Padres pitcher Mark Prior informed teammates Monday that he just has to pop in to the hospital for 'one quick sec' to have Tommy John connective tissue reconstruction surgery performed on his right arm. 'Hey guys, can you pull over for a minute? My U.C. lig is just killing me and I gotta get a little T.J. before the game,' Prior reportedly told fellow pitchers Jake Peavy and Chris Young after tearing his ulnar collateral ligament while the trio was driving to the ballpark. 'Just a quick Teejpop out the lig, pop in a tendon, no biggie. I'd do it myself, but I just had some ro-co [rotator-cuff surgery] last night and I can't move my arm. You can leave the car running, I'll be back in a minute tops.' Prior will not be able to throw a baseball for 16 to 18 months. 