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
bag ball cover few focused huge last mistakes obviously parts pitchers spring sure threw wrong
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.
threw
I threw a lot in the first inning,
eyes looked matter second stuff
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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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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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.
came jim looking trade validate
Jim (Hendry) never came out and said, 'We're looking to trade him,' so I don't really validate any of the rumors.
extremely items knew
Three-hundred items is a very simple, straightforward thing to do. I knew what was being said here was extremely complicated and extremely lengthy.
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,
nice personal winning wins
It's nice but it's not about personal achievements or personal wins -- it's about winning as a team,
rumors short
There have been a lot of rumors in my short career.
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.