Mark Prior

Mark Prior

Mark Prior's scheduled to come back tomorrow, or later today as the case may be (it's 12:35 at Casa de BSTommy). He'll make his first start of the season against the Pirates.

I need a lift with the Cubs. Hell, the Cubs need a lift. I hope Prior's able to make some impact in his first start of the season. I'm uncomfortable hailing him as lord and savior, but dammit, we need something.

Ruz, over at the Cub Reporter, gives a brief commentary on Prior's pitch count status:

Prior might be on a pitch count, or he might not. Dusty [Baker] doesn’t want to say, because he’s apparently worried that the Pirates would intentionally take pitches to run up Prior’s pitch count. What sort of low-down, dastardly scheme is that? Taking pitches in order to tire out a starting pitcher? That’s positively un-American! What kind of name is McClendon, anyway? Sounds sort of Communist to me.

Are we sarcastic because we're Cubs fans, or Cubs fans because we're sarcastic?