Mark Prior to Workout Wednesday

by Ryno G on Jun 30, 2010 4:07 AM CDT

Mark Prior is going to workout at USC Wednesday. No USC is not trying to offer him boosters to attend there ;) Pro scouts will be attendance. He was always one of my favorites to watch. Sad what happened to him. Just our luck. I wish him the best. Hope to see him again sometime. Maybe if he pitched AGAINST the Cubs he would put up his old numbers. I expect this to be an overwhelming 'NO' but i'll be rooting for him.

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Will Mark Prior ever pitch in the majors again?

yes

75 votes

no

209 votes

284 votes | Poll has closed

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Good luck

Mark. I hope he makes it back. Sure he has some issues, however if wouldn’t have had a laundry list of injuries, I am sure the personality conflcts would have been limited.

by Grockcubs on Jun 30, 2010 6:20 AM CDT reply actions

I voted 'no', but not because I'm rooting against him

I just think he’s probably done pitching in MLB.

by Shanghai Badger on Jun 30, 2010 6:31 AM CDT reply actions

Same here.

Sad he went out like he did.

"I don't know what the big deal about Crackerjack is"

by theGraceyslumpbuster on Jun 30, 2010 7:46 AM CDT up reply actions

Exactly how I feel. Don't think he will but I do hope he does get back.

"The ones who want to achieve and win championships motivate themselves." - Da Coach

by Sandberg's evil twin on Jun 30, 2010 9:28 AM CDT up reply actions

Absolutely.

Always liked him. Seems like a nice enough guy. Also read an article somewhere about how he thinks his “injury-free” motion fooled a lot of people (including himself) into thinking it was smooth simply because it was symmetrical. Interesting insight.

Good luck to him. (I just don’t see it happening.)

"Sometimes you eat the bar and sometimes..."

by Phubbies on Jun 30, 2010 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions

just

shows you there will be a market for zambrano when teams are still willing to look at prior. everybody needs pitching.

by NOMAR on Jun 30, 2010 7:49 AM CDT reply actions

Minor league deal versus $35 million

A big difference. Of course, there will be a market for Zambrano. The size of that market is in direct proportion to the amount of money the Cubs will be sending along with him.

by rlpete on Jun 30, 2010 8:28 AM CDT up reply actions

Yeah that's sure true.

Z will be pitching again next year for someone. He’s surely physically capable as Ted said lol

"The ones who want to achieve and win championships motivate themselves." - Da Coach

by Sandberg's evil twin on Jun 30, 2010 9:29 AM CDT up reply actions

voted no but

still love the guy. He was electric back in the day.

by beckmania on Jun 30, 2010 8:09 AM CDT reply actions

I skipped studying for finals my senior year of high school to see his Cubs debut

and I remember just being blown away by him. It’s a shame things went downhill for him after 03

---AC 00 00 00 - Believe

by mjk83 on Jun 30, 2010 8:28 AM CDT reply actions

Yeah, but how were your grades?

"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008

by BeerCub on Jun 30, 2010 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions

I'll speak to this since I was there with him

Good enough since we were allowed to go. Oh and the only person that would have said no was somewhere else that evening. That helped a little too.

"You just don't know understand how frustrating this is"- Kevin Borseth

by TkGoUWGB on Jun 30, 2010 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions

LOL. That helps.

"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008

by BeerCub on Jul 2, 2010 7:44 AM CDT up reply actions

Is he going to show them how well he can toss towels?

by Adam U on Jun 30, 2010 8:39 AM CDT reply actions

This may date my Cub fan-dom, but

Mark Prior/Kerry Wood double-header was my first visit to Wrigley.
Amazing!

"I don't know how a guy gets single covered in that situation when you're dropping eight men," Tony Dungy, 12/20/09

by PackaCracka on Jun 30, 2010 8:53 AM CDT reply actions

Is Dusty allowed to watch? Is he even allowed at the ballpark?

by TJ11 on Jun 30, 2010 9:22 AM CDT reply actions

Dusty is running the USC workout.

