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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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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Henry had a great day. I'm glad he had a good day, especially after his birthday.
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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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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.
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My parents didn't raise me to be a professional player. They raised me to be a good person.
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I had been feeling good all spring. I don't know how else to put it. If they knew what I had, I wish they would tell me what I supposedly had and we could do something about it.
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What he said didn't matter as much as how he looked. His stuff and his eyes looked like he was still in the second inning.
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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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I was out of sync, ... I felt out of sync all day. I never was able to get into a groove, for whatever reason -- I don't know. The ball never felt comfortable coming out of my hand today. My breaking ball was awful. Some days you show up and for whatever reason it doesn't line up.
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Jim (Hendry) never came out and said, 'We're looking to trade him,' so I don't really validate any of the rumors.
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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.
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Again, I apologize to them. I wish this never did happen.
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It's not about personal achievements or personal wins, it's about winning as a team. We haven't won as many games as we would like as team,
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It's nice but it's not about personal achievements or personal wins -- it's about winning as a team,