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	Mark Prior Biography \| Chicago Cubs \| 2003 National League Playoffs \| Major League Baseball \| Picture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Mark Prior graduated from high school in 1998 and was named the San Diego County Player of the Year after going 10-5 with a microscopic 0.93 ERA.
		Mark Prior can blow hitters away with a 98 mile-per-hour fast ball or catch them looking with his vicious curve ball.
		Mark Prior told ESPN that the two celebrities he finds most annoying are Carrot Top and Marilyn Manson.
	www.kidzworld.com /article/3848-mark-prior-biography (440 words)

	JockBio: Mark Prior Facts
		Mark and his family were in the stands at Candlestick Park for Game 3 of the 1989 World Series when an earthquake rocked San Francisco.
		Mark enjoys golf, and says his game off the tee is much better than his feel on the green.
		Mark's 10 strikeouts in his first start for the Cubs were the most by a Chicago hurler in more than three decades.
	www.jockbio.com /Bios/Prior/Prior_numbers.html (242 words)

	Mark Prior - Chicago Cubs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Mark's meteoric rise to the big leagues was completed on May 22, 2002 when he made his major-league debut with a magical 10-strikeout performance.
		Mark was the second overall pick in the 2001 draft.
		Mark has a mid-90s fastball to go along with a hard curve ball and outstanding control.
	www.geocities.com /bigmarkpriorfan (155 words)

	JockBio: Mark Prior Biography
		But Mark will be the first to admit that he'd be a sitting duck on the mound if it weren't for all the tutoring he received as a teenager—and a work ethic away from the field that borders on the fanatic.
		Mark was magnificent, silencing Stanford—literally and figuratively—in a 2-1 masterpiece.
		Mark had trouble going much past the seventh because his workload was often too burdensome in the early innings.
	www.jockbio.com /Bios/Prior/Prior_bio.html (4932 words)

	Mark Prior - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Prior throws a mid 90's tailing fastball, a curveball, a slurve, and a changeup.
		Prior re-entered the draft and was the 2nd overall pick in 2001 (Prior was considered the top prospect in the draft, but the Minnesota Twins, who had the top pick, were warned that Prior didn't want to play for them [1] and chose hometown phenom Joe Mauer instead).
		Prior was on the mound for the infamous Steve Bartman incident.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mark_Prior (757 words)

	USATODAY.com - Prior may be 21st-century Seaver (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		LOS ANGELES — Mark Prior rides up on a bicycle wearing shorts, and the first thing you notice is his calf muscles are the size of soccer balls.
		Prior has been giving notice this entire college baseball season that he is something special, which is why he is likely to go first or second today in baseball's annual amateur draft.
		Prior is a tireless worker, on the mound and in the weight room.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/01draft/2001-06-05-focus-prior.htm (922 words)

	Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Mark Prior (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Prior was on the mound for one of the most infamous moments in recent Major League Baseball history on October 14, 2003.
		The bad luck continued for Prior as he was forced to miss the first two months of the 2004 season due to an achilles tendon injury, as well as a sore arm.
		Prior started the 2005 season on the DL again; however, after returning from the DL, he pitched very well in the early part of the season.
	www.blinkbits.com /blinks/mark_prior (1033 words)

	CNNSI.com - Baseball Minors - Q & A with future Cubs ace Mark Prior - Thursday April 18, 2002 10:02 PM
		Mark Prior was drafted originally out of high school by the New York Yankees in the 1998 draft.
		After a junior season with the Trojans described as one of the best-ever at the collegiate level (15-1, 1.69 ERA, Pac-10 record 202 strikeouts, 18 walks), Prior re-entered the draft last June, was selected by the Chicago Cubs with the second-overall pick and was handed a four-year, $10.5 million major league contract.
		Prior opened his first professional season 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA, 18 strikeouts and just four walks in 10 innings en route to taking home the Southern League's inaugural Pitcher of the Week award.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/minors/news/2002/04/17/mark_prior (1351 words)

	Baseball America Online - Mark Prior
		When heralded Cubs prospect Mark Prior struck out seven frontline White Sox players in an exhibition game March 8, he made a believer out of a lot of people that he should be with the team when camp breaks—even though he has not thrown a regular season professional inning.
		Prior will likely go to Double-A West Tenn and Baylor joked that he wanted management to guarantee him "in writing" that Prior would be with the club by May 1.
		Prior already owns an impressive fastball, but in spring training he has worked on new grip for his changeup in which he digs the ball deep into his palm.
	www.baseballamerica.com /today/minors/prior0319.html (451 words)

