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Ailing pitchers are a sore subject with Rothschild.(BASEBALL)
Cubs pitching coach Larry Rothschild has caught a lot of heat for the many injuries suffered by righthanders Kerry Wood and Mark Prior. Both will begin this season on the disabled list. Rothschild, who has been guiding Chicago's staff since the start of the 2002 season, defends his aces and how they have been handled. His take on:
Whether Prior has to learn to pitch through some pain
"He's aware there are some things he needs to pitch through. As a young pitcher, to decipher which ones you have to pitch through and which ones you don't is a tough thing.
"But this (shoulder strain), I don't think he was going to pitch through that. He ended up with a pulled muscle."
Whether he takes TV analyst Steve Stone's criticism of Wood's mechanics personally
"Anyone who is a coach would take some of that stuff personally. I'm around (Wood) every day. I know what we're doing, and I know the adjustments (Wood and Prior ...
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- Wood, Prior gearing up to get back on the mound.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) May 17, 2004 700+ words
...Summer breezes greeted Kerry Wood and Mark Prior as they threw at a near-empty...expected to make a decision on Wood's status Tuesday. If Wood misses his turn this weekend...him more than two weeks off. Prior also is said to have thrown...
- Wood, Prior gearing up to get back on the mound.(Chicago Tribune)
- News wire article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Sullivan, Paul May 17, 2004 700+ words
...Summer breezes greeted Kerry Wood and Mark Prior as they threw at a near-empty...expected to make a decision on Wood's status Tuesday. If Wood misses his turn this weekend...him more than two weeks off. Prior also is said to have thrown...
- Perhaps Wood and Prior are working too hard.
- Newspaper article from: The Dallas Morning News (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) September 2, 2005 700+ words
...their team on a flimsy foundation. Wood and Prior have had trouble staying healthy...for a manager is to ask much of Wood and Prior. On the same day as the surgery...regular-season starts. Like Prior, Wood has not been the same. In the...
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- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) March 21, 2007 700+ words
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