[Vision2020] Mark Prior

[Scott Dredge]

It won't help.  The Cub's last world championship was in 1908.  Several members of my family have been born, lived long full lives, and  died without the Cubs winning a championship in the same time  span.  What a tragedy this would have been had any of them  actually been Cubs fans.  Also, the Cub's fate was sealed in 1945  by the infamous curse of the Billy Goat which is still in effect in my  opinion.
  
  Even so, Wrigley Field - home to the Cubs since 1916 - is one of the  best ballparks.  And Cubs fans are the absolute greatest in the  world.  I've been to games at Wrigley where beligerant fans from  opposing teams making jackasses out of themselves have simply been  ignored.  That would never happen at a Giants / Dodgers game or a  Red Sox / Yankees game.  Fist fights happen.
  
  After a day game at Wrigley, be sure and catch dinner at the Chicago  Chop House which features 48 ounce and 64 ounce Porterhouse steaks as  their specialty.  It's right across the street from the Hard Rock  Cafe (also a great place to visit in Chicago) and the last time I was  at the Chicago Chop House they unbelievably had a dress code.  If  you don't have a shirt with a collar they will loan you one.
  
  -Scott

deaconjames at verizon.net wrote:  Visionoids,

Cubs  fans have to be very excited. Mark Prior, who is recovering from  shoulder problems, worked five pain-free innings and threw 76 pitches  for Double-A West Tenn Thursday. Prior allowed three runs on four hits,  striking out four and walking two. 

After a rocky first inning,  Prior closed the night with four scoreless innings, allowing just a  single in the second. He faced just three batters over the minimum  during that stretch and topped out on his fastball at 91 mph. 

Prior  has not pitched for the Cubs all season, but it looks as if he will  soon enough. When he does, the hapless Cubs may have some hap returned  to them.

Take care,

D
  
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