Mark Prior officially retires

[WrigleyField 22]

we sign him and bring him up to pitch one inning at wrigley when the rosters expand. he strikes out the final batter (looking) on a dirty curve and leaves to one of the loudest standing ovations in wrigley history.

And he hugs his son in the dugout and walks away from baseball?

 

 

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[erik316wttn]

we sign him and bring him up to pitch one inning at wrigley when the rosters expand. he strikes out the final batter (looking) on a dirty curve and leaves to one of the loudest standing ovations in wrigley history.

 

Sounds good to me. Make it the 9th inning of the last home game at Wrigley this year, regardless of the score.

[Magnetic Curses]

let's just sign him and start him. what is there to lose? people would walk on the faces of sick orphans to get tickets.

[CincyCubsFan]

Could Prior be any worse than half of the garbage we've trotted out to the mound this year?

[Cubswin11]

Could Prior be any worse than half of the garbage we've trotted out to the mound this year?

He's obviously not a starter anymore, but I couldn't see him having worse results than Camp/Dolis/Corpas/Etc. out of the bullpen this year.

[Tracer Bullet]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130207&content_id=41477950&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

[rocket]

Castillo fouls one out of play. A graphic on the screen says Prior's average of 113.4 pitches per start in the regular season topped MLB and that he's averaging 124.5 in the postseason.

 

Prior mutters, "Led the Majors."

 

oh god :(

[ConstableRabbit]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130207&content_id=41477950&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

They talked, as they had a few times a year since 2006. They made their points. Prior had never blamed Baker for his injuries the way so many Cubs fans had, but he did ask his former manager about the strategy in Game 2 of the 2003 NLCS, leaving him in for so long despite such a big lead. Baker had come to accept that he'd be forever pilloried by Cubs fans and the stat gurus he called "propeller-heads," with all that data to back up their claims, but who knew at the time? Throwing a baseball is an unnatural motion. Even the healthiest pitcher can get hurt. He told Prior he had learned from it. Prior said he understood.

[ConstableRabbit]

Yeah I really didn't need to read that Game 6 recap.

[Cubswin11]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130207&content_id=41477950&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

Thanks for ruining my Friday

[UMFan83]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130207&content_id=41477950&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

They talked, as they had a few times a year since 2006. They made their points. Prior had never blamed Baker for his injuries the way so many Cubs fans had, but he did ask his former manager about the strategy in Game 2 of the 2003 NLCS, leaving him in for so long despite such a big lead. Baker had come to accept that he'd be forever pilloried by Cubs fans and the stat gurus he called "propeller-heads," with all that data to back up their claims, but who knew at the time? Throwing a baseball is an unnatural motion. Even the healthiest pitcher can get hurt. He told Prior he had learned from it. Prior said he understood.

 

I cant remember...was that meeting with Prior before or after he killed Aaron Harrang?

[Thed Hoyerstein]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130207&content_id=41477950&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

 

 

{Cries}

 

{Chugs Windex}

[Sammy Sofa]

*Weeps*

 

Love that man.

[Irrelevant Dude]

I want to see Prior back so bad and it would be amazing if he could make a comeback as a reliever with the Cubs. Regardless of the team though, I will be rooting for him wherever he goes.

[Mark Priors Calves]

Yep, still pulling for him.

[minnesotacubsfan]

I just want to point out Prior was wearing cargo shorts in that article

[Tracer Bullet]

I just want to point out Prior was wearing cargo shorts in that article

 

Noticed that too.

[Sammy Sofa]

They're not jorts, so it's cool.

[rocket]

I just want to point out Prior was wearing cargo shorts in that article

 

HE NEEDS TO STORE HIS TOWEL SOMEWHERE

[Guest]

I don't understand why we haven't signed him yet. I don't give a damn, give him 5 million a year just for kicks, he needs to be a Cub again. :(

[NewUserName]

As much as I would like to have him pitch here, I also do get nervous whenever The Cubs do things that smell more of marketing than actually trying to win. If he can pitch and help, I am in. simple as that

[Clem Fandango]

As much as I would like to have him pitch here, I also do get nervous whenever The Cubs do things that smell more of marketing than actually trying to win. If he can pitch and help, I am in. simple as that

 

Based on his numbers in the minors last year it seems his main issue right now is finding a way to control his pitches... otherwise he's still got the uncanny ability to miss bats.

 

Well controlling his pitches and the whole Mr. Glass thing that's plagued him his whole career. I would welcome him back with open arms, regardless if it were a marketing ploy or not.

[SouthSideRyan]

As much as I would like to have him pitch here, I also do get nervous whenever The Cubs do things that smell more of marketing than actually trying to win. If he can pitch and help, I am in. simple as that

 

1. This isn't the Tribune Cubs anymore.

 

2. Most Cubs fans probably hate him because they're [expletive] morons.

[illiniguy]

As much as I would like to have him pitch here, I also do get nervous whenever The Cubs do things that smell more of marketing than actually trying to win. If he can pitch and help, I am in. simple as that

 

1. This isn't the Tribune Cubs anymore.

 

2. Most Cubs fans probably hate him because they're [expletive] morons.

I don't live around many cubs fans anymore. You guys are my exposure and my cousin. We all love prior. Do the masses really hate him?

Edited February 15, 2013 by illiniguy

[Pushfrog98]

As much as I would like to have him pitch here, I also do get nervous whenever The Cubs do things that smell more of marketing than actually trying to win. If he can pitch and help, I am in. simple as that

 

1. This isn't the Tribune Cubs anymore.

 

2. Most Cubs fans probably hate him because they're [expletive] morons.

I doing live around many cubs fans anymore. You guys are my exposure and my cousin. We all love prior. Do the masses really hate him?

I'm kind of in the same boat. I just assumed everyone loved him.