"I don't know why everybody wants me to comment on it," Prior said. I don't know why I should be commenting on it and where I have become the default ... expert would be the wrong word, but the guy to comment on it.

"Things have changed so much in the media and the attention and the focus of every little step. Maybe I was just a little naive to what was going on my first couple of years being in that situation. ... They just needed to let him go pitch. Let him be news in Washington. But I think the national attention got to the point that it was just comical and ridiculous.

"That's a lot of pressure on anybody, whether you are 22, 23 years old or whether you are 35, 36. To have that kind of scrutiny day in and day out where you are expected to go out and almost throw a no hitter is just unrealistic basically. I think we've said all along that it's unfortunate that he has to deal with this. But the Tommy John success rate is pretty good and he should be back no problem."

As for the most difficult thing facing Strasburg in his rehab, Prior said, "It's going to be the peripheral stuff. ... From talking to people, the elbow rehab versus the shoulder rehab is a little easier from a physical standpoint. From a mental standpoint, from the peripheral standpoint, it's a little different based on where he was drafted and what he's already accomplished. Let's not forget some of the things he's already done this year. It's not like he hasn't pitched at all. He did accomplish some things that were pretty incredible.

"People are going to want to know how he is feeling in two weeks, five weeks and the 15th week. With the other guys, nobody is going to care. ... He's going to have to deal with people asking him every day, 'How do you feel?' He's going to show up at spring training and people are going to want to know 'How do you feel?' every minute. That's just something he's going to have to get through. I'm sure he will."

Many that is true, but an incomplete statement.

Bully Hendry would have signed Harper for 2.5 Billion over 30 years

Well Mac told me to to tell you to go FUCK YOURSELF!!! ..So now it's been said .. .

It's a good thing the weak ass Twins knew they couldn't sign Prior and took that shitty Mauer instead so the mighty Cubs could grab the greatest pitcher of a generation.

Right, I mean when you give a player a record breaking signing bonus and he's a bust...







BTW, if it were a slotted system a la the NBA, I think the Twins would have taken Prior.


Im still very bitter...I thought Prior was gonna be the one who led them to the World Series.

he didnt, in case you werent payinig attention

Well Mac told me to to tell you to go FUCK YOURSELF!!! ..So now it's been said .. .

good to hear from Prior

I like him

rpb is wrong. Phil McCracken is useful.

RPB is right. You suck.

Of course you do. Bet you like Nomar too huh mult?

Our hotel smelled like dead hooker vagina (before you ask I had gotten a detailed description from beardown)

Also, Borchard was used to get Matt Thornton who has been the best left-handed reliever in the game for a couple seasons. So there was at least some mitigation.

If you hate Laurence, then don't listen - don't comment. When he co-hosts the B&B show, take that day off ... listen to an old podcast of a Bernstein solo show and jerk off all day.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

Of course you do. Bet you like Nomar too huh mult?

Bully Hendry would have signed Harper for 2.5 Billion over 30 years

Lets not go overboard, he has been good but not the best in MLB for a couple of seasons.

Who do you think has been better the past two seasons?

I am not a legal expert, how many times do I have to say it?