They asked me to stay. That's the bottom line. Chicago, for me, is home. I'll be living there full time very shortly. This team, this organization, has given me everything I have. They've given me every chance in the world that a lot of teams wouldn't have given guys like me after the injuries I've had.

I did go on the free-agent market a little bit just to find some interest. There was interest out there. Chicago is family to me. This organization is family. They gave me the big contract a few years ago. I wasn't able to pitch the last two years of that.

Obviously, there are obligations from me to give something back. I wouldn't feel right leaving and not giving something back to this team, this city and the organization.

-Kerry Wood

Credit goes to Andy Dolan on the Desipio boards for pointing out the Daily Herald article.  

Kerry Wood remains a class act and a legendary Cub - even though he's not Hall of Fame bound.   He is everything that Mark Prior is not - a class act, a loyal individual, somebody who's willing to give to an organization after having taken so much.

Mark Prior.  I wish him the best.  I hope that he regains his lost velocity.  I hope that the fragile tissue around his shoulder strengthens.  I hope he wins 20 games for the Padres, propelling them to a playoff match-up against the Cubs, where he promptly collapses like the house of crap that he is (did I just mix metaphors?  Oh well) blowing another playoff series for his team.

Bitter?  Me?  

Well ... maybe.