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Marquis - "start me or trade me": Lou - "He can go"

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Irrelevant Dude Knoxville Smokies

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http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports_hardball/2008/03/lou-on-marquis.html

 

Here is an exerpt from the article. I love how Piniella handled this.

 

Lou Piniella was in a good mood Saturday afternoon until being informed after a 6-2 loss to the Los Angeles that Jason Marquis told reporters he'd rather go pitch elsewhere if the Cubs don't keep him in the rotation.

 

Piniella then sent a message to Marquis that will likely reverberate through camp and could lead to Marquis' exit from Chicago.

 

"Well, if that's the case, he can go somewhere else," Piniella said. "Win a spot in the rotation, you don't have to worry about it. ... I've got seven starters here for five spots, you know? It's a little bit too early to start talking about what he wants to do or not do."

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After the game Marquis apparently complained that he was either going to start or he wanted to be traded.

 

Lou did not take kindly to those remarks according to CS.com

 

After answering a question about Kerry Wood's performance, Piniella stopped in mid-sentence and began talking about Marquis again.

 

"You know, that galls me about Marquis, it really does," he said. "I'm not pleased with that comment. We've had a good camp over here, everybody's getting an opportunity. Go out and win a spot in the rotation."

 

Piniella has not spoken to Marquis about his situation and was caught off guard to hear Marquis was basically giving the Cubs an ultimatum

 

"Sure it's a surprise," he said. "We've got seven guys here that are competing for spots in the rotation and everyone is going to be given an equal chance. After the first start of spring training, saying if I'm not going to make the rotation I'd like to go somewhere else?

 

"He can go somewhere else right now if he wants. How's that?"

 

http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports_hardball/2008/03/lou-on-marquis.html

 

Let the Marquis trade speculation begin.....

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One thing I always thought about Marquis is that he had a top notch attitude. Guess not.

 

I always thought the opposite. Didn't the Cardinals give up on him because Duncan and LaRussa had gotten tired or his attitude?

inari Knoxville Smokies

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One thing I always thought about Marquis is that he had a top notch attitude. Guess not.

 

I always thought the opposite. Didn't the Cardinals give up on him because Duncan and LaRussa had gotten tired or his attitude?

 

Really? I was completely unaware. Well, good riddance Jason.

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Well, now his trade value is likely so low that we're going to have to eat some salary to move him. While it's nice to know he's probably going to be gone, I would have preferred to move him without having to eat the majority of his salary.
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Excellent. He just punched his ticket out of town.

 

Who needs an innings eater? Potential suitors:

 

Angels

Rangers

White Sox

Braves (who says you can't go home again?)

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Seriously? People here are that jazzed about the possibility Dempster and Lieber having spot locked up in the rotation?

 

Marquis might suck, but I'd take him over both of them.

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And so now his value plummets. Whereas before we might've eaten a little salary and gotten a pretty nice prospect for our 190 inning guy, now we eat a bunch of salary and hope another team will pick up half his contract, no matter what they're willing to give up in prospects.
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Seriously? People here are that jazzed about the possibility Dempster and Lieber having spot locked up in the rotation?

 

Marquis might suck, but I'd take him over both of them.

I'd take Lieber over Marquis. Dempster on the other hand...

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Seriously? People here are that jazzed about the possibility Dempster and Lieber having spot locked up in the rotation?

 

Marquis might suck, but I'd take him over both of them.

 

What's the difference? Seriously, I think both of these guys can at least equal his production.

Mizzou Myrtle Beach Pelicans

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Nice, you gotta think that he'll be traded after a comment like that. Good riddance, you worthless excuse for a pitcher.
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Here's a thought, Jason: Shut our big mouth, EARN a sopt in the rotation in Spring Training, and you won't have to worry.

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