Comments on: Marquis in pinstripes would be great news for AL rivals

By: willmose

willmose — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:32:40 +0000

The stats of players switching leagues and interleague records demostrate jack. First, the leagues play with DIFFERENT RULES, or did I miss something? Please tell me how you factor out or in the DH in the statistics? Interleague play is not even exhibition league caliber. Two teams play 3 games against each other once every five or six or seven years (or never), under different rules. How the heck does that mean jack? Some 13 years into interleague play some teams have NEVER played each other! Secondly, the All-Star game is a farce. Look at the record in the All-Star game for the league that has the extra two teams, that league be it American or National almost never wins! Why because they are handicapped with two extra players from the two worst teams. As for me, I would rather be in the easiest division in baseball, the AL West. I would only need to finish ahead of the two worst teams in the division to have a shot at the playoffs. The AL’s superiority is only the minds of people like you. So, repeat after me, the two leagues play with DIFFERENT RULES. BTW, a great many AL players (read DHs) could not even play in the NL.

By: Matthew Pouliot

Matthew Pouliot — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:16:36 +0000

Of course the NL is the easier league. Particularly for pitchers, but it’s true for everyone. The quality of play in the AL has been higher for several years. Even if you don’t want to trust the stats of players switching leagues, interleague records demonstrate the AL’s superiority.

By: willmose

willmose — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:10:05 +0000

Matt which is the easier league? The American League? Certainly not the National League. Take a deep breathe, pop your head out, now shake the brown applesauce out of your ears (don’t shake too hard, as brown applesauce that is your brain might also come out). About Marquis: if he is your number 1 to 3 starter, your starting pitching sucks. If he is your 4th starter, you staff is pretty good. If he is your 5th starter, you may have the best starting staff in the league. Now get back on your medication as you are becoming delusional again. Put the sissors down. It is very hard to make any comparsions between the league when they play by different rules. All this is not to say that Yankees would be stupid to sign him. For $20+ million over three years, the Yankees could do better.

By: Ray

Ray — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:23:24 +0000

This would be a disappointing move for the Yanks. Marquis has proven to be very inconsistent and streaky over his tenure in the bigs. While an innings-eater in the NL, and possibly a valuable back-end starter somewhere (which he proved while pitching steadily for the Rockies of all teams), he rarely dazzles, even in the lesser league, and a switch to the AL will likely hurt Marquis and his new team.
I know he is a New York area native, and that holds some appeal for both Marquis and the Yankees, acquiring him would likely be a mistake.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:19:22 +0000

Shhhh Matthew, let them go get Marquis. I hear Doug Davis and Daniel Cabrera are available to the yanks too!