Jason Hammel Return Postage Paid, Spiral-Sliced Splooge Thread

[Quality Start Machine]

I sincerely thank him for being more good than bad this year. He can enjoy the ring just like everyone else

[SKO]

I sincerely thank him for being more good than bad this year. He can enjoy the ring just like everyone else

He was a perfectly acceptable fifth starter. Hell I'll go so far as to rank him above Jason Marquis, Shawn Estes, Mark Clark, and Dan Haren as far as "5th Starters for Cubs Playoff teams" go.

[Quality Start Machine]

I sincerely thank him for being more good than bad this year. He can enjoy the ring just like everyone else

He was a perfectly acceptable fifth starter. Hell I'll go so far as to rank him above Jason Marquis, Shawn Estes, Mark Clark, and Dan Haren as far as "5th Starters for Cubs Playoff teams" go.

I would be very happy if "5th starter on World Champions" enhances his trade value.

[SKO]

I sincerely thank him for being more good than bad this year. He can enjoy the ring just like everyone else

He was a perfectly acceptable fifth starter. Hell I'll go so far as to rank him above Jason Marquis, Shawn Estes, Mark Clark, and Dan Haren as far as "5th Starters for Cubs Playoff teams" go.

I would be very happy if "5th starter on World Champions" enhances his trade value.

Given the absolute dearth of pitching on the market and the fact that he has just one year left on his deal I'd bet "working on his third straight year of 150+ innings of league average ball" will be enough to get some calls

[Brownie]

I sincerely thank him for being more good than bad this year. He can enjoy the ring just like everyone else

He was a perfectly acceptable fifth starter. Hell I'll go so far as to rank him above Jason Marquis, Shawn Estes, Mark Clark, and Dan Haren as far as "5th Starters for Cubs Playoff teams" go.

How does he compare to Paul Kilgus, Dick Ruthven, and Rick Reuschel?

[SKO]

I sincerely thank him for being more good than bad this year. He can enjoy the ring just like everyone else

He was a perfectly acceptable fifth starter. Hell I'll go so far as to rank him above Jason Marquis, Shawn Estes, Mark Clark, and Dan Haren as far as "5th Starters for Cubs Playoff teams" go.

How does he compare to Paul Kilgus, Dick Ruthven, and Rick Reuschel?

I'm far too young and beautiful to remember any of them and thus I rely on you and Pank for such reminiscing

[Saul Goodman]

I sincerely thank him for being more good than bad this year. He can enjoy the ring just like everyone else

He was a perfectly acceptable fifth starter. Hell I'll go so far as to rank him above Jason Marquis, Shawn Estes, Mark Clark, and Dan Haren as far as "5th Starters for Cubs Playoff teams" go.

I would be very happy if "5th starter on World Champions" enhances his trade value.

Trader Fork strikes again! Who is the fifth starter with Hammel gone? Montgomery?

If you need me I'll be over here holding my breath for Jose Fernandez.

[CT III]

I sincerely thank him for being more good than bad this year. He can enjoy the ring just like everyone else

He was a perfectly acceptable fifth starter. Hell I'll go so far as to rank him above Jason Marquis, Shawn Estes, Mark Clark, and Dan Haren as far as "5th Starters for Cubs Playoff teams" go.

I would be very happy if "5th starter on World Champions" enhances his trade value.

Trader Fork strikes again! Who is the fifth starter with Hammel gone? Montgomery?

If you need me I'll be over here holding my breath for Jose Fernandez.

Egad

[Quality Start Machine]

I sincerely thank him for being more good than bad this year. He can enjoy the ring just like everyone else

He was a perfectly acceptable fifth starter. Hell I'll go so far as to rank him above Jason Marquis, Shawn Estes, Mark Clark, and Dan Haren as far as "5th Starters for Cubs Playoff teams" go.

I would be very happy if "5th starter on World Champions" enhances his trade value.

Trader Fork strikes again! Who is the fifth starter with Hammel gone? Montgomery?

If you need me I'll be over here holding my breath for Jose Fernandez.

Heh.

[Saul Goodman]

I sincerely thank him for being more good than bad this year. He can enjoy the ring just like everyone else

He was a perfectly acceptable fifth starter. Hell I'll go so far as to rank him above Jason Marquis, Shawn Estes, Mark Clark, and Dan Haren as far as "5th Starters for Cubs Playoff teams" go.

I would be very happy if "5th starter on World Champions" enhances his trade value.

Trader Fork strikes again! Who is the fifth starter with Hammel gone? Montgomery?

If you need me I'll be over here holding my breath for Jose Fernandez.

Heh.

Gonna be holding it for a while. He touched a lot of people.

[Saul Goodman]

CONFIRMED: He wanted off the World Series champion due to acute butthurt.

