In what bseball universe is this acceptble?
Mark Prior had a no-hitter going when he was taken out of the Cubs 1-0 loss with 2 out in the 6th inning. Big deal. At the time he had already thrown 103 pitches. If you look at most box scores on any given day, the starter is usually taken out somewhere between 85 and 105 pitches, usually somewhere in the 7th or 8th inning. It seems like the Cubs are the only team where their starters routinely hit 100 pitches in the 6th, or even 5th, inning. Yet Larry "The Teflon pitching coach" Rothschild continues to be pitching coach, for whatever reason. Also, this was in the game story:"Prior understood the rationale for removing him, despite the no-hitter, and admitted his hand was cramping up at the end." I guess we have some insight into what his "rehab" was all about.