Cubs Prior, hurt again. ( 2006 Thread Updated )

Does this statement make sense by the Cubs trainer?



"I'm very pleased," Cubs team trainer Mark O'Neal said of the initial report. "There's bad news, extremely bad news, that could come out of it.

"Right now, if this is a posterior shoulder strain, we're going to deal with it like you would a hamstring strain. Unfortunately, it's in the shoulder. So yes, for us, it's pretty good news," he said.


Prior visited Dr. Lewis Yocum in Los Angeles on Wednesday, a day after feeling pain in his right shoulder before he could take the mound for a bullpen session.


Prior was scheduled to have an MRI exam in Los Angeles on Thursday to determine whether his shoulder has suffered more extensive damage. Yocum and the Cubs medical staff will meet in Arizona on Saturday to discuss Prior's status and determine a course of action.

The POOR Cubs.

:cryingcry

I don't think there's anyone out there who can expect Prior and Kerry Wood to stay healthy for an entire season....very tough situation every year with these two.

Journeyman said:

I don't think there's anyone out there who can expect Prior and Kerry Wood to stay healthy for an entire season....very tough situation every year with these two.

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cub fans do for some reason...guess it's their eternal optimism.

It's all Dusty's fault uppy:

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp...tebook_id=16704224&vkey=notebook_nyy&c_id=nyy

02/22/11 3:45 PM EST
Prior throws mound session in front of Girardi



By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com

TAMPA, Fla. -- Yankees manager Joe Girardi was on the field to watch an early-morning mound session turned in Tuesday by right-hander Mark Prior, who is trying to revive his big league career after repeated injury setbacks.
"I thought he threw the ball pretty good," Girardi said. "To me it's still early. This is a guy that hasn't pitched a lot lately, and it's still early, but I thought he threw the ball OK."
Prior, 30, last appeared in a big league game in 2006 with the Cubs. He threw an inning at Triple-A last year in the Rangers' chain after being signed out of independent ball and is hoping a switch to relief work can help him get back to the Majors.
"That's my first goal -- to get back to the big leagues, earn my way back," Prior said. "I don't expect to get handed anything and know that I'm not going to get handed anything."
Girardi said that Prior will be considered for a big league roster spot depending on the results this spring. "He is competing and we're going to watch him," Girardi said. "I think the biggest thing with Mark is you just have to see how his body's holding up and physically how he feels."

i remember watching this guy. he was really good and so young. remember when the cubs had wood and prior going in games 6 and 7 at wrigley vs the marlins?

Just waiting for JD Drew to follow them onto the DL soon....