"Turd Throw" and other stories from the rancid NLC.

[Slaky+]

http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports_hardball/2008/03/marquis-to-cubs.html

Marquis: Start me or trade me


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

Lou: Fuck you, you can go.

Making my day even better. Fucking A.

Lou can do some things well and sometimes he makes a dumb move, but I love this man.

[Simmer]

Bacon steak sauce party if Marquis takes Dempster with him.

[Gil Gunderson]

Bacon steak sauce party if Marquis takes Dempster with him.

Let's not get too ahead of ourselves...small victories.

[Slaky+]

Bacon steak sauce party if Marquis takes Dempster with him.

Let's never mention bacon and those two in the same sentence.

[Mike Douche]

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."

Lou's the balls.

[Gil Gunderson]

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."

Lou's the balls.

And now Jon Lieber has a jorb.

[thehawk]

Bacon steak sauce party if Marquis takes Dempster with him.

Let's never mention bacon and those two in the same sentence.

I think Marquis may be upset if you associate him with bacon (not sure though as he is not good enough to make the pamphlet in any case).   Thank heavens for Lou-- a man who understands what the "earn it business" truly is.

[RV]

Bacon steak sauce party if Marquis takes Dempster with him.

Let's never mention bacon and those two in the same sentence.

I think Marquis may be upset if you associate him with bacon (not sure though as he is not good enough to make the pamphlet in any case).   Thank heavens for Lou-- a man who understands what the "earn it business" truly is.

I immediately thought of that quote from Dusty when I heard this. I have a sneaking suspicion that Marquis would have the #3 job on lockdown in a Dusty regime, and Rich would be battling Dempster for the #5 spot.

So who's going to take this pud off our hands?

[Gil Gunderson]

Bacon steak sauce party if Marquis takes Dempster with him.

Let's never mention bacon and those two in the same sentence.

I think Marquis may be upset if you associate him with bacon (not sure though as he is not good enough to make the pamphlet in any case).   Thank heavens for Lou-- a man who understands what the "earn it business" truly is.

I immediately thought of that quote from Dusty when I heard this. I have a sneaking suspicion that Marquis would have the #3 job on lockdown in a Dusty regime, and Rich would be battling Dempster for the #5 spot.

So who's going to take this pud off our hands?

Boston, perchance?  Coco Crisp for Marquis?

[CubFaninHydePark]

What type of slumpbuster would do this to poor Pie?

"outfielder Felix Pie missed a couple of days early because of a twisted testicle."

[Taylor]

MLB Trade Rumors:

3:28pm: Fielder gets $670K, to be exact.  Doug Melvin was surprised at Prince's public displeasure.

1:46pm: Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports that Prince Fielder is not pleased with his contract renewal, executed this morning.

Rumored to be in the $650,000 range, Fielder's agent, Scott Boras, indicated his client's displeasure. Ryan Howard's $900,000 contract for 2007 was cited as the figure the first baseman hoped to fetch for the season.  Fielder made $415,000 last season.

According to Haudricourt, the Brewers used a formula they go by for players with zero to three years experience, a formula which they also used to renew the 2008 contracts for Ryan Braun and Corey Hart.  While the amount of Hart's renewal is unknown, Braun's contract was renewed at $455,000. Haudricourt goes on to conjecture that this morning's renewal has hurt the Brewers' chance of negotiating a multi-year deal with Fielder before he is arbitration-eligible next winter.

Haudricourt has predicted that Fielder will pull roughly $10MM if his case goes to arbitration, in light of Howard's recent arbitration victory.

Upsetting the youngest player to reach 50 HRs seems like an unwise decision on the Brewers' part.  It would be nice to lock up a player of Fielder's talent long-term, but it seems the Brewers have made that prospect less likely.

[PTanner]

MLB Trade Rumors:

3:28pm: Fielder gets $670K, to be exact.  Doug Melvin was surprised at Prince's public displeasure.

1:46pm: Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports that Prince Fielder is not pleased with his contract renewal, executed this morning.

Rumored to be in the $650,000 range, Fielder's agent, Scott Boras, indicated his client's displeasure. Ryan Howard's $900,000 contract for 2007 was cited as the figure the first baseman hoped to fetch for the season.  Fielder made $415,000 last season.

According to Haudricourt, the Brewers used a formula they go by for players with zero to three years experience, a formula which they also used to renew the 2008 contracts for Ryan Braun and Corey Hart.  While the amount of Hart's renewal is unknown, Braun's contract was renewed at $455,000. Haudricourt goes on to conjecture that this morning's renewal has hurt the Brewers' chance of negotiating a multi-year deal with Fielder before he is arbitration-eligible next winter.

Haudricourt has predicted that Fielder will pull roughly $10MM if his case goes to arbitration, in light of Howard's recent arbitration victory.

Upsetting the youngest player to reach 50 HRs seems like an unwise decision on the Brewers' part.  It would be nice to lock up a player of Fielder's talent long-term, but it seems the Brewers have made that prospect less likely.

There goes the Milwaukee dynasty.

[Taylor]

STLtoday:

JUPITER, Fla. -- The Cardinals will lend former pitcher Sidney Ponson a place and a mound to throw for scouts Thursday at lunchtime.

Ponson, who made 13 starts for the Cardinals in 2006, is said to have slimmed down to 245 pounds and cranked up his fastball to 91 mph.

Because he'll be on their spring-training campus, the Cardinals will have scouts in attendance, and they are interested is seeing what he has. "Just keep an open mind," manager Tony La Russa said.

The Cards are waiting to see how high he can get his blood alcohol level before they consider signing him.

[PTanner]

STLtoday:

JUPITER, Fla. -- The Cardinals will lend former pitcher Sidney Ponson a place and a mound to throw for scouts Thursday at lunchtime.

Ponson, who made 13 starts for the Cardinals in 2006, is said to have slimmed down to 245 pounds and cranked up his fastball to 91 mph.

Because he'll be on their spring-training campus, the Cardinals will have scouts in attendance, and they are interested is seeing what he has. "Just keep an open mind," manager Tony La Russa said.

The Cards are waiting to see how high significant he can get his blood alcohol level before they consider signing him.

Geniused.

[RV]

Ponson, who made 13 starts for the Cardinals in 2006, is said to have slimmed down to 245 pounds and cranked up his fastball to 91 mph.

Assuming his listed height of 6'1 is correct, the BMI calculator gives him a score of 32.3. Not to worry guys, Sidney is still safely in the obese zone.

Underweight = <18.5
Normal weight = 18.5-24.9
Overweight = 25-29.9
Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater