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 More Cardinals NewsCardinals LinksJason LaRue has decided to retire, just over a month after being injured in a scuffle against the Reds. "I'm done," he says. "It's a simple decision." LaRue related what he has experienced in nearly six weeks since an Aug. 10 incident in which pitcher Johnny Cueto lashed out during a first-inning scrum against the Great American Ball Park backstop. Cueto's spikes raked Chris Carpenter's back and found LaRue's face, leaving the Cardinals' backup catcher with a severe concussion that only recently began to abate. "When it first happened I thought it was just another concussion. I felt within a couple days I would be fine," La Rue recalled. "But I didn't feel good. And for a long time nothing progressed." |