As Rogers notes, Mills was only designated for assignment when the Royals signed Jason Hammel, whose option the Cubs declined earlier in the offseason. The team's pursuit of starting depth now raises the question of whether the team would have been better off had it simply exercised the option. But Rogers says a key reason the two sides parted ways was that Hammel had a conflicted relationship with manager Joe Maddon, who Hammel felt didn't have appropriate faith in him and who frustrated him by pulling him out of games before he would have liked to depart. Though the option on Hammel's contract was a team option, the Cubs allowed him to decide whether he wanted to leave, and Hammel made the call. Rogers' sources tell him that was due primarily to his relationship with Maddon.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

CONFIRMED: He wanted off the World Series champion due to acute butthurt.

As Rogers notes, Mills was only designated for assignment when the Royals signed Jason Hammel, whose option the Cubs declined earlier in the offseason. The team's pursuit of starting depth now raises the question of whether the team would have been better off had it simply exercised the option. But Rogers says a key reason the two sides parted ways was that Hammel had a conflicted relationship with manager Joe Maddon, who Hammel felt didn't have appropriate faith in him and who frustrated him by pulling him out of games before he would have liked to depart. Though the option on Hammel's contract was a team option, the Cubs allowed him to decide whether he wanted to leave, and Hammel made the call. Rogers' sources tell him that was due primarily to his relationship with Maddon.

Although the lesson has been learned by me to not @ pro athletes, no matter how much you loathe them (because it's really stupid, guilty as charged etc.). But I feel at least somewhat validated now for having shown my ass for Hammel to PWN.  Somewhat. 

[Saul Goodman]

CONFIRMED: He wanted off the World Series champion due to acute butthurt.

As Rogers notes, Mills was only designated for assignment when the Royals signed Jason Hammel, whose option the Cubs declined earlier in the offseason. The team's pursuit of starting depth now raises the question of whether the team would have been better off had it simply exercised the option. But Rogers says a key reason the two sides parted ways was that Hammel had a conflicted relationship with manager Joe Maddon, who Hammel felt didn't have appropriate faith in him and who frustrated him by pulling him out of games before he would have liked to depart. Though the option on Hammel's contract was a team option, the Cubs allowed him to decide whether he wanted to leave, and Hammel made the call. Rogers' sources tell him that was due primarily to his relationship with Maddon.

Although the lesson has been learned by me to not @ pro athletes, no matter how much you loathe them (because it's really stupid, guilty as charged etc.). But I feel at least somewhat validated now for having shown my ass for Hammel to PWN.  Somewhat. 

Apparently Joe is supposed to leave him in when he gives up runs, so he can give up some more runs. That Joe Maddon, always trying to win. What a dick.

[CT III]

CONFIRMED: He wanted off the World Series champion due to acute butthurt.

As Rogers notes, Mills was only designated for assignment when the Royals signed Jason Hammel, whose option the Cubs declined earlier in the offseason. The team's pursuit of starting depth now raises the question of whether the team would have been better off had it simply exercised the option. But Rogers says a key reason the two sides parted ways was that Hammel had a conflicted relationship with manager Joe Maddon, who Hammel felt didn't have appropriate faith in him and who frustrated him by pulling him out of games before he would have liked to depart. Though the option on Hammel's contract was a team option, the Cubs allowed him to decide whether he wanted to leave, and Hammel made the call. Rogers' sources tell him that was due primarily to his relationship with Maddon.

Although the lesson has been learned by me to not @ pro athletes, no matter how much you loathe them (because it's really stupid, guilty as charged etc.). But I feel at least somewhat validated now for having shown my ass for Hammel to PWN.  Somewhat. 

Apparently Joe is supposed to leave him in when he gives up runs, so he can give up some more runs. That Joe Maddon, always trying to win. What a dick.

I like to think the meeting ended with Hammel shouting "FINE, then I'll just go somewhere that they WILL let me continue to pitch past the point of effectiveness!" then stomping out of the room and slamming the door.

[Saul Goodman]

CONFIRMED: He wanted off the World Series champion due to acute butthurt.

As Rogers notes, Mills was only designated for assignment when the Royals signed Jason Hammel, whose option the Cubs declined earlier in the offseason. The team's pursuit of starting depth now raises the question of whether the team would have been better off had it simply exercised the option. But Rogers says a key reason the two sides parted ways was that Hammel had a conflicted relationship with manager Joe Maddon, who Hammel felt didn't have appropriate faith in him and who frustrated him by pulling him out of games before he would have liked to depart. Though the option on Hammel's contract was a team option, the Cubs allowed him to decide whether he wanted to leave, and Hammel made the call. Rogers' sources tell him that was due primarily to his relationship with Maddon.

Although the lesson has been learned by me to not @ pro athletes, no matter how much you loathe them (because it's really stupid, guilty as charged etc.). But I feel at least somewhat validated now for having shown my ass for Hammel to PWN.  Somewhat. 

Apparently Joe is supposed to leave him in when he gives up runs, so he can give up some more runs. That Joe Maddon, always trying to win. What a dick.

I like to think the meeting ended with Hammel shouting "FINE, then I'll just go somewhere that they WILL let me continue to pitch past the point of effectiveness!" then stomping out of the room and slamming the door.

Ned Yost must have promised him six innings no matter what. Unless he literally dies on the mound, then there's a very slight chance he might get taken out before then.