Hello, There are only 16 days until the Cardinals open up their season...It's coming up fast and I'm counting down the days!!!!! I read an article in our local paper saying that Albert Pujols will be trying to hold off from getting reconstructive elbow surgery. ( He has possibly needed the surgery since 2003 when he was an outfielder ) I knew he was going to to wait but the article had a quote saying that he is hoping to hold off for the rest of his career which Pujols expects to be somewhere between 10-15 years...I'm not so sure about that though, because Albert has been kind-of taking it easy you could say, by taking some extra days off every now and then. And also by slowing down on his workout regimen... Dr. George Paulet ( The team physician for the Cardinals ) released some new information recently that said that Pujols has a "High Grade Tear of the Ulnar Collateral Ligament" along with other problems including Arthritis...Tony Larussa ( Cardinals Head Coach ) said that Albert is possibly one bad swing away from throwing out his elbow! I for one think that Albert will need surgery pretty soon, maybe even next year...Because if he waits 10-15 year he could have to end his career in 4 years and I just don't think that he would take that risk. As he's still building up his Hall Of Fame resume. Still they are expecting Albert to have a great season considering he's gotten a home-run almost 1/3 of his at bats this preseason...I guess I'll end on that...Later...Micah
• 3/15/2008 - Untitled Comment