Mark Prior
Mark Prior
Mark William Prioris an American former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched for the Chicago Cubs from 2002 to 2006 in a career that was marred by injuries. His repertoire of pitches included a mid-90s mph fastball, a curveball, a slurve, and a changeup. He is currently working in the front office of the San Diego Padres Organization...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth7 September 1980
CitySan Diego, CA
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I didn't have good command of my breaking ball or my fastball tonight. For whatever reason, things weren't clicking early on when I needed it.
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It felt a little awkward. But it was good to get up there and to start working to try to get down there on a nice angle and see a guy with a catcher's mitt and get after it.
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I was probably a little tired. I was looking for a ground ball and I got it and it took a bad hop.
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It was unfortunate that it had come to this. I'm satisfied with the fact I was able to tell my side of the story.
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I've been on throwing programs before, but this one is a little more structured, trying to build up arm strength. I'm doing extended amounts of sets, throwing 20-25 at a certain distance and then taking a little break and going back a little bit farther. I think I'm responding to it well. We talked about it last year, that's how it would be - take it a little bit slower or a little bit more methodical.
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This is his job. I respect the fact he wants to come back for the last two or three weeks of the season. He's worked hard to come back. Anything is possible. If he comes to the plate three or four times a game, he's going to have an impact on the game.
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Three-hundred items is a very simple, straightforward thing to do. I knew what was being said here was extremely complicated and extremely lengthy.
rumors short
There have been a lot of rumors in my short career.
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We made a lot of mistakes as pitchers last year. We didn't cover the bag at first a few times, threw the ball to the wrong bases. I think we all need to make sure we're focused this spring on doing the things we need to get better at. They're small, but obviously very huge parts of the game.
player parent good-person
My parents didn't raise me to be a professional player. They raised me to be a good person.
laid-back going-out limos
I'm not going to change. I'm not going to start clubbing or going out in limos. I'm laid-back, and I'm going to stay that way.
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The way I pitch is the way I pitch. I'm not going to change my overall philosophy. I'll just go out and pitch.
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I feel like the harder the work, the better off I'll be later in the season. If I don't work out, it's not so much my letting me down as it is letting everybody else down.
years great-year guy
I'm 27 and guys are pitching into their 40s now. For unfortunate reasons, I haven't been healthy since 2005. But I feel that I have a lot of great years ahead of me.