Distinct Possibility?!?

[Bull]

Despite all the speculation about Mark Prior, pitching coach Larry Rothschild said there's a "distinct possibility" he will make his scheduled start April 5 in Cincinnati.

 

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What?!?

[Backtobanks]

Is "distinct possibility" anything like a probability?

[RynoRules]

Despite all the speculation about Mark Prior, pitching coach Larry Rothschild said there's a "distinct possibility" he will make his scheduled start April 5 in Cincinnati.

 

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What the [bleep]?!?

 

Fixed.

 

And I don't want to say "I told you so", but...

[sethuel1]

Despite all the speculation about Mark Prior, pitching coach Larry Rothschild said there's a "distinct possibility" he will make his scheduled start April 5 in Cincinnati.

 

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What?!?

 

Hooray! Our uninjured and completely healthy pitcher may make his first slated start, which is in a month! I certainly believe in everything the Cubs say in regards to injuries!

[MeatampPotatoesMan]

I think he was refering to Prior's schedule barring no setbacks like dead arm, elbow troubles (please God NO), or any of the other bs that can come up during ST for any pitcher.

 

[Rooftop Bum]

In other words it means "Prior might possibly start on April 5 if he's still not suffering from an injury we have not told you about."

[UK1679666180]

This shouldn't surprise anyone, regardless of Rothschild saying that he might not be a ST type of pitcher, he still needs to get his work in. For whatever reason, it doesn't appear he has had the work needed and is behind.

 

I'm not surprised he's behind schedule, I just don't know why he's behind.

[NorthsideAvenger]

This shouldn't surprise anyone, regardless of Rothschild saying that he might not be a ST type of pitcher, he still needs to get his work in. For whatever reason, it doesn't appear he has had the work needed and is behind.

 

I'm not surprised he's behind schedule, I just don't know why he's behind.

 

What do the Cubs fans have to do to get some HONEST people up in the front office. This cloak and dagger crap when it comes to injuries, is simply mindboggling frustrating.

[Jon]

If he had a bad case of pharyngitis like he said, I could easily see them shutting down his throwing during the offseason. You don't want him throwing when he's not in shape.

 

If I were Rothschild, I wouldn't be saying he's on pace to make a start against the Reds. It looks to me like he's a little behind that point right now, but probably no more than getting his first start the second time through the rotation.

[anemic offense]

I don't get it. We've been through 2-3 years of this s**t yet I still feel like we never get a straight answer. As much as it would SUCK for Prior to miss any starts, I'd feel much better if the organization would be a little more forthright. If he's not completely on track/healthy, then say there's a possibility he may miss a start or two at the beginning of the season. If they aren't sure, then by god say they aren't sure. But when they start spring training and go out of their way to convince us he's healthy, only to retract and contradict the earlier statements, it ticks me off.

 

I could understand it if their was a good reason to do this, but just what exactly do they gain by (seemingly) being dishonest. If it was the first time I wouldn't give it much though but we've heard it for BOTH wood and Prior for the last 2 years. Unbelievable.

[anemic offense]

This shouldn't surprise anyone, regardless of Rothschild saying that he might not be a ST type of pitcher, he still needs to get his work in. For whatever reason, it doesn't appear he has had the work needed and is behind.

 

I'm not surprised he's behind schedule, I just don't know why he's behind.

 

What do the Cubs fans have to do to get some HONEST people up in the front office. This cloak and dagger crap when it comes to injuries, is simply mindboggling frustrating.

 

Exactly.

[cjbucks]

This shouldn't surprise anyone, regardless of Rothschild saying that he might not be a ST type of pitcher, he still needs to get his work in. For whatever reason, it doesn't appear he has had the work needed and is behind.

 

I'm not surprised he's behind schedule, I just don't know why he's behind.

 

What do the Cubs fans have to do to get some HONEST people up in the front office. This cloak and dagger crap when it comes to injuries, is simply mindboggling frustrating.

