Who wants a Mark Prior update?

[badnews]

I think it would be neat if Mark Prior got real fat and grew a ZZ Top beard and came back as a flame-throwing relief pitcher whor referred to himself as "a mean 'ol cuss."

 

If I were Mark Prior I'd send Dusty Baker a bill for $500 million dollars.

[Soul]

i'm with tarver. prior is, and has been for awhile now, done. i respect his drive to continue to fight back but there has to come a point where he realizes that he just can't do it.

 

Yes, and that point is when a teams stop saying "here's a whole bunch of money to throw off on the side with a pitching coach to see if you can get your arm back."

 

You can't tell me you would turn down real money to sit in the Arizona sun and throw pitches, with a bunch of women watching you and "oohing and ahhing." Come now. You say Mark should be realistic. So let's look at what his life is really like right now. It's not too bad. I'd take it.

[radarluv1]

lol what he needs is a 'friend' to tell him its time to hang up the cleats and join the workforce.

[MPC]

maybe he invested with bernie madoff?

 

maybe he's unsure of finding a job in the business world because of the poor state of the economy?

 

maybe he bought a house with an adjustable mortgage rate and its about to balloon?

[bcl412]

i'm with tarver. prior is, and has been for awhile now, done. i respect his drive to continue to fight back but there has to come a point where he realizes that he just can't do it.

 

Yes, and that point is when a teams stop saying "here's a whole bunch of money to throw off on the side with a pitching coach to see if you can get your arm back."

 

You can't tell me you would turn down real money to sit in the Arizona sun and throw pitches, with a bunch of women watching you and "oohing and ahhing." Come now. You say Mark should be realistic. So let's look at what his life is really like right now. It's not too bad. I'd take it.

 

Add to that the fact that he gets paid to be a part of a MLB clubhouse, he gets to watch games from the dugout, he gets to travel the country and add to that all the benefits that a MLB player gets I don't think him trying to play again is a bad thing.

[Tyrant]

If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.

 

Actually, what you're telling him to do seems like "If you find yourself in a hole, Mark, just sit there."

[Sammy Sofa]

i'm with tarver.

 

Of course you are.

[Soul]

i'm with tarver. prior is, and has been for awhile now, done. i respect his drive to continue to fight back but there has to come a point where he realizes that he just can't do it.

 

Yes, and that point is when a teams stop saying "here's a whole bunch of money to throw off on the side with a pitching coach to see if you can get your arm back."

 

You can't tell me you would turn down real money to sit in the Arizona sun and throw pitches, with a bunch of women watching you and "oohing and ahhing." Come now. You say Mark should be realistic. So let's look at what his life is really like right now. It's not too bad. I'd take it.

 

Add to that the fact that he gets paid to be a part of a MLB clubhouse, he gets to watch games from the dugout, he gets to travel the country and add to that all the benefits that a MLB player gets I don't think him trying to play again is a bad thing.

 

Yeah. I want that job. Trouble is I can't convince anyone there might be something in my arm worth paying for :)

[cubbinalltheway]

i'm with tarver.

 

Of course you are.

what's that supposed to mean?

[Sammy Sofa]

EVERYTHING.

[JimSorgi]

MAYBE HE CAN BE A TOWEL SALESMAN, WHAT WITH HIS FANCY LEARNING NERD LICENSE AND HIS LOVE OF TOWELS AND ALL.

You forgot to call him a girl.

[Sammy Sofa]

I assumed that was understood.

[fromthestretch]

i'm with tarver. prior is, and has been for awhile now, done. i respect his drive to continue to fight back but there has to come a point where he realizes that he just can't do it.

 

Considering the success he's had in the past, the fact that his injury was initially misdiagnosed (and remained so for a few years), and the fact that he's only 28, he's probably not close to that point yet. Nor should he be, in my opinion. It would be one thing if doctors told him he was at risk of doing permanent damage to his arm or something, but that's not the case here.

 

Seriously, if you really love playing baseball and people are willing to pay you handsomely to do, why would you give it up...especially at that age?

[cubbinalltheway]

Seriously, if you really love playing baseball and people are willing to pay you handsomely to do, why would you give it up...especially at that age?

well there has to come a point for everyone when they continue to fail, time after time after time, where eventually they just call it quits.

[imb]

Seriously, if you really love playing baseball and people are willing to pay you handsomely to do, why would you give it up...especially at that age?

well there has to come a point for everyone when they continue to fail, time after time after time, where eventually they just call it quits.

 

speaking of which, have you considered cubs.com or desipio

[Tarver]

yep, this is pretty much exactly how I expected this thread to unfold after my first post.

[Sammy Sofa]

Hopefully next time you'll think twice and remember this valuable lesson.

[Tarver]

But that wouldn't be nearly as entertaining.

[Tarver]

On topic, what's the best Prior can realistically hope for this year? 60-70 innings? Even assuming health and serviceable performance, it's going to be a long road back to 25-30 starts a year.

[NCCubFan]

On topic, what's the best Prior can realistically hope for this year? 60-70 innings? Even assuming health and serviceable performance, it's going to be a long road back to 25-30 starts a year.

But he's only 28, so it's too soon to say he's not going to be able to make that road back. Maybe he can pitch some during the second half of this year, then pitch a full season in 2010. He's 28, not 38.

[cubbinalltheway]

Seriously, if you really love playing baseball and people are willing to pay you handsomely to do, why would you give it up...especially at that age?

well there has to come a point for everyone when they continue to fail, time after time after time, where eventually they just call it quits.

 

speaking of which, have you considered cubs.com or desipio

i'm a member at desipio. i'm surprised youre not.

[imb]

Seriously, if you really love playing baseball and people are willing to pay you handsomely to do, why would you give it up...especially at that age?

well there has to come a point for everyone when they continue to fail, time after time after time, where eventually they just call it quits.

 

speaking of which, have you considered cubs.com or desipio

i'm a member at desipio. i'm surprised youre not.

 

no personal attacks

[fromthestretch]

Seriously, if you really love playing baseball and people are willing to pay you handsomely to do, why would you give it up...especially at that age?

well there has to come a point for everyone when they continue to fail, time after time after time, where eventually they just call it quits.

 

Failed time after time after time? If anyone failed, it was the doctors that misdiagnosed his shoulder issues. The guy is coming off shoulder surgery, and as mentioned a few times in this thread, he's only 28. Even if he doesn't get back to the level he was at, he could always come back as a reliever.

 

I still don't see why he has to call it quits at this age. If some team is willing to give him money, they have to think he has a chance to bounce back. It would make sense to call it quits if no one was willing to pay for his services as a pitcher.

[cubbinalltheway]

prior hasn't been good at baseball since 2005. it's 2009.

[fromthestretch]

prior hasn't been good at baseball since 2005. it's 2009.

 

He's been hurt and had to have shoulder surgery. But I guess it's impossible for a 28 year old to come back from injury, so he should just turn down hundreds of thousands of dollars, pack up his gear and go home.