3. LA RUSSA AND DE WITT HAVE DIFFERENT VIEWS OF CHRIS CARPENTER: Can the Cardinals count on their ace to return from pitching-arm nerve difficulties and make 30, 35 starts? Or should they find another starting pitcher, just in case? The manager and the owner don’t see it the same way. Penciling in Carpenter for 30+ starts and assuming it will happen is “not how you go about it,” La Russa said. “That’s not the attitude that I have, or (pitching coach) Dave Duncan has.” The manager and pitching coach want to be sure about Carpenter’s health and won’t assume anything....
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