 

Exactly.

 

I bet he's dead - they're just saying he's alive so they can sell more Mark Prior jersies.

[Bull]

This shouldn't surprise anyone, regardless of Rothschild saying that he might not be a ST type of pitcher, he still needs to get his work in. For whatever reason, it doesn't appear he has had the work needed and is behind.

 

I'm not surprised he's behind schedule, I just don't know why he's behind.

 

What do the Cubs fans have to do to get some HONEST people up in the front office. This cloak and dagger crap when it comes to injuries, is simply mindboggling frustrating.

 

Exactly.

 

I bet he's dead - they're just saying he's alive so they can sell more Mark Prior jersies.

 

AHA!

[Roast]

This shouldn't surprise anyone, regardless of Rothschild saying that he might not be a ST type of pitcher, he still needs to get his work in. For whatever reason, it doesn't appear he has had the work needed and is behind.

 

I'm not surprised he's behind schedule, I just don't know why he's behind.

 

What do the Cubs fans have to do to get some HONEST people up in the front office. This cloak and dagger crap when it comes to injuries, is simply mindboggling frustrating.

 

Exactly.

 

I bet he's dead - they're just saying he's alive so they can sell more Mark Prior jersies.

 

That would be a lot funnier if it didnt actually seem like a possibility. :x

[goonys evil twin]

This shouldn't surprise anyone, regardless of Rothschild saying that he might not be a ST type of pitcher, he still needs to get his work in. For whatever reason, it doesn't appear he has had the work needed and is behind.

 

I'm not surprised he's behind schedule, I just don't know why he's behind.

 

What do the Cubs fans have to do to get some HONEST people up in the front office. This cloak and dagger crap when it comes to injuries, is simply mindboggling frustrating.

 

Exactly.

 

I bet he's dead - they're just saying he's alive so they can sell more Mark Prior jersies.

 

That would be a lot funnier if it didnt actually seem like a possibility. :x

 

He's not dead.

 

He just went on a bender in Tijuana and is trying to sober up.

[Bull]

This shouldn't surprise anyone, regardless of Rothschild saying that he might not be a ST type of pitcher, he still needs to get his work in. For whatever reason, it doesn't appear he has had the work needed and is behind.

 

I'm not surprised he's behind schedule, I just don't know why he's behind.

 

What do the Cubs fans have to do to get some HONEST people up in the front office. This cloak and dagger crap when it comes to injuries, is simply mindboggling frustrating.

 

Exactly.

 

I bet he's dead - they're just saying he's alive so they can sell more Mark Prior jersies.

 

That would be a lot funnier if it didnt actually seem like a distinct possibility. :x

 

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[Radar3454]

I think Rothchild expects Prior to be ready but said that to lower expectations just in case something happens.

 

The Cubs could handle things like this better but teams cannot give out medical info about players without the players authorization anymore so that could have something to do with it.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Despite all the speculation about Mark Prior, pitching coach Larry Rothschild said there's a "distinct possibility" he will make his scheduled start April 5 in Cincinnati.

 

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What?!?

 

Sounds like a very definite maybe to me !!!

[frostwyrm]

This team has zero credibility on injury info so we're all in the dark, as usual. I honestly have no clue what will happen with Prior.

[Brian]

SKY IS FALLING OH NOES

 

Chicago Cubs pitcher Mark Prior faced hitters for the first time Thursday and threw 30 pitches, which could put him in line for a Cactus League start next week.

 

Cubs pitching coach Larry Rothschild said he wanted to wait until he sees how Prior feels Friday before scheduling the next throwing session. Prior is following a more structured program this spring in an attempt to avoid minor injuries that have nagged him the last couple years.

 

"He threw breaking balls toward the end and some changeups," Rothschild said of Thursday's session. "He started mixing some pitches in. We'll keep progressing and see where we get to.

