Classic Mariotti

money quote:

They used to be called Kid K and The Natural. They used to be compared with Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling. But until further notice, they are little more than Kerry Would and Prior Restraint, if not Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Your guess is as good as mine right now about what kind of seasons they'll have, what kind of careers they'll have and whether the club's window of opportunity -- about halfway through a six-year period, I figure -- is doomed to shut with the most disappointing thud to date. If there is encouragement that Prior's mechanics are sound enough to survive a tricky period, Wood's mechanics continue to be wild and reckless enough to bring criticism from Radio Free Steve Stone. It's more than sad, more than spooky.

My basic problem with Mariotti is all his energy over the winter was spent on Sosa - when the issue has always been the fragility of Prior and Wood. How silly does Prior's outspoken-ness look now?