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 was unfortunate that it had come to this. I'm satisfied with the fact I was able to tell my side of the story.
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I've represented the country twice and played on two USA teams. It's a great experience, it's an awesome experience. You can't describe it from an athletic standpoint.
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I've been on throwing programs before, but this one is a little more structured, trying to build up arm strength. I'm doing extended amounts of sets, throwing 20-25 at a certain distance and then taking a little break and going back a little bit farther. I think I'm responding to it well. We talked about it last year, that's how it would be - take it a little bit slower or a little bit more methodical.
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I've always said I didn't behave rudely. I just want to move on.
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There have been a lot of rumors in my short career.
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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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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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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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I don't know what adjustments I could make. My mechanics to me are about as simple as you could get.
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I got what I was looking for ? a ground ball ? and unfortunately, it took a bad hop.
I have been told to keep it open-ended, don't set myself up.
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I was really surprised because of the way I felt throwing. I felt like I was throwing the ball well.
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We made a lot of mistakes as pitchers last year. We didn't cover the bag at first a few times, threw the ball to the wrong bases. I think we all need to make sure we're focused this spring on doing the things we need to get better at. They're small, but obviously very huge parts of the game.