‘Look, the past is the past’. Veteran Player begs his teammates

The 2024 St. Louis Cardinals have had an almost horrific start to the season. The team tried to turn things around this year after finishing last place and with a 71-91 record the previous season. Regretfully, the Redbirds have struggled from the start, going 15–24 in their first 39 games.

The Cards, who are once again bottom-dwellers in the National League Central, just dropped the first three games of a four-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers, who are leading the division. On May 12, St. Louis slid nine games behind in the standings after being outscored 23-6 in those games.

One of the team’s veterans recently made a comeback from the disabled list in an attempt to rally the faltering team after a lengthy losing streak. Matt Carpenter, the designated hitter for the Cardinals, stated that he encouraged the team’s younger players in his conversations with them.

The Cardinals are addressed by Carpenter
Carpenter talked on the Cardinals’ current situation in a recent article written by Lynn Worthy of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Additionally, he disclosed what he told his teammates upon his return from a Triple-A Memphis rehab assignment.

Carpenter remarked, “Obviously, nobody in here wants to go through this.” However, no one in this league will feel sorry for you. It’s the one thing I’ve discovered when playing, both individually and as a group.

Carpenter went on to discuss the club’s need to move past its early setbacks.

“No one is going to feel sorry for you when you’re going through struggles as an individual,” he said. And guess what happens when you struggle as a team? Nobody over there seems to care that you have another game tomorrow.

I really want to say to everyone in our group, ‘Look, the past is the past. The future is outside our control. Today is all we have. We must go forward and discover a means of victory. That’s how these things are resolved.

Carpenter Discusses Healing From An Injury
Before joining the Texas Rangers, Carpenter played baseball for the Cardinals for the first 11 years of his career, from 2011 to 2021. He would also play for the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres for three more seasons.

He agreed to a 2024 one-year contract with the ‘Birds. Although he is only 5 for 14 (.357) this season, he was just placed on the team’s 10-day injury list. The former three-time All-Star told the Post-Dispatch that he was able to find comfort at the plate because to his rehab efforts.

“When you return, there’s also a trust issue,” Carpenter added. “There were a few at-bats where you were still kind of feeling for it. With the last few, I felt more liberated—as if I could put my trust in it and let it go.

Thus, that served as the primary stepping stone. You simply need to feel comfortable enough to reach down there. Of course, timing and other factors also matter, but being able to let go completely was the most crucial thing. I succeeded in doing it.

Carpenter, who is 38 years old, has a career.260-gamer with 644 RBI and 175 home homers. 2013 saw him win a Silver Slugger Award while he was a member of the Cardinals.