cueto gets healty by then, I doubt he pitches that first series at Busch.

]]> By: cintiphil http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/29/springtime-storylines-can-the-cardinals-survive-the-loss-of-an-ace/comment-page-1/#comment-123075 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:41:13 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=48204#comment-123075 I was at the game and saw endless T-V coverage and film of the incident. Cuteo is a big jerk for ending the career of LaRue. We don’t hate the Redbirds here, but we do like to beat them. Not the way Cueto did as a drunk street fighter, but on the field. I should say too, that LaRue is a fan favorite here too. Cueto lost a little fan love over the incident, but still a fan fav. We don’t like to win that way. Anyway, they beat our a$$ last year.

]]> By: Drew Silva http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/29/springtime-storylines-can-the-cardinals-survive-the-loss-of-an-ace/comment-page-1/#comment-123063 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:20:53 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=48204#comment-123063 What would the other explanation be? He retired because of complications related to the concussion that he suffered that day.

]]> By: cggarb http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/29/springtime-storylines-can-the-cardinals-survive-the-loss-of-an-ace/comment-page-1/#comment-123058 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:07:25 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=48204#comment-123058 I can’t believe you’re repeating the “Cueto ended LaRue’s career” nonsense, uncritically.

What a load.

]]> By: umrguy42 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/29/springtime-storylines-can-the-cardinals-survive-the-loss-of-an-ace/comment-page-1/#comment-123034 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:29:32 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=48204#comment-123034 As a Cards fan, I’m kind of hoping in some ways that falling short this season would leave Pujols with an “unfinished business” incentive to help the club re-sign him. (Although what everybody’s been doing the last couple years, I don’t know, and it drives me nuts…)

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