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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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 feel good. I like the way we've progressed and built it up. It's more volume to build up arm strength and then start getting into the other pitches. In the past, I've gone through my fastball bullpens and then I start mixing in breaking balls. I like the way we're going about it and I like the way I'm throwing the ball.
apologize wish
Again, I apologize to them. I wish this never did happen.
games personal winning won
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,
rumors short
There have been a lot of rumors in my short career.
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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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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.
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.
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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.
bad ball ground looking took
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.
mechanics simple
I don't know what adjustments I could make. My mechanics to me are about as simple as you could get.
ball felt surprised throwing
I was really surprised because of the way I felt throwing. I felt like I was throwing the ball well.