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Gooden Is Ordered Held Without Bond
By Associated Press
Published March 15, 2006, 10:01 AM CST


TAMPA, Fla. -- Former baseball star Dwight Gooden was ordered held without bond Wednesday and faces up to five years in prison for violating the terms of his probation, a prosecutor said.

Gooden, 41, pleaded guilty in November to speeding away from police after a DUI traffic stop in August 2005 and was sentenced to three years probation. On Tuesday he went to a regular meeting with a probation officer where he admitted to using cocaine, according to Jo Ellyn Rackleff, a spokeswoman for the Department of Corrections.

"He went to his regular meeting with his probation officer, admitted to the officer that he had used cocaine. She did a drug screen, and he tested positive for cocaine," Rackleff said.

Gooden will appear in court for a hearing sometime during the next two weeks, prosecutor Pam Bondi said.

Gooden is the 1984 Rookie of the Year and 1985 NL Cy Young Award winner while with the New York Mets. He went 194-112 with a 3.51 ERA before retiring in 2001. He also pitched for the Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros and Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

A call to Peter Hobson, who has represented Gooden in the past, was not immediately returned Wednesday

I'm sure Daryl Strawberry will try to top that any day now.

Cubbie Bear wrote:Gooden Is Ordered Held Without Bond

$1,000,000 arm, $0.10 head

What a waste of talent.

LIPH wrote:

Cubbie Bear wrote:Gooden Is Ordered Held With Bonds

Now that would be justice

Wino you know wrote:I'm sure Daryl Strawberry will try to top that any day now.

Man, I use to collect Straw as a kid, that sure turned out to be a great investment

LIPH wrote:

Cubbie Bear wrote:Gooden Is Ordered Held Without Bond

$1,000,000 arm, $0.10 head

What a waste of talent.

How true and how sad.

I could just barf... I'm so sick of this...

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Prior diagnosed with shoulder strain

By Paul Sullivan
Tribune staff reporter
Published March 16, 2006, 10:54 AM CST


MESA, Ariz. -- Cubs pitcher Mark Prior was diagnosed with a strain in his right shoulder after an exam by Dr. Lewis Yocum, the Cubs said Thursday.

Prior delayed his MRI exam until later in the day, but the Cubs were optimistic that no damage was found in the shoulder during the physical exam.

Prior is unlikely to start the season in the rotation and the Cubs will meet with Yocum on Saturday on how to proceed with Prior's rehab.

I love him.....but he is a puss

he's not worth it at this point. Cut your losses now.

RAGTOP wrote:he's not worth it at this point. Cut your losses now.

I'm about to start believing that...

iuparrothead wrote:

RAGTOP wrote:he's not worth it at this point. Cut your losses now.

I'm about to start believing that...

He's the Grant Hill of Baseball. All the talent in the world, just can't catch a break.

Any Braves fans here?

No USA this weekend... Still looking forward to the 2 games Sat. Cuba vs Dominican Republic and Japan vs Korea part III.

How about the ummm AL MVP last night, a chance to come up with a big hit for his team and he leaves the bat on his shoulder.

iuparrothead wrote:I could just barf... I'm so sick of this...

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Prior diagnosed with shoulder strain

By Paul Sullivan
Tribune staff reporter
Published March 16, 2006, 10:54 AM CST


MESA, Ariz. -- Cubs pitcher Mark Prior was diagnosed with a strain in his right shoulder after an exam by Dr. Lewis Yocum, the Cubs said Thursday.

Prior delayed his MRI exam until later in the day, but the Cubs were optimistic that no damage was found in the shoulder during the physical exam.

Prior is unlikely to start the season in the rotation and the Cubs will meet with Yocum on Saturday on how to proceed with Prior's rehab.

Way to go Dusty, Way to go!!!

Cubbie Bear wrote:I love him.....but he is a puss

True. The question has to be whether this is Prior being injured, or Prior being unwilling to pitch through pain. EVERYONE has arm pain, maybe he is just being a girly-man, and crying about it more than anyone else.

TheSecretsInTheCrust wrote:No USA this weekend... Still looking forward to the 2 games Sat. Cuba vs Dominican Republic and Japan vs Korea part III.

Team USA is just like the Yankees of the last 5 years. An overpriced collection of All-Stars who can't win a big game.

Sox trade Arroyo for Wily Mo Pena.

CaptainP wrote:

Cubbie Bear wrote:I love him.....but he is a puss

True. The question has to be whether this is Prior being injured, or Prior being unwilling to pitch through pain. EVERYONE has arm pain, maybe he is just being a girly-man, and crying about it more than anyone else.

2205 and 2006 Simulated CY young winners

Kerry Wood

Mark Prior

Maybe the Cubs can also be 2006 Simulated World Champs

Wooo Hooo Reds got a pitcher but we still are going to stink