Listen I hate the Cubs more than you do and it pains me to say this...but you doth protest too much. It is not either "induct Prior into HOF right now" or "he is just one of the legions of unproven flash-in-the-pans". There is a golden middle somewhere in there and I reckon he is MUCH closer to the former than the latter. Vazequez had a performance of his CAREER which spans nearly 8 years in the pros (minors plus majors)...whereas Prior was drafted in 2002 for crying outloud...it's not disrespect to Pedro to say that once the former goes down, Prior will be the best pitcher in baseball. I hope he flops, I do...but it looks like he won't and no matter how much I hate the Cubbies I refuse to wish a freak injury on him.
Yeah, 2 ER in 7+ innings is WAY better than a complete game shutout. It's ironic how Sox fans say K's are terribly overrated because out side of Colon none of our starters can stike people out...but then proclaim Vazquez was better because he struck out 2 more than Prior.
Prior can be great and all, but are you defending the sCrUBS!