Marquis de suc defenestration thread

[Internet Apex]

The best insurance we could get in September would be for Marquis to be caught slip and fall in a bathroom shower stall with and land on either Cotts or Howry with each man suffering a broken arm.

Geico'd.

[The Paul Popovich Experience]

Marquis is overpaid for what he brings, but maybe he should be viewed in context. The guy is a 500 pitcher, 190 IP, high 4's ERA, double digit wins year in and year out. For a #5 pitcher, that's pretty damn acceptable. I don't like his smirky attitude, and sure, I'd rather have a Johan Santana as my 5th starter than a Marquis de Suck. But objectively, he's probably one of the top 5 #5 pitchers in baseball. Nothing wrong with that. And he will never start a post-season game barring injuries, so he can't hurt the team when it counts in October.

He kind of looks like Mark Cuban a bit, too, just noticed that.

[Internet Apex]

Marquis is overpaid for what he brings, but maybe he should be viewed in context. The guy is a 500 pitcher, 190 IP, high 4's ERA, double digit wins year in and year out. For a #5 pitcher, that's pretty damn acceptable. I don't like his smirky attitude, and sure, I'd rather have a Johan Santana as my 5th starter than a Marquis de Suck. But objectively, he's probably one of the top 5 #5 pitchers in baseball. Nothing wrong with that. And he will never start a post-season game barring injuries, so he can't hurt the team when it counts in October.

He kind of looks like Mark Cuban a bit, too, just noticed that.

He can also hit, run, bunt and fields his position better than any other guy on the staff. He just isn't the balls and considering that the other four starters are capable of delivering a masterpiece any given start, the fact that we have to brace ourselves and hope he keeps the team in it when he starts is such a letdown that we may be harder on him than he deserves. The lousy son of a bitch.

[The Paul Popovich Experience]

Marquis is overpaid for what he brings, but maybe he should be viewed in context. The guy is a 500 pitcher, 190 IP, high 4's ERA, double digit wins year in and year out. For a #5 pitcher, that's pretty damn acceptable. I don't like his smirky attitude, and sure, I'd rather have a Johan Santana as my 5th starter than a Marquis de Suck. But objectively, he's probably one of the top 5 #5 pitchers in baseball. Nothing wrong with that. And he will never start a post-season game barring injuries, so he can't hurt the team when it counts in October.

He kind of looks like Mark Cuban a bit, too, just noticed that.

He can also hit, run, bunt and fields his position better than any other guy on the staff. He just isn't the balls and considering that the other four starters are capable of delivering a masterpiece any given start, the fact that we have to brace ourselves and hope he keeps the team in it when he starts is such a letdown that we may be harder on him than he deserves. The lousy son of a bitch.

Not to quibble, but he doesn't hit his position best, that would be Carlos. And he doesn't bunt the best, that would be Dempster. But overall he's not such a total slug, I agree. He's just mediocre, and I can identify with that. True story.

[Kerm]

Marquis >>>>>>>>>>> Estes

So there's that.

[fiveouts]

Marquis >>>>>>>>>>> Estes

So there's that.

Dave Dravecky Post Amputation>>>>>Estes.

[Internet Apex]

Marquis is overpaid for what he brings, but maybe he should be viewed in context. The guy is a 500 pitcher, 190 IP, high 4's ERA, double digit wins year in and year out. For a #5 pitcher, that's pretty damn acceptable. I don't like his smirky attitude, and sure, I'd rather have a Johan Santana as my 5th starter than a Marquis de Suck. But objectively, he's probably one of the top 5 #5 pitchers in baseball. Nothing wrong with that. And he will never start a post-season game barring injuries, so he can't hurt the team when it counts in October.

He kind of looks like Mark Cuban a bit, too, just noticed that.

He can also hit, run, bunt and fields his position better than any other guy on the staff. He just isn't the balls and considering that the other four starters are capable of delivering a masterpiece any given start, the fact that we have to brace ourselves and hope he keeps the team in it when he starts is such a letdown that we may be harder on him than he deserves. The lousy son of a bitch.

Not to quibble, but he doesn't hit his position best, that would be Carlos. And he doesn't bunt the best, that would be Dempster. But overall he's not such a total slug, I agree. He's just mediocre, and I can identify with that. True story.

That sentence is poorly written but I only meant that he fields the best and does the other stuff adequately for a pitcher.

[RV]

Marquis >>>>>>>>>>> Estes

So there's that.

I was just thinking that Marquis' bizarre 7 innings of shutout ball today reminded me of this game.

Obviously today's game wasn't as important, but both were surprisingly well-pitched games from a shitbird that the vast majority of us loathe(d).

Nice game today, shithead.

[Al Czervik]

Marquis is overpaid for what he brings, but maybe he should be viewed in context. The guy is a 500 pitcher, 190 IP, high 4's ERA, double digit wins year in and year out. For a #5 pitcher, that's pretty damn acceptable. I don't like his smirky attitude, and sure, I'd rather have a Johan Santana as my 5th starter than a Marquis de Suck. But objectively, he's probably one of the top 5 #5 pitchers in baseball. Nothing wrong with that. And he will never start a post-season game barring injuries, so he can't hurt the team when it counts in October.

He kind of looks like Mark Cuban a bit, too, just noticed that.

Probably right PPE.

We are a greedy lot.

A decade or so ago Marquis would've been our #2 behind Jose Guzman

[The Paul Popovich Experience]

Marquis is overpaid for what he brings, but maybe he should be viewed in context. The guy is a 500 pitcher, 190 IP, high 4's ERA, double digit wins year in and year out. For a #5 pitcher, that's pretty damn acceptable. I don't like his smirky attitude, and sure, I'd rather have a Johan Santana as my 5th starter than a Marquis de Suck. But objectively, he's probably one of the top 5 #5 pitchers in baseball. Nothing wrong with that. And he will never start a post-season game barring injuries, so he can't hurt the team when it counts in October.

He kind of looks like Mark Cuban a bit, too, just noticed that.

Probably right PPE.

We are a greedy lot.

A decade or so ago Marquis would've been our #2 behind Jose Guzman

There were times in the early 80s when he would have been the ace of the staff. Yes, the Cubs have been VERY bad in the past.

[CT II]

There were times in the early 80s when he would have been the ace of the staff. Yes, the Cubs have been VERY bad in the past.

What?!?  Why the fuck didn't anyone tell me before this?

[Chuck to Chuck]

But objectively, he's probably one of the top 5 #5 pitchers in baseball. Nothing wrong with that.

So, he's somewhere between the 121st and 125th best starter in MLB.  Yea?

[Eli]

The fact that Marquis shut down a team that sucked even before they traded 2 of their 3 best hitters doesn't impress me. 

He's still shitty.

[butthead]

Who cares if he's shitty. He's going to start a few more games this year then do the same thing we all are going to do....watch the Cubs in the playoffs on TV.

[Quality Start Machine]

There were times in the early 80s when he would have been the ace of the staff. Yes, the Cubs have been VERY bad in the past.

What?!?  Why the fuck didn't anyone tell me before this?

When we were talking about it, you had your headphones on, knocking a foul ball away from Moises Alou. Then you went home to feed your goat and black cat.