	Celebopedia - Mark Prior
		Mark Prior has the potential to win as many Cy Young Awards as Maddux has and become the Roger Clemens of his era.
		Prior is in many ways a combination of the two pitchers, with nasty stuff and a bulldog mentality like the Rocket and the pitching smarts of the professor-like Maddux.
		Mark was initially drafted out of high school by the New York Yankees.
	www.celebopedia.com /prior (373 words)

	A high hard one - minor league pitcher Mark Prior Sporting News, The - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Mark Prior is putting together one of the most dominating seasons in college baseball history: a 13-1 record, a 1.49 ERA and--get this--166 strikeouts but just 17 walks.
		The Twins have been watching Prior, a 6-5, 220-pound righthander, closely for some time--at University of San Diego High School three years ago, at Vanderbilt when he was a freshman, at USC after he transferred as a sophomore and the past two summers with Team USA.
		Regardless of who selects Prior, he is expected to command an eight-figure deal, which would put him in line with the top picks of the past few seasons.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1208/is_23_225/ai_75434941 (910 words)

	MLB Trade Rumors: Mark Prior
		Mark Prior was never the Phillies' number one choice.
		I originally had Prior at a 3.37 ERA in 202 innings, although the ERA could be more like 3.53 after I make some more adjustments.
		Prior For Abreu: Forget It One of the hot rumors at the moment is that the Cubs "didn't say no" when the Phillies asked for Mark Prior in return for Bobby Abreu.
	www.mlbtraderumors.com /mark_prior/index.html (2416 words)

	Chicago Cubs Pitcher Mark Prior Re-signs
		There was also a rumor that Prior decided to void the last year of his contract because he was angry at the Cubs.
		Prior had become arbitration eligible when he used his option to void the final year of his original contract signed in 2001.
		Prior had asked for $4 million, while the Cubs countered with an offer of $3.3 million.
	www.bestsyndication.com /Articles/2006/p/penn_f/022506_cubs.htm (1117 words)

	» Mark Prior
		Prior was the one with the silky-smooth delivery, the textbook mechanics and the heater that blew right by people.
		Mark Prior is not only getting ripped by bloggers, the MSM and fans at the ballpark.
		CHICAGO-Mark Prior, the right-handed pitcher who has spent the first few years of his career on the disabled list, is now considering accepting a recent two-year, $8 million offer from the DL that would keep him not playing through the 2008 season.
	zonersports.com /?cat=22 (1949 words)

	Mark Prior Interview
		Many thanks to both Mark Prior and Jason Pommier for taking time out from their busy schedules to make this interview possible.
		Prior appeared in 11 games for the Team USA and picked up a team-high four wins (tied with Heilman and Karp).
		Prior was a 1998 All-American and All-State selection during his senior season at University of San Diego high school with a 10-5 record, 0.93 ERA and.410 batting average with 15 HR.
	www.topprospectalert.com /mark-prior-interview.htm (1161 words)

	The Bull Pen - 2K6 - Mark Prior (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Well, if anyone remembers last year's 2k5 thread on Prior, i stated that an owner in my NL Only league kept Prior for $42, knowing he was hurt at least to start the year out.
		If Mark Prior isn't ready to open the season, the Cubs could go with a four-man rotation of Carlos Zambrano, Greg Maddux, Glendon Rusch and Jerome Williams until he returns.
		I've got Prior for $22 in one league and I'm inclined to keep him, but I'd be hesitant to spend much more than that.
	www.rotojunkie.com /forums/showthread.php?t=69359 (1164 words)

	Mark Prior News
		Mark Prior news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
		Mark Prior returns to the Cubs Convention with a bull's-eye on his back and fresh boot marks from a recent kick in the backside from Cubs management.
		Like a smoker trying to kick the habit for the 99th time, the Cubs insist they no longer are addicted to the idea of Mark Prior being a force in their rotation.
	www.topix.net /baseball-players/mark-prior (689 words)

	ESPN.com - MLB - Mark Prior - Chicago Cubs - Player Card
		News: Prior (shoulder) has been throwing off of a mound and is making good progress in his rehabilitation from tendinitis, the Cubs' official website reports.
		Mark Prior has not been involved in any transactions this season.
		The Chicago Cubs placed Mark Prior on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with shoulder tendinitis, a move that could mean an end to the right-hander's season.
	sports.espn.go.com /mlb/players/profile?statsId=6787 (146 words)

	Mark Prior MLB Baseball at CBS SportsLine.com
		Mark Prior is throwing off the mound and making good progress, according to MLB.com.
		We wanted to cover ourselves in depth if Mark was behind, but if he's on schedule, we'll feel like we got a bonus." Prior, limited to nine starts last season, was offered a pay cut from $3.65 million to $3.4 million and asked for $3,875,000 in salary arbitration.
		Prior enters spring training competing for the Cubs' No. 5 starter's spot with Wade Miller and possibly Sean Marshall.
	www.sportsline.com /mlb/players/playerpage/284631 (366 words)