 

"[His velocity] was OK," Rothschild said. "I wouldn't say it's 100 percent, but I wouldn't expect it to be in batting practice. I think it'll be a natural progression as the tests get a little tougher and he'll step it up."

 

Rothschild didn't want to set a date for Prior's Cactus League debut.

 

"It's possible [it could be next week]. I'm not going to say that until I see him," Rothschild said.

[FergieJ31]

I bet he's dead - they're just saying he's alive so they can sell more Mark Prior jersies.

 

If you play that Steve Goodman song, "Dying Cub Fan's Last Request", backwards on a turntable, there's a section at the end where I swear it says "Mark is dead."

[CubinNY]

I found this quote from Bruce's piece in today's Hearld interesting

 

Prior throws: Pitcher Mark Prior threw batting practice in Mesa while the team was en route to Tucson. Pitching coach Larry Rothschild said Prior threw about 30 pitches.

 

“He seemed to come out of it fine,” Rothschild said. “We’ll see how he is (today).”

 

Prior threw some “breaking balls toward the end and some changeups,” according to Rothschild. The velocity on the fastball isn’t quite where it needs to be yet, but that doesn’t bother Rothschild.

 

“It was OK,” the coach said. “I wouldn’t say it was 100 percent, but I wouldn’t expect it to be in batting practice. I think it’s going to be a natural progression as the tests get a little bit tougher and he steps it up.”

 

The Cubs are easing Prior into the mix to avoid the elbow problems that sidelined him the previous two springs. The next step will be a two-inning simulated game. If that goes well, Prior could get into a Cactus League game late next week.

 

Are they babying him so he won't get injured or did he come to camp injured and they are rehabing him in camp?

 

To me, something doesn't seem right.

[Brian]

Are they babying him so he won't get injured or did he come to camp injured and they are rehabing him in camp?

 

To me, something doesn't seem right.

 

The Cubs are easing Prior into the mix to avoid the elbow problems that sidelined him the previous two springs.

 

year A - He has problems in ST.

year B - He has problems in ST.

year C - He comes to ST after being very sick over the winter so he may be behind in conditioning. Wouldn't it be the responsible thing to do something different than year A & B???

[goonys evil twin]

Are they babying him so he won't get injured or did he come to camp injured and they are rehabing him in camp?

 

To me, something doesn't seem right.

 

The Cubs are easing Prior into the mix to avoid the elbow problems that sidelined him the previous two springs.

 

year A - He has problems in ST.

year B - He has problems in ST.

year C - He comes to ST after being very sick over the winter so he may be behind in conditioning. Wouldn't it be the responsible thing to do something different than year A & B???

 

Sure it would be the responsible thing to do. That doesn't change the fact that events surrounding this little miniseries would leave many to believe something is wrong with him physically and/or he won't be ready by opening day.

[CubinNY]

Are they babying him so he won't get injured or did he come to camp injured and they are rehabing him in camp?

 

To me, something doesn't seem right.

 

The Cubs are easing Prior into the mix to avoid the elbow problems that sidelined him the previous two springs.

 

year A - He has problems in ST.

year B - He has problems in ST.

year C - He comes to ST after being very sick over the winter so he may be behind in conditioning. Wouldn't it be the responsible thing to do something different than year A & B???

 

Not necessarily. If someone is injured early in ST for two years and the Cubs and the pitcher don't do anything different mechanically when the person gets to a certain point of pitches or stress on the elbow then the injury will reoccur. It doesn't matter, it only pushes back the time when the injury will occur. Now I have no idea if they are doing something different or not, other than not expose him to game situations.

 

Supposedly Prior was sick well before spring training. I cannot fathom how being sick in January or December would impact his conditioning in mid Feb and March to the extent that he is just now pitching.

 

Those Rothchild quotes really bother me. If there is nothing wrong why is he just now begining to throw breaking balls? Why is he velocity down? Why do they say we'll see how he comes through it if all he needs is extra conditioning time?