He faced live hitters today.. http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070222&content_id=1811969&vkey=spt2007news&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc I don’t know how he felt afterward, and maybe he breaks down next week, but I do know this: Today, Mark Prior LOOKED out-freakin’-great. Prior circa-vintage 2003. He threw fast balls, breaking balls, and change-ups over a 10 minute period with a free and easy delivery, good pace and rhythm, and he seemed to have excellent velocity and location. Prior must have impressed the hitters, too, because D-Lee gave Prior an “attaboy” high-five as Prior was leaving the mound, and hitters don’t normally do that. MVN.com