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• The Dugout: San Diego Padres Spring Training 2010
• By Brandon Stroud 3/04/2010 11:30 PM ET
• The National League West's San Diego Padres are the next stop on The Dugout's Spring Training 2010 special event. I know little to nothing about the Padres other than how they were the team that ... More »
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• The Dugout: We Can Rebuild Him
• By Jon Bois 8/21/2009 8:00 AM ET
• Mark Prior has not pitched a game in the major leagues since 2006. Thanks to state-of-the-art age-progression software, here is an image of what he might look like today. If you see him, please ... More »
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• Mark Prior Still Hopeful of Comeback
• By Matt Snyder 8/20/2009 6:15 PM ET
• Mention the name Mark Prior to a baseball fan, and you're sure to bombarded with a wide range of strong opinions. Some think he's soft, some become angry, some remember just how good he was in 2003 ... More »
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• Is Dusty Baker to Blame for Edinson Volquez's Arm Problems?
• By Pat Lackey 8/04/2009 8:00 AM ET
• When it was announced Monday that Edinson Volquez had Tommy John surgery, my immediate gut reaction was: "Everyone will blame Dusty Baker for this." Of all of the managers in baseball, Baker is the ... More »
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• The Dugout: Pig Keychain
• By B. Thompson Stroud 4/30/2009 11:45 PM ET
• In this photo, Mark Prior is covering the bottom half of his face with a glove because Padres Photo Day started with him wandering into a smelting factory and burning off the lower quadrant of his ... More »
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• Cole Hamels' Elbow Isn't Right
• By Josh Alper 3/16/2009 6:55 PM ET
• The city of Philadelphia is holding its collective breath as it waits to find out what's going on inside Cole Hamels' left elbow. The World Series MVP left Florida Monday evening and will meet with ... More »
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• Fantasy Baseball Preview: The Padres
• By Will Brinson 2/27/2009 10:00 AM ET
• Fantasy baseball draft season is coming, so you best be prepared by delving through every major player on each team. Fantasy FanHouse is here to help with a quick once-over. Meet the ... Worst team ... More »
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• Stephen Strasburg Still Nats' Top Target
• By Andrew Johnson 1/19/2009 8:30 PM ET
• The 2009 amateur draft is a long way off, but it's already likely to be the highlight of the year in Washington, where the lowly Nationals will get to make the No. 1 overall selection. That day in ... More »
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• Mark Prior Signs Minor League Deal with His Hometown Padres
• By Pat Lackey 1/13/2009 8:47 PM ET
• If I may, I'd like to designate January 13th, "The Ghost of Mark Prior Day." Every year at about this time, it seems like Prior signs some kind of deal with someone and we all sit around and reminisce ...
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• News You Can Not Use: Mark Prior Eyeing Potential 2009 Return
• By Eamonn Brennan 10/21/2008 3:14 PM ET
• Remember Mark Prior? He has absolutely nothing to do with anything that happened in baseball recently. But it is always at least moderately interesting when Mark Prior news comes up. Some day, when ...
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• The Dugout: Cleaning Up
• By B. Thompson Stroud 9/25/2008 1:05 AM ET
• or, "On the Occasion of Jon Bois' Birthday." Happy birthday, friend, you're still way better at this than me. Two bits of bad news for Wally Joyner. Firstly, he's been canned as the hitting coach for ... More »
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• Another Surgery Means Another Chapter in Mark Prior's Encyclopedia of Anguish
• By Josh Alper 6/01/2008 5:40 PM ET
• When Ivan Drago killed Apollo Creed, Rocky had a chance to throw in the towel and save his friend's life. Concern about Creed's pride stopped him from doing it, though. That led to a great training ...
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• Your Mark Prior Injury Update: Yeah, He's Hurt
• By Mullet 5/17/2008 7:00 AM ET
• When your shoulder makes the sound of a firecracker, that's usually not a good thing. When Mark Prior's shoulder makes the sound of a firecracker, sadly it's just another day at the office. Prior, ...
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• Mark Prior's Body Parts Are Exploding
• By Eamonn Brennan 5/15/2008 4:05 PM ET
• Hey wow, did you hear? Mark Prior is hurt again! And people are paying college athletes money! When will the madness stop? For realz, though, Padres fans -- or anyone who still had some semblance of ...
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• Steve Bartman Still Attends Cubs Games
• By Tom Fornelli 4/01/2008 12:57 PM ET
• UPDATE: Hey, did you know that today is April Fool's Day? Because I sure didn't before I wrote this post up! Turns out it's an April Fool's joke, and I am playing the part of your April Fool. You ...
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• The Dugout: What We Do Best
• By B. Thompson Stroud 2/10/2008 12:34 PM ET
• Pitching wins ball games, right? If you've got a couple hundred-mil to throw around (or thirteen minor leaguers to trade to Baltimore) you can pick up some real pitching gems this offseason. ... More »
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• Mark Prior Could Return in May
• By Matt Watson 2/08/2008 1:50 PM ET
• For Padres fans, Mark Prior is still something of a new toy, a reclamation project they're not yet overly familiar with. So when I read little nuggets like this in the San Diego Union-Tribune, I can't ...
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• Mark Prior Is Going to San Diego
• By Pat Lackey 12/26/2007 2:18 PM ET
• Mark Prior got himself a nice Christmas present as Ken Rosenthal is reporting today that the Padres have signed him to a one year deal. There's no word on how much money Prior will be getting, but ...
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• Mark Prior Headed to San Diego?
• By Eamonn Brennan 12/21/2007 1:18 PM ET
• It looked like the Astros were the early frontrunner for Mark Prior's services. At the very least, Ed Wade wanted you to know they were. But now, it's looking like Prior might be heading to his ...
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• Ed Wade Seriously Covets Mark Prior
• By Eamonn Brennan 12/17/2007 10:09 PM ET
• And he wants to shout it from a mountaintop! Yes, Ed Wade -- the Astros' never-discouraged new GM -- is apparently bullish on Mark Prior's damaged goods. He wants Prior, and wants you to know he wants ...
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