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Cubs' Mark Prior has all the ingredients to be a winner: blessed with the tools to succeed, former first round draft pick must learn from his experiences to master the art of pitching in big leagues. (`Can't-Miss' Phenom?).
WE NEVER SAW HIM IN THE flesh and did't know what he looked like. We hardly knew anything about him. But we loved him, anyway.
The phenom.
He's hope. He's here.
This time, his name was Mark Prior. A new Cubs pitcher who made his major league debut last May 22 at Wrigley Field against Pittsburgh. Prior's job was simply to show promise, blaze one fastball, maybe win one game.
Also, save the manager's job, and the general manager's, save a season, win a pennant, make us forget about any personal problems, and generally boost morale, not to mention lower our handicap, straighten out our kids, and maybe find us a parking spot.
"Mark is the real deal," said Tom House, a longtime major league pitching coach who worked privately with Prior for years. "Of the hard throwers, he's right up there with the (Nolan) Ryans, (Roger) Clemenses."
Yes, the phenom is always subject to comparison. Cubs fans have seen that for decades. The most recent phenom, Kerry Wood, was also held up to Ryan and Clemens.
- Cubs the ringmasters of Mark Prior injury circus.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) April 16, 2004 700+ words
Byline: Bruce Miles Mark Prior's Achilles-and-elbow situation...full-blown circus for the Cubs. Every day, reporters and...it's a circus, and the Cubs have only themselves to blame...whole thing have been Prior and Cubs pitching coach Larry Rothschild...
- Cubs get a .500 lift from Prior.(Chicago Cubs, Mark Prior)
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) Sullivan, Paul July 14, 2005 700+ words
...everything was in place for Mark Prior to dominate Thursday as the Cubs opened their second...bunch of games," Cubs manager Dusty Baker...go out and do what Mark Prior did. He's perfectly...career starts. Now the Cubs have to follow Prior...
- Running out of excuses: The Cubs deny they had any inkling about Mark Prior's...
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) March 16, 2006 700+ words
...16--MESA, Ariz. -- A day after Mark Prior's sore shoulder turned an unusually sleepy Cubs camp upside down, Cubs fans awoke Wednesday to the prospect...shoulder issue just a minor snag, as the Cubs hope, or is there enough damage that...
- PRIOR RESTRAINS BRAVES MARK PRIOR SPINS A TWO-HITTER AS THE CUBS NEAR THEIR...
- Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) October 4, 2003 700+ words
...roaring and chanting Mark Prior's name. More than...Friday night to give the Cubs a 2-1 lead in a best...Associated Press Cubs' Mark Prior, 23, struck out seven...seen at that age," Cubs catcher Damian Miller...
- Cubs' Mark Prior is building respect as no-nonsense hard worker.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) July 24, 2002 700+ words
...league career. Mark Prior remains a pledge in the Cubs' fraternity...suitcase for the Cubs' upcoming seven...second-youngest Cub after Carlos Zambrano...When former Cubs manager Don Baylor...383-6099): Mark Prior.
- Prior, Tejada, Ramirez mentioned in major trade rumors.(Mark Prior of Chicago...
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) Sullivan, Paul December 22, 2005 700+ words
...a blockbuster deal involving Mark Prior and Miguel Tejada circulated...continuing trade talks between the Cubs and Baltimore Orioles after...there is little doubt the Cubs are at the front of a short...unnamed source, reported the Cubs' aggressive pursuit of Tejada...
- Cubs' Baker tells Stone: No rushing on Prior.(Chicago Cubs, Dusty Baker, Steve...
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) Sullivan, Paul June 26, 2005 700+ words
...Byline: Paul Sullivan CHICAGO _ Cubs manager Dusty Baker and WSCR...over Stone's criticism of Mark Prior's comeback. Stone was in...made on the Score implying the Cubs were rushing back Prior from...Stone's critiques of the Cubs appear to have heightened the...
- Prior reportedly suffers hairline fracture; Cubs pound Rockies.(Mark...
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) van Dyck, Dave May 27, 2005 700+ words
...sometimes you lose. Friday, the Cubs did both. They beat Colorado...but they may have lost pitcher Mark Prior for at least two months after...go on the disabled list. The Cubs went on to pound out 11 hits...Something clicked, because the Cubs drew three walks in the first...