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Found November 04, 2011 on STLSportsMinute: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Chris Carpenter
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The St. Louis Cardinals could not have won the 2011 World Series without Chris Carpenter. Carpenter started three games in the Fall Classic, winning games one and seven in route to helping lead the Cardinals to their eleventh championship in franchise history. Now that the season is officially over, Carpenter, a native of New Hampshire, can relax and enjoy himself a little bit. On Thursday, Carpenter got a little help with relaxing from the St. Louis Blues. Carpenter, who use to play hockey growing up and is a season ticket holder with the Blues, was allowed to skate and practice with the Blues on Thursday. The former Cy Young Award Winner did more than just hold his own on the ice. Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo joked that Carpenter may be good enough to help out with the Blues struggling power play. "We were joking about it that maybe we could use him on the power play to help us out. He seems like a pretty good player out there. He's probably better at hockey...
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