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ST. LOUIS (AP) #8212;Chris Carpenter is starting on three days #8217; rest in Game 7of the World Series for the St. Louis Cardinals.Manager Tony La Russa said he decided Friday morning after consulting withpitching coach Dave Duncan, who gave the thumbs up. The team made it officialseveral hours before the deciding game against the Texas Rangers. #8220;Dave had a real heart-to-heart with him football kits to gauge just how ready he was topitch just physically, not mentally but physically, #8221; La Russa said. #8220;And thenI think if he would be available to pitch, he probably would have pitched inthis game sometime.The bottom line: the Cardinals wanted their best pitcher on the mound. #8220;He #8217;s the guy our club wants to have out there, and he #8217;s ready to takeit, #8221; La Russa said. football kits #8220;Plain and simple. He #8217;s our guy. #8221;Carpenter started on short rest for the first time of his career in thefirst round of the NL playoffs against the Phillies and lasted only threeinnings, allowing four runs on five hits in his shortest outing of the year.La Russa did it the first time so Carpenter would be ready for a potentialGame 5, and Carpenter threw a three-hit shutout in the football kits deciding game,outpitching Roy Halladay(notes).The 36-year-old right-hander said after Game 6 that he #8217;d be ready for thematchup against Texas #8217; Matt Harrison(notes).La Russa said Duncan #8217;s conversation with Carpenter indicated the pitcher hadlearned from the time, and how he would #8220;adjust or compensate #8221; in Game 7. LaRussa said the pitcher actually began making adjustmen football kits ts after struggling earlyin his first outing on three days #8217; rest. #8220;Part of what he learned from that is why he gets the ball, #8221; La Russasaid. #8220;And we expect him to be more effective. #8221;La Russa had no expectations that Carpenter might go deep. The 36-year-oldright-hander entered Game 7 having logged 267 1-3 innings, the most of hiscareer. #8220;You watch him and he starts football kits to labor, you get him out of there, #8221; La Russasaid.La Russa could have chosen Kyle Lohse(notes) or Edwin Jackson(notes), both well rested,but leaned on his ace. He indicated another starter, Jake Westbrook(notes), might behis first choice out of the bullpen even though the right-hander worked ascoreless inning in Game 6. Follow Yahoo! Sports' MLB coverage on Twitter. Updated 2 hours, 19 football kits minutes ago football kits
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