Cubs Mention in Carroll's BP Under the Knife

[Soul]

I tend to like Will's work but he's been known to be dead wrong with this kind of "reliable source" report in the past. I remember a few years ago he swore up and down that MLB executives and Pete Rose had reached a deal to allow him back in baseball and make him eligible for the hall, all without Rose having to admit he bet on baseball or do anything wrong. This report was published based on the infamous anonymous inside source. As we all know, however, the exact opposite happened. Pete Rose is still banned from baseball despite admitting that he did place bets on the sport.

 

Moral of the story: So-called reliable, inside sometimes and often don't know what they are talking about.

 

Yes, but you'll excuse me if I wait until Woody has a few successful regular season starts before declaring Will's original source was wrong.

 

Sorry, but there have been way too many "setbacks" to believe anything other than on-the-field performance.

[Jehrico]

Link.

 

Does it make Cubs fans feel any better that Mark Prior has thrown? Sure, it was a soft-toss session from the mound this weekend, but it was from the mound, it was successful, and as we know, the only word that counts is from Dusty Baker. Dusty didn’t comment, though Larry Rothschild was kind enough to say that Prior is on track for a start sometime next week. We’ll want to continue watching him as he progresses for more signs on his health and effectiveness. Here’s a topic I’d love to see discussed on the front pages--Kerry Wood continues to impress with his throwing and looks to be on track or even ahead of optimistic projections. Given the normally gloomy returns from labrum surgery, Dr. Kremchek’s repair on Wood is going to be closely watched to see if things progress differently. Since the Chicago media all seems to be reading this column, I do want to make sure and say hi. The Tribune calls me a pain. Washington Post calls me an expert. That’s a push for the week, I think.

 

Apparently, now Wood is ahead of schedule. That's good news. I also like his sarcastic reference to the Chicago media. :lmao:

 

I thought that Prior had done more than just soft-tossing. Anyone in Mesa care to comment on whether this is true, or if Carroll is attempting to marginalize his mound session, hoping to validate himself and his source?

[Guest]

Yes, but you'll excuse me if I wait until Woody has a few successful regular season starts before declaring Will's original source was wrong.

If you believe Carroll's source then Wood is the healthy one and Prior is the one with the bum shoulder.

[NCCubFan]

I think I'm going to reserve the right to remain cautious.

You have the right to remain cautious. If you give up the right to remain cautious, anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of public opinion. :D