Put the entire Northside of Chicago on Suicide Watch.. The comeback trail for once-dominated pitchers Kerry Wood and Mark Prior may have hit a dead end.

The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that Mark Prior left a rehab start with shoulder discomfort and is expected to see an L.A.-based specialist today.

Meanwhile, Kerry Wood, once thought to be the redneck heir apparent to Roger Clemens is having shoulder pain again. The Sun-Times is reporting that Wood is expected to have his right shoulder re-examined by a Cincinnati surgeon. The article said Wood has not progressed the way some thought he would and even failed to earn a bullpen job this spring after shoulder pain limited him to just 5 one-inning appearances.

Cub fans have to be heartbroken by this news. I think everyone knew that these guys, who were once the best one-two combination in all of baseball, probably would never be as dominant as they once were but many were hoping against hope that they would be able to come on and be a part of a championship team.

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