You probably remember this day; I remember it well and not only did it alter Mark Prior’s career path, it likely changed the future of the Chicago Cubs.
Prior had suffered a previous serious injury in 2003 when he and Marcus Giles of the Braves had collided on the basepaths. That collision is shown briefly in this clip:
Prior missed almost four weeks after that, but after that came back and was dominant in 2003. From his return August 5, 2003 through season’s end: 11 starts, 1.52 ERA, 1.004 WHIP, 16 walks and 95 strikeouts in 82u2154 innings, and in that year’s postseason: 2.