	Mark Prior Pitches for the Lansing Lugnuts
		On May 20, 2004, and again on May 25, 2004, Chicago Cubs pitcher Mark Prior made starts for the class A Lansing Lugnuts.
		Prior pitched 3 innings, struck out 5, walked 1, and gave up no hits.
		Prior's line for his second start ended up as 4.1 innings pitched, 2 hits, 1 earned run, no walks, and 8 strikeouts.
	www3.pair.com /mosaic/photos/MarkPriorLugnuts/index.html (198 words)

	ESPN.com - MLB - Cubs' Prior hit, leaves early; MRI shows fracture
		CHICAGO -- Cubs pitcher Mark Prior left Friday's game in the fourth inning after being hit in the right elbow by a line drive hit by Colorado's Brad Hawpe.
		There was so much swelling in Prior's elbow after he was struck by Hawpe's liner, the Cubs assumed he was going to miss a minimum of two starts regardless of what the tests showed, sources told Crasnick.
		Prior allowed one run on two hits and three walks in 3 1/3 innings before leaving.
	sports.espn.go.com /mlb/news/story?id=2070100 (492 words)

	Mark Prior -- Makes his MLB debut with Chicago Cubs
		If his first start is any indication, Mark Prior is ready to deliver.
		What may be most amazing is that, at this time last year, Prior was putting his finishing touches on a 15-1, 1.69 ERA season at the University of Southern California.
		Only time will tell if Prior is the superstar he is advertised to be.
	www.historicbaseball.com /players/p/prior_mark.html (395 words)

	Pro Sports Daily: Mark Prior News
		Chicago Tribune (registration required): "It's rare when a player of Prior's stature is asked to take a pay cut, but the Cubs offered Prior $3.4 million in arbitration, a 7 percent decline from his $3.65 million salary in 2006.
		Chicago Sun-Times: "Like a smoker trying to kick the habit for the 99th time, the Cubs insist they no longer are addicted to the idea of Mark Prior being a force in their rotation.
		Mark Prior was the pitcher at Wrigley Field that night and almost nothing has gone right for him or his team ever since."
	www.prosportsdaily.com /players/mark-prior.html (1062 words)

	Mark Prior - ProSportsDaily Forums
		Is Mark Prior really going to be out for the rest of the season.
		Mark will be back this season, so girls pull your panties out of a wad.
		Remember Prior usually starts his heavy throwing regime in Dec/Jan (has ever since he was a junior in high school.
	www.prosportsdaily.com /forums/showthread.php?t=4370 (842 words)

	Mark Prior of the Cubs
		Mark Prior started 30 games for the Chicago Cubs in 2003, he was drafted No. 2 overall by the Chicago Cubs in 2001 and has pitched two seasons in the majors.
		Mark turned down a million dollar contract with the New York Yankees as well!
		After Mark won the Pitcher of the Year in MLB.com's 2003 This Year in Baseball Awards, he said: "I am greatly honored to be recognized by the fans.
	www.angelfire.com /extreme4/markprior (100 words)

	FOX Sports: Mark Prior
		When he's on, Prior is that rare breed of power pitcher who has exquisite command.
		The problem last year was that Prior had trouble with the command of his curve, allowing hitters to sit on his fastball.
		Through all the frustration, Prior did a good job of keeping his poise on and off the mound.
	msn.foxsports.com /mlb/player?statsId=6787 (181 words)

	Mark Prior
		In 2003, the Chicago Cubs, led by pitchers Mark Prior and Kerry
		Upper Deck salutes Mark’s all-out firepower on the
		Achilles injury, Prior posted a 6-4 record with 139 K's.
	www.obriensports.com /MarkPrior.html (464 words)

	►► Mark Prior Caps
		In 2002 Mark Prior made his major-league debut with an amazing 10-strikeout performance.
		Mark completed his rookie season with a 6-6 record and an ERA of 3.32.
		In 2003, Mark continued where he left off in 2002 going 18-6 with an ERA of 2.43 while striking out 245 batters in 211.1 innings pitched.
	www.fansedge.com /ProductDetail.aspx?pfId=33-25457&fc=cjcatalog (262 words)

	Chicago Cubs, Mark Prior, Major League Baseball - CBS SportsLine.com
		CHICAGO -- Chicago Cubs right-hander Mark Prior will make at least three minor league rehab starts, beginning Monday with an outing for the team's Class A affiliate at Peoria, Ill.
		Prior will rejoin the Cubs after Monday's outing and then make one more start for the Chiefs.
		Prior, in his fifth season with the Cubs, has a 41-23 career record but has been slowed by injuries.
	cbs.sportsline.com /mlb/story/9465142 (442 words)

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