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08/10 CUBS (Prior) @ Milwaukee (Davis) 1:05 CDT, WGN-TV

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Prior is done for. I'm convinced now more than ever that he will never be the same pitcher whom was drafted by the Chicago Cubs. His curveball and fastball are just not the same anymore. I feel bad for this guy who was drafted by a 2nd rate organization like this one.

 

Is it all the organization's fault?

YOu can definitely make a case for it or did you forget how bad he was abused in 2003? Crazy pitch counts and letting him go out there and pitch when he hurt his arm running the basepaths? Yeah, you can make a case. How's Kerry Wood doing these days?

 

Funny though how Ozzie has 4 of the top 12 used pitchers in the AL, yet no one is blaiming him or the organization for over use.

I'm sure his time will come. Look at how bad the WSox starting pitching has been.

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Prior is done for. I'm convinced now more than ever that he will never be the same pitcher whom was drafted by the Chicago Cubs. His curveball and fastball are just not the same anymore. I feel bad for this guy who was drafted by a 2nd rate organization like this one.

 

Is it all the organization's fault?

YOu can definitely make a case for it or did you forget how bad he was abused in 2003? Crazy pitch counts and letting him go out there and pitch when he hurt his arm running the basepaths? Yeah, you can make a case. How's Kerry Wood doing these days?

 

I'm not buying the Giles collision as some kind of major injury. He went on the DL, came back and proceeded to go 10-1 with an ERA below 2.00. If he was hurt, he was on some serious medicine to mask it. mAybe he needs to go back on it.

 

Which is my point. Prior was never hurt because of use in 2003. All his injuires were due to freakish injuries or non-arm releated...

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And the Cubs are working on killing Mateo's arm already. He's pitching today and he's scheduled to start on Saturday. Brilliant.

 

Well he won't pitch on Saturday. Could be a Rusch outing...

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And the Cubs are working on killing Mateo's arm already. He's pitching today and he's scheduled to start on Saturday. Brilliant.

 

Hyperbole alert.

 

He won't start on Saturday now.

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Cirillo grounded to shortstop , safe at first on a fielding error, E6

 

Izzy would've made that play...

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And the Cubs are working on killing Mateo's arm already. He's pitching today and he's scheduled to start on Saturday. Brilliant.

 

Well he won't pitch on Saturday. Could be a Rusch outing...

 

Rusch just started playing catch and is still on the DL so we can forget about him for a while.

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Prior is done for. I'm convinced now more than ever that he will never be the same pitcher whom was drafted by the Chicago Cubs. His curveball and fastball are just not the same anymore. I feel bad for this guy who was drafted by a 2nd rate organization like this one.

 

Is it all the organization's fault?

YOu can definitely make a case for it or did you forget how bad he was abused in 2003? Crazy pitch counts and letting him go out there and pitch when he hurt his arm running the basepaths? Yeah, you can make a case. How's Kerry Wood doing these days?

 

Two different situations! Wood was hurt and had surgery. Prior was hurt because of crazy accidents line drive of the elbow, Achillie's Heal, Running into Giles etc...Plus he's never had any kind of surgery. I mean you can make a case if he blew out his shoulder or elbow but he hasn't...

You can still make a case. Both Wood and Prior were used a lot in 2003. Their pitch counts were really high and wasn't that Priors first full season in the majors? Why was Prior put right back into the game after he hurt his arm after the Giles collision? Was it really an achilles problem with Prior because rumors were swirling that it was his elbow. Believe me, you can make a case. Lately, it seems this organization can't get anything right. Wood underwent surgery for his shoulder and now he's dealing with a torn rotator cuff? Is this a possible misdiagnosis again?

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Cirillo grounded to shortstop , safe at first on a fielding error, E6

 

Izzy would've made that play...

 

Furcal would have made that play, gave you good production at leadoff...

and yeah...you would still have Nolasco.

 

but why get Furcal when you can go dumpster diving, thanks Jim

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What do you guys think Z thinks of Prior?

 

 

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I bet he loves hearing Wood and Prior pimped still by the media, while he has flown past them.

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What do you guys think Z thinks of Prior?

 

"It took me twice as long to give up 6 runs to the Brewers"?

lol. Yeah in two years though Mark maybe able to carry Carlos bags for him.

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Just got here and see that Prior is still pregnant. How long can a pregnancy last?

If we sign a good pitcher this offseason, does this Mark deserve a rotation spot?

 

i have been saying this for most of the year. mark has been a rather average(actually below average) pitcher since june of last year. he has shown no signs of getting anything back. right now, other than his name, he is not as good as any of the young pitchers.

my hope is he shows some signs of life and then we must deal him!

 

can you believe that hendry tried to get bedard and tejada for him? truly if he ruin that deal by not taking tejada straight up...he should be fired immediately. right now i would have been happy with bedard straight up...

just think we couldn't even get hairston back for prior right now!

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