1. Can we please..pretty please..post about 'stros rivals in here? It just seems out of place in the hangout. 2. Remember last season when Prior had an injury at the start of the season that the Cubs kept saying wasn't a big deal? Yeah. That was funny. 3. Wood is injured....again. 4. I still hate the Cubs. Barrett is still our b****. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2012934 Current injury not related to last year Associated Press MESA, Ariz. -- Cubs ace Mark Prior will be out indefinitely because of inflammation in his right elbow, the latest injury to one of Chicago's star pitchers. Kerry Wood, slated to start on Opening Day, is sidelined with bursitis in his right shoulder. Cubs trainer Mark O'Neal said Monday the 24-year-old Prior has some inflammation in the elbow joint and a little irritation to the ulnar nerve. Prior missed the first two months of last season because of right Achilles' tendinitis and stiffness in his right elbow. Last July, he missed a start because of discomfort in the elbow. But Prior and O'Neal both said the current injury is not related to last year's problem. "It's different," Prior said. "It's not the same injury." Prior made his Cactus League debut Thursday, when he threw three innings against the Seattle Mariners in Peoria. He said Monday that while doing some routine postgame exercises afterward, he felt discomfort in the elbow. Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said Prior saw elbow specialist Dr. Lewis Yocum last weekend and had a precautionary MRI on Sunday. "There is no damage to the nerve," Hendry said. "The ligament remains exactly the same from the MRI last year." Prior was supposed to pitch Tuesday against Kansas City but will miss that start. O'Neal said that in addition to rest, Prior is taking anti-inflammatory medication and the Cubs would see how he responds to the rest and medication before determining when he will begin throwing again. "I was going through some of my normal exercises after I pitch, and I told Mark, 'Something doesn't feel right back here, not necessarily unusual, but just different," Prior said. "As the day went on, it just got a little bit stiffer. "I came in the next morning and told them, and that's when we decided to get everything checked out," he said. Prior is scheduled to make his first start on April 5 at Arizona, the Cubs' second game of the season. Wood played catch on flat ground Monday, testing his right shoulder. He was not available for comment, but pitching coach Larry Rothschild said Wood felt fine, and if he feels well Tuesday morning he might play catch again. Rothschild said it's possible Wood could throw off a mound on Wednesday. Wood took himself out of last Wednesday's start against Texas after complaining of tightness in the shoulder. The Cubs sent him back to Chicago the next day for an MRI. The MRI and a doctor's exam revealed bursitis and inflammation around the rotator-cuff muscles, the Cubs said. Rothschild said he expects both pitchers to be ready to make their first start of the regular season.
Just the typical whiny b****iness from the Cubs. Instead of addressing the problems with the team and manager after their debacle down the stretch, they focus their attention on an announcer who wasn't 100% homer 24/7.
that's kinda what i thought you meant...just wanted to be sure. yeah...the cubs are a joke. win or lose...they're still a joke.
Prior and Wood are perfect examples of why no pitcher is safe in baseball... regardless of their body type. Everybody gets scared about Roy, but he has had a.) a non-related pitching injury for which he fixed with surgery... and b.) a strained ribcage which he was able to pitch very well through and get 20 wins, even though technically it was his worst year. Other than the groin, he has made every single start... including last year and 2002.... that's already two more years than Prior has ever thrown injury-free. Also, anybody else think that Zambrano may be next in this injury parade? The way he throws, and the amount he throws, is definitely not healthy for anybody... even though he's a huge guy. Ah well... even w/ Zambrano, the Cubs are nothing without Prior and Wood.
and there's this from the Page 2 Daily Quickie at ESPN.com http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/quickie Inflamed right elbow and he's out indefinitely, joining Kerry Wood on the Injury Watch. Prior's injury resembles one of those nagging ones that steals an entire year; he might not be out, but he won't be "old Prior." This is bad -- really bad -- for the Cubs, who were banking on Big Three pitching to carry them
Steve Stone ripped Kerry Wood on a radio show yesterday. Rome just read a transcript of it. Basically he ripped Woods mechanics. He was pretty critical. I loved it.
I can do one better. Click on the first Steve Stone mp3 and fast forward to the 4:30 mark. http://www.670thescore.com/audibles/
I love bashing the Cubs. They have one good year after more than a decade of mediocrity and their pompous fans thought they were an elite team. The Cubs were the 3rd best team in the Central last year and they will be again this year.
They may not even be the 3rd best team in the division. The Reds maybe better than them if Prior and Wood are out.
Got to get tough! Go Stros! Got to get tough! Go Stros! You know you've got to stand tall when it comes down to the wire! You got to play rough when you're crossed by the line of fire! You got to have guts to stand for your rights. You got to keep a grip and just hold on tight. You got to do the fightin' with all o' your might. You got to keep the target straight ahead in your sight! Got to get tough! Go Stros! Got to get tough! GO STROS!
I agree, especially their pompous fans, they walk around Minute Maid like they own the place, starting chants, they are fat and hairy aholes -- and that's just their women.
