April 12, 200422 yr This was from the New Jersey Star Ledger today: Baseball: Et cetera with Lawrence Rocca Sunday, April 11, 2004 MARK PRIOR'S right elbow injury could be serious enough to require Tommy John surgery and keep him out for the whole year, according to the word circulating among baseball executives. Cubs manager DUSTY BAKER , who has a tendency to leave his starters in for extremely high pitch counts, has been confiding in friends that the situation is bleak. Losing Prior for an extended time would obviously be a big blow for the Cubs, who don't have a lot of wiggle room in their payroll budget to trade for another starter. This is shaping up to be 1984 for them all over again.
April 12, 200422 yr I'm w/ you Spiff. With the way Baker left those guys in there, it was bound to happen. I'll take it though.
April 12, 200422 yr This doesn't suprise any of us, we all knew one of the cubs pitchers would go down.
April 12, 200422 yr Oh man, if this happens then I'll have a lot of Cubs fans to say I told you so. Cubs baseball: comedy at its finest.
April 12, 200422 yr Next Cub for DL.... Zambrano...watch. He's lucky Wood had TJ so it's a less chance he gets injured but I think he still would. Probably rotator cuff surgery if he keeps this up. :fthecubs
April 12, 200422 yr Damn Damn Damn Actually, It sucks that they will have an excuse. But Pettit is out for Houston, so it kind of equals out. We'll see how Tony does with the Cardinals.
April 12, 200422 yr Next Cub for DL.... Zambrano...watch. He's lucky Wood had TJ so it's a less chance he gets injured but I think he still would. Probably rotator cuff surgery if he keeps this up. :fthecubs It's either Zambrano or Wood again. I actually think Wood will make it back to the surgery table again first. He throws so many more hard breaking balls compared to Zambrano. Although fist pumping could wear out a shoulder too... :fthecubs Also, how does baseball buzz end up in New Jersey of all places?
April 12, 200422 yr Also, how does baseball buzz end up in New Jersey of all places? It accidentally got tossed in the garbage
April 12, 200422 yr Although fist pumping could wear out a shoulder too... :fthecubs I remember last year during the Sox/Cubs series when CZ struck out Carlos and went into a fist pumping spasm. I so wanted someone to plunk that f***er. I think he actually came to bat in that next half inning, and Bartolo was pitching. Oh how I wished they plunked him.....
April 12, 200422 yr Is there anyone else here that thinks Jim Hendry got totally hosed on his deal for Juan Cruz? I think he could have gotten something better than Andy Pratt for Cruz - Cruz's stuff is amazing, if he can eventually put it all together, he's going to be awesome.
April 12, 200422 yr I think he actually came to bat in that next half inning, and Bartolo was pitching. Oh how I wished they plunked him..... Then his fist would be pumping due to massive brain damage from catching a wicked Bartolo heater to the head.
April 12, 200422 yr Is there anyone else here that thinks Jim Hendry got totally hosed on his deal for Juan Cruz? I think he could have gotten something better than Andy Pratt for Cruz - Cruz's stuff is amazing, if he can eventually put it all together, he's going to be awesome. agreed. I think the Cubs fot a nice dose of his stuff a few days ago.
April 12, 200422 yr Latest news from Chicago papers has him pushing it back til mid-May at the earliest for his return. Sullivan of the Cubune says it may stretch into early June. It's not hard to see that the Cubs are laying this on the fans one layer at a time. Who knows how deep this rabbit hole goes?
April 12, 200422 yr Latest news from Chicago papers has him pushing it back til mid-May at the earliest for his return. Sullivan of the Cubune says it may stretch into early June. It's not hard to see that the Cubs are laying this on the fans one layer at a time. Who knows how deep this rabbit hole goes? Yeah the Trib said it is going to take a 6 week regiment to get him ready, regardless of when he starts throwing seriously again. That would already make June 1st the earliest he could get back.
April 12, 200422 yr MARK PRIOR'S right elbow injury could be serious enough to require Tommy John surgery and keep him out for the whole year "They call him Mr. Glass."
April 12, 200422 yr Author Chip Caray reported that in regards to the rumor, that he spoke to Jim Hendry and was told the rumor was absolutely false, and that in Chip's words, that his tendon was strong as a tree-trunk. Which means........... In the next 6 weeks, we'll see a Cubbie press conference announcing that Prior will be out the next 18 months with Tommy John surgery. If they were so confident about Prior, then they wouldn't have taken the time to address a "silly little rumor".
April 12, 200422 yr If he tore it that would be bad news. It definately be Baker related cause Prior's mechanics are smooth.
April 12, 200422 yr If he tore it that would be bad news. It definately be Baker related cause Prior's mechanics are smooth. Don't get me wrong, because I think this is Dusty's fault, BUT it could just be genetics. The guy could have small or weak tendons in his elbow. The repititions of being a pitcher is murder on your joints.
April 12, 200422 yr Chip Caray reported that in regards to the rumor, that he spoke to Jim Hendry and was told the rumor was absolutely false, and that in Chip's words, that his tendon was strong as a tree-trunk. The problem with what Hendrie says is the Cubs have been giving misleading info about this situation the whole time. They initially said he'd be throwing again in a week, that was about 5 weeks ago. I heard a clip of Hendrie on ESPN radio this morning and now he's saying they're not putting a time-line on his return. This is a new stance from him and the organization which was really pushing the mid-may window.
April 12, 200422 yr If he tore it that would be bad news. It definately be Baker related cause Prior's mechanics are smooth. Agreed. Comming out of the draft Prior had the most sound mechanics ever seen. He was trained well with coaches who helped him really develop. Dusty definitely had something to do with this essencially with pitch count (highest in the league.)
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