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
nice personal winning wins
It's nice but it's not about personal achievements or personal wins -- it's about winning as a team,
anybody win
It's not like it snuck up on anybody that they were going to win the division.
fact four hard impact last plate respect three wants weeks worked
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.
jumping
This is probably the one town, the one city, where you can never say they're jumping on the bandwagon. They're awesome. They're pretty remarkable.
behave move
I've always said I didn't behave rudely. I just want to move on.
everybody fans game job opinion people problem radio respected sure
I don't take it personally. There's nothing I can do. I've never had a problem with Stone. I'm sure he's doing his job for the radio or whoever. Everybody has a right to their opinion and he can say what he likes. He's well respected by fans and a lot of people in the game of baseball.
accept attention enemies four good learned personally pitch respect responsibility scrutiny understand
He's made some enemies in this clubhouse, for good or for bad. What I've learned in the four years is I don't take anything personally anymore. I respect the attention I get, and understand the scrutiny I'm under. I accept it and I'll go with it and take that responsibility and go out and pitch this year.
crying kid lying saw traumatic
The kid was lying there and crying and yelling. What I saw was kind of traumatic. It was traumatic to the kid, and it was traumatic to me.
cardinals together
The Cardinals have put two years together that have been unbelievable,
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.
guy trying
I'm not a guy who is out trying to promote myself. It's really not me.
work-out harder feels
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.
philosophy way
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.
thinking scared not-afraid
I don't think I've shied away from anybody. I'm not scared. I respect hitters, but I'm not afraid.