Adam Wainwright Injury Should Bring 2011 Into Focus for Cardinals

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When is really bad news not always completely bad news?

In the St. Louis camp, the bad news Thursday was, as expected, that starter Adam Wainwright will need Tommy John surgery -- a ligament replacement procedure to fix up his elbow.

The Cardinals' ace won't be pitching at all this season after general manager John Mozeliak confirmed that the team's fears of a season-ending injury had been verified.

Up to this point, the turmoil in Cardinals' camp had been about St. Louis' inability to get first baseman Albert Pujols' name on a long-term contract extension. There was much angst about what would happen in 2012 and beyond.

The good news from the St. Louis point of view is that's been pushed into the past. All of a sudden, the realities of the 2011 season are staring the Cardinals in the face, and for better or worse, their focus has been narrowed to the here and now.

 

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