Lou Pinella Wonders
Just who the fuck does Jason Marquis think he is?
The set-up:
Cubs have some pieces of their rotation set.
Jason Marquis is not one of those guaranteed a spot in the rotation.
He is supposed to be competing for a job.
He doesn't like that.
Quoth the Maquis:
"After a so-so two innings in his debut, pitcher Jason Marquis said Saturday that if he doesn't win a spot in the rotation, he wants to ''take my services elsewhere.''
To which his manager responded quite correctly with:
"Well, if that's the case, he can go somewhere else. How's that?'' About a minute later, Piniella stopped in mid-sentence when talking about another player to add, ''You know, that galls me about Marquis, it really does. I'm not pleased with that comment at all. We've had a good camp over here. Everybody's getting an opportunity. Go out and win a spot in the rotation. Nobody's going to stand in your way if you do it. That's the easy way out.''
There was more. Follow the link above for the entire back and forth. And, yes, seriously. Jason Marquis. No, really. Jason Marquis. Amazing. No, you are not misremembering who Jason Marquis is.