[alfus21]

He sure has!!! What is he 0-4 with a 7.71 E.R.A? He has thrown 21 innings, gave up 27 hits, 20 runs, 5 homers and only has 22 strikouts. So he has amost given up more runs than he has strikeouts! There is stats for ya, don't know what games you have been watching. In his last 2 starts he gave up 5 runs in 5 innings and in his last, he gave up 4 runs in 6. Doesn't look like good stuff IMO!

Prior is also just 25 years old, and has at least a good 8 years left in him. Ridiculous to jump all over a guy for being injured and call him a complete waste. Yes those are his stats, but in his last start he gave up only 3 ER, and has struck out 16 in 11.2 Innings of work. The guy has had a ton of time off, and just getting back in his groove. The strikeouts are a good sign that he still has good stuff.

Depsite his horrific start to this season, his career ERA is still just 3.39 with 741 K's in in 634 Innings of work.

The bottom line here is, he's just 25. I won't stand up for Kerry Wood as much because his injuries are much more serious, where as Prior's should be easier to recover from.

Another bottom line is that the cubs couldn't win even if these guys were pitching well. News flash here guys. They aren't any good. They can't score runs, and they're only batting .265 as a team. Not many people would win with this team.