Cubs sign Marquis

[DevinHester23]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2691994DAM IT JIM!! Suppan would have been the better option. He is Fat Glendon 2.0 He was left off the Cardinals playoff roster. Is it any wonder they let him go?? I think not. Just when you think he's turned the corner, he's at it again, relying on sub-standard crap to fill holes.Marquis sucks.

 

[Jon_Vilma]

Every team needs someone in the 5th starter position that just gets the game to the Bullpen with under 4 runs or less on the Scorboard.

 

[AdropOFvenom]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jon_Vilma @ Dec 9 2006, 12:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Every team needs someone in the 5th starter position that just gets the game to the Bullpen with under 4 runs or less on the Scorboard.</div>Marquis even sucks for that role.....He had an ERA of 6 last year, and is getting 7 million a year to suck ass. :whistling:

 

[DevinHester23]

:yeahthat:

 

[Jon_Vilma]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Dec 9 2006, 04:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jon_Vilma @ Dec 9 2006, 12:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Every team needs someone in the 5th starter position that just gets the game to the Bullpen with under 4 runs or less on the Scorboard.</div>Marquis even sucks for that role.....He had an ERA of 6 last year, and is getting 7 million a year to suck ass. :whistling:</div>Get the game to the Bullpen with 4 runs means pitching 6 innings and 4 runs........ Allowing 4 runs in 6 innings is

a 6.00 ERA.

 

[AdropOFvenom]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jon_Vilma @ Dec 9 2006, 11:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Dec 9 2006, 04:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jon_Vilma @ Dec 9 2006, 12:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Every team needs someone in the 5th starter position that just gets the game to the Bullpen with under 4 runs or less on the Scorboard.</div>Marquis even sucks for that role.....He had an ERA of 6 last year, and is getting 7 million a year to suck ass. :whistling:</div>Get the game to the Bullpen with 4 runs means pitching 6 innings and 4 runs........ Allowing 4 runs in 6 innings is

a 6.00 ERA.</div>Maybe so, but that still sucks to average 4 runs over 6 innings. Would you want this guy on the Yankees since every team needs one of those. :whistling:

 

[Jon_Vilma]

[quote name='AdropOFvenom' post='77672' date='Dec 10 2006, 09:00 AM'][quote name='Jon_Vilma' post='77658' date='Dec 9 2006, 11:35 PM'][quote name='AdropOFvenom' post='77609' date='Dec 9 2006, 04:43 PM'][quote name='Jon_Vilma' post='77589' date='Dec 9 2006, 12:28 PM']Every team needs someone in the 5th starter position that just gets the game to the Bullpen with under 4 runs or less on the Scorboard.[/quote]Marquis even sucks for that role.....He had an ERA of 6 last year, and is getting 7 million a year to suck ass. :whistling:[/quote]Get the game to the Bullpen with 4 runs means pitching 6 innings and 4 runs........ Allowing 4 runs in 6 innings is

a 6.00 ERA.[/quote]Maybe so, but that still sucks to average 4 runs over 6 innings. Would you want this guy on the Yankees since every team needs one of those. :whistling:[/quote]It was the reason we added Cory Lidle. Just to get us to the Bullpen. It might not be optimal, but it works.

 

[Sunset]

For 7 million though? That's insane. That's disgusting.

 

[Jon_Vilma]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MaroonNGold @ Dec 10 2006, 03:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>For 7 million though? That's insane. That's disgusting.</div>I didn't say he wasn't overpaid, I just said that the Cubs need a guy like that.BTW, I read an article on Yahoo about how all the money being handed out this year is more of a market correction as the recent contracts haven't gone up as much as they should have in previous years. Don't know if it's true, but it's an interesting thought.

 

[DevinHester23]

This is not market correction. This is a spiral that is only now becoming out of control. Lets look at Aramis Ramirez and Adrain Beltre. Ramirez gets 4/40, w/ an opt-out after 2 years. Beltre has 5/65 (gets his b4 aramis BTW). This is after 2004 BTW. Ramirez has had overall a better career than Beltre. Beltre continues to suck, while Ramirez continues giving you 30/100. Ramirez opts out. His camp says Beltre has 5/65, I should be getting 5/75. And guess what. He gets 5/75. All of this b/c of a contract Beltre should never have gotten