Mark Prior Quotes (24 Quotes)

I have never had a problem with Stone and don't believe he has a problem with me. I'm sure he's doing his job. He can say what he likes. He's well respected by fans and a lot of people in baseball.

Henry had a great day. I'm glad he had a good day, especially after his birthday.

The Cardinals have put two years together that have been unbelievable,

It's not about personal achievements or personal wins, it's about winning as a team. We haven't won as many games as we would like as team,

I feel good. I like the way we've progressed and built it up. ... I like the way we're going about it.

It's a cool idea, ... A lot of them come from the inner city or broken families where they might not get an education or be able to afford an education. They're not just taken away from their parents -- their parents are involved. There's one home for gir

I was out of sync, ... I felt out of sync all day. I never was able to get into a groove, for whatever reason -- I don't know. The ball never felt comfortable coming out of my hand today. My breaking ball was awful. Some days you show up and for whatever reason it doesn't line up.

I felt out of synch all day. The ball never felt comfortable coming out of my hand.

He started out not very sharp and he had 37 pitches in the first inning, ... That's almost three innings worth and we were debating whether or not to send him out in the seventh or not but he wanted to pitch and he ended the game strong.

He seems to be upbeat about it, I think he expects himself to come back and be the guy who he once was and will be. The way the game is going nowadays, you can have a long career. It isn't 30 years ago when guys were fading out at 32, 33 years of age. He's got a lot of years left, and he can do a lot of great things in this game.

I heard the crowd when I walked out, ... But once I got out there I was pretty much dialed in I just tried to enjoy the experience.

I didn't have good command of my breaking ball or my fastball tonight. For whatever reason, things weren't clicking early on when I needed it.

I've been on throwing programs before, but this one is a little more structured, trying to build up arm strength. I'm doing extended amounts of sets, throwing 20-25 at a certain distance and then taking a little break and going back a little bit farther.

This is his job. I respect the fact he wants to come back for the last two or three weeks of the season. He's worked hard to come back. Anything is possible. If he comes to the plate three or four times a game, he's going to have an impact on the game.

I've represented the country twice and played on two USA teams. It's a great experience, it's an awesome experience. You can't describe it from an athletic standpoint.

He's made some enemies in this clubhouse, for good or for bad. What I've learned in the four years is I don't take anything personally anymore. I respect the attention I get, and understand the scrutiny I'm under. I accept it and I'll go with it and take that responsibility and go out and pitch this year.

It's nice but it's not about personal achievements or personal wins -- it's about winning as a team. Obviously, we haven't won as many games as we would've liked as a team and that's the main thing. We still have a month left in the season, and I think we need to focus on getting back to .500 and make it a respectable season based on the club we have.

I feel the same as I always do. I don't feel like I have to go out there and try to prove that I'm healthy or do anything out of the ordinary.

We made a lot of mistakes as pitchers last year. We didn't cover the bag at first a few times, threw the ball to the wrong bases. I think we all need to make sure we're focused this spring on doing the things we need to get better at. They're small, but obviously very huge parts of the game.

I don't know what adjustments I could make. My mechanics to me are about as simple as you could get.

Jim (Hendry) never came out and said, 'We're looking to trade him,' so I don't really validate any of the rumors.

I don't take it personally. There's nothing I can do. I've never had a problem with Stone. I'm sure he's doing his job for the radio or whoever. Everybody has a right to their opinion and he can say what he likes. He's well respected by fans and a lot of people in the game of baseball.

I don't have an answer yet. I haven't sat down with the doctors since I had the MRI. It's something I'll ask. Is there a reason Is there a cause Could it be a thousand variables that led up to it or is it one specific thing I'm sure there's not one answer. Will I ever know I don't know.

It felt a little awkward. But it was good to get up there and to start working to try to get down there on a nice angle and see a guy with a catcher's mitt and get after it.