Prior Update

Good News: The Cubs say that the surgery went well.

Bad News: They are reporting that he's on the shelf for the rest of the year. Looks like they found exactly what I speculated.

The Worst News: My official Mark Prior prediction is shot.

Explore this.

It's official. Prior's going to be having "exploratory surgery" to figure out what exactly is wrong with his arm/shoulder.

Basically, that means the doc is going to have a look-see, and then if he finds something, he'll go ahead and fix it. I already know what he's going to find:

"Mark has vast, lingering traces of Dusty Baker in his shoulder, which is causing pretty extensive damage. Not to mention a lot of Larry Rothschild that's really mucking things up."

As usual, the Cubs refuse to announce a timetable as to his return. However, rumor has it that the organization has already contacted the Brewers in an effort to acquire the valued simulated game hitter Jose Macias for Mark's rehab.