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Karma for Prior

Anyone remember when Mark Prior said "I dislike the Cardinals so much that I will not even root for them" when a Cardinals win over Houston would have helped the Cubs possibility of making the playoffs? Well, since then, he blew game 6 of the 2003 NLCS, gone on the DL about seven times, has gone 18-17 over 3 years, and has averaged just over 100 IP per year. Moral of the story: Root for the Cardinals.

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Wow
and of course, he and wood combined for two wins last year
Redbirds Fun
The Kentucky Democrat
2006 WS for JB and DK57

by cardsfan84 on Apr 26, 2007 8:28 PM EDT reply actions  

Prior
Even as a hardcore cub hater, i can't say i like to see someone with that kind of talent lose his career, he probably would have been on a different team sooner or later, and then i could have enjoyed watching him.
Cardinals Jayhawks all the way.

by birdland on Apr 26, 2007 8:45 PM EDT reply actions  

Actually
What he said was " I can't root for the Cards', I hope they get their heads beat in." This prompted Rolen to respond in kind.
I am very sad for Prior, I always hoped Albert could do to him what he did to Lidge. Nothing good comes of wasted talent. Here's to Prior getting back so we can tag him for 5 and send him to an early shower again someday.
A walk is a waste of three pitches-Bob Gibson

by orlando card on Apr 26, 2007 10:33 PM EDT reply actions  

The real moral
of the story should be "Take the high road; it'll get you farther."

by cardsrul on Apr 26, 2007 11:31 PM EDT reply actions  

After the way...
he owned us in '03 I thought there was a Cub dynasty in the making. He was great for the rivalry. He gave the Cubbies some teeth. The injury rate for young pitchers is a tragedy for the game. More problemmatic than roids imo...
Acquire any Established Major League Outfielder!

by guayzimi on Apr 27, 2007 1:17 AM EDT reply actions  

Eh.
I can never take joy in career-ending injuries.  I'd rather have an enemy that I love to hate.

by Valatan on Apr 27, 2007 2:16 AM EDT reply actions  

Wood--
I feel bad for. He's a gamer who has struck a huge vein of bad luck. I always liked him even when he was tearing us a new one. How many of you saw his 20 strikeout game? That was a true masterpiece, the closest thing to Hoot I've seen since...well, Hoot (for just that one game, mind you). Next year, I wouldn't be against seeing him in middle relief in a Bird uni, and I still think he could eventually become a devastating closer. Regardless, if anybody might recover any good use out of Wood, it would be Dave Duncan. Prior, I couldn't care less. It is sad to see someone with that much talent brought low by the injury demons, but he just talked too much anti-Bird smack for me to wish him anything but a "franchise" used car lot.

by rockin redbird on Apr 27, 2007 3:30 AM EDT reply actions  

if that's the moral of the mark prior story
then what's the moral of the rick ankiel story?

by lboros on Apr 27, 2007 8:42 AM EDT reply actions  

Never give up?
Or, don't give your husband, a major league catcher, a hunting knife right before the playoffs.
Cheers

by Alxfritz on Apr 27, 2007 8:57 AM EDT up reply actions  

Rick Ankiel
The moral of the Rick Ankiel story is "Be so ridiculously talented that you can switch from a pitcher to a position player at the age of 25 and STILL be very useful to an organization"

by Fitz on Apr 27, 2007 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions  

Real Moral of the Story
Don't hire an idiot manager that allows Prior to toss 120 pitches + in some games and then leaves him in during blow-out games to take further abuse.

Dusty Baker is at least partly responsible for this injury.

Piniella is taking it easy on Zambrano so far this year -- he's next to get hurt if the abuse continues, it's amazing he hasn't had arm woes as well...

A Cubs fan just visiting

by brianp88 on Apr 27, 2007 10:17 AM EDT reply actions  

Seriously guys....

The moral of the story is...don't shoot up roids!!!

Prior's been falling apart his whole career! I bet he shot up in college and he'll never be the same cause he quit and now his body is degenerating!

by onebigdummy on Apr 27, 2007 5:05 PM EDT reply actions  

If Prior used in College
Then so did Anthony Reyes, in all likelihood.

I doubt either did and haven't ever heard anyone suggest they have evidence on either.

by liam on Apr 27, 2007 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

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