Mark will throw 162 fastballs to start off. Then he will throw “a bucket or so” of breaking stuff. Dusty hasn’t disclosed the size of the bucket yet. Then it’s back to fastballs.

The workout will continue until Dusty determines that Mark is “laboring”.

MLBMilestone.com - following the numbers to Cooperstown

by D98 on Jun 30, 2010 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs

Upon the point of "laboring," Dusty will demand Mark throw harder.

"Sometimes you eat the bar and sometimes..."

by Phubbies on Jun 30, 2010 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions

Dusty will tell him "Keep throwing, you can tell your own damn self when it's time to stop."

by DudeVf11 on Jul 1, 2010 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions

Saw His First Pro Game At Pringles Park

I saw him pitch his pro game at Pringles Park in 2002 for the Diamond Jaxx, back when they were still affiliated with the Cubs. I thought he was going to be a 250+ game winner in the big leagues once upon a time. Good luck to Mark in his comeback, when he’s not pitching against the Cubs.

"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray

by memphiscub on Jun 30, 2010 11:25 AM CDT reply actions

Always will root for him

I always root for ex Cubs except when they play us. (Heck even when we faced Maddux I rooted for him not to lose the game but us to win by beating the bullpen – my ideal game would be him shutting us out for 9 innings and it being 0-0 and us winning in the 10th off a reliever).

This story is so sad.

On a side note a friend’s son is an upandcoming big name prospect. For privacy I’d rather not say who it is but if you follow the minors outside the Cubs you’d probably recognize the name but Mark Prior has been used as a cautionary tale. (he’s a name baseball fans in general don’t necessarily recognize but if you follow the minors overall you would esp. if you are a fan of his orgaization).

Formerly known as cubstoseriesby100. Thanks Al for letting me change my outdated screenname.

by puckishcubsfan on Jun 30, 2010 12:51 PM CDT reply actions

How are Mr and Mrs Strasburg?

by jerry morales rules on Jun 30, 2010 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions

So how are

Mr & Mrs Samardzija?

All enjoyment spontaneously overflows into praise. - CS Lewis

by copes006 on Jun 30, 2010 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions

How are Mr. and Mrs. Clemens?

"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks

by dtpollitt on Jun 30, 2010 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions

How are Mr. and Mrs. Three-Finger Brown?

"You’re playing a baseball game. You’re not playing Tiddlywinks. There is competition, for God’s sake."— Lou Piniella

by PacificCub on Jun 30, 2010 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions

Best of luck to him

Prior will always be one of my favorite Cubs and I hope he can get a minor league deal and maybe pitch a year or two for a big-league team. If Corey Patterson can get back into baseball, so can Prior.

by Pre on Jun 30, 2010 1:41 PM CDT reply actions

I think he'll pitch again in the majors

if he readjusts his ego. I think there is a portion of Cubs fans out there that got sick of his ego before we got sick of his failure of an arm. Wood had the same problems and he’s still loved. I soured on Prior after the Cubs Convention one year when he defended his want of a hefty raise via arbitration despite not pitching much in the previous season or so. For some reason I’m thinking he want 2005 dollars for 2003 success.

"You just don't know understand how frustrating this is"- Kevin Borseth

by TkGoUWGB on Jun 30, 2010 5:26 PM CDT reply actions

Ego

And remember that whole thing with the promotion that went wrong for him? A lot of controversy – can’t remember the details. But he came of as egotistical.

"They found a delivery in my flaw." - Dan Quisenberry

by danimal15 on Jul 1, 2010 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions

I'll join what appears to be the majority.....

in that while I really don’t see him toeing a major league rubber again I would be happy to see him actually do it. I think it’s a basic instinct of Cubs fans to root for former Cub players (with a few exceptions). Seems like giving Cub fans a few highs and/or just playing hard endears them to Cubs fans forever.

by Rkfd Die Hard on Jun 30, 2010 8:31 PM CDT reply actions