Official Chicago Cubs Gameday Thread

[Jntg4]

Damn, Castro's on-base streak ended! he had reached in every MLB game he'd played before today.

 

[Got teeth? Keith doesn't.]

Marmol becoming the most dominating closer in the game

Not even close...

 

[Jntg4]

Not even close...

I think he meant in the future, or was it sarcasm? lol

 

[waldo7239117]

Not even close...

If your not joking, who is then?

 

[Jntg4]

Mariano Rivera is usually lights-out, but is aging, that's why he has regressed a little, Jonathan Broxton's good, there are a lot of good closers in the game.

 

[Got teeth? Keith doesn't.]

If your not joking, who is then?

Lets see...

Broxton

Bailey

Mo

Brian Wilson

Bell

Soria

Downs

And probably a few more. Marmol as the most dominating closer? Puh-lease. Almost as laughable as someone saying that a marijuana joint is as dangerous as 20 cigarettes, or however many idiots are saying nowadays.

 

[waldo7239117]

Wilson no, Baily no, Mo no (not he is not, Bell No, not having that good of a year, Soria mayb but never gets into big games so right now no but if gets on a contending team then maybe yes and Downs no, I will give you Broxton.

 

[CarlosSilva]

Lets see...

Broxton

Bailey

Mo

Brian Wilson

Bell

Soria

Downs

And probably a few more. Marmol as the most dominating closer? Puh-lease. Almost as laughable as someone saying that a marijuana joint is as dangerous as 20 cigarettes, or however many idiots are saying nowadays.

:rolling: I hope you are kidding.

 

[derosabomb]

W ​

:clap:​

 

[USCChiFan]

:rolling: I hope you are kidding.

Same, but Kevin Gregg is their closer now :rolling:

 

[Got teeth? Keith doesn't.]

:rolling: I hope you are kidding.

Wilson no, Baily no, Mo no (not he is not, Bell No, not having that good of a year, Soria mayb but never gets into big games so right now no but if gets on a contending team then maybe yes and Downs no, I will give you Broxton.

Take a look at their numbers the past two years:

Carlos Marmol: 12.2 K/9 6.5 BB/9 1.9 K/BB .161 BAA 1.26 WHIP 3.06 ERA/3.86 FIP/4.33 xFIP

Broxton: 12.8 K/9 3.1 BB/9 4.1 K/BB .192 BAA 1.02 WHIP 2.43 ERA/1.82 FIP/2.26 xFIP

Bailey: 9 K/9 2.6 BB/9 3.5 K/BB .176 BAA .89 WHIP 1.69 ERA/2.61 FIP/3.42 xFIP

Mo: 9.7 K/9 1.5 BB/9 6.5 K/BB .189 BAA .82 WHIP 1.77 ERA/2.71 FIP/2.56 xFIP

Brian Wilson: 10.5 K/9 3.5 BB/9 3 K/BB .236 BAA 1.26 WHIP 3.21 ERA/2.81 FIP/3.15 xFIP

Bell: 9.9 K/9 3.2 BB/9 3.1 K/BB .232 BAA 1.21 WHIP 3.01 ERA/2.82 FIP/3.09 xFIP

Soria: 10.4 K/9 2.8 BB/9 3.7 K/BB .214 BAA .98 WHIP 2.18 ERA/3.28 FIP/3.25 xFIP

Now would you guys mind telling me how Marmol is better than each of those guys?

And hm, thought Downs was the closer.

 

[CarlosSilva]

I never said he was, just hoped you were kidding about Downs. Sean Marshall is better than Scott Downs. Marmol is probably the 7th or 8th best closer in the majors and is on the rise, not to mention look at all of his strikeouts.

 

[Got teeth? Keith doesn't.]

I never said he was, just hoped you were kidding about Downs. Sean Marshall is better than Scott Downs. Marmol is probably the 7th or 8th best closer in the majors and is on the rise, not to mention look at all of his strikeouts.

Yea, and look at all of his walks, batters hit, wild pitches, etc. When he does get hit, he gets hit hard anyways.

 

[Jntg4]

let's not argue, Marmol may be the most dominating closer in the future, we never know, but he definitely isn't right now.

 

[waldo7239117]

If Marmol throes stikes he is one of the most dominating closers in the game right now.

 

[Harry Caray]

If Marmol throes stikes he is one of the most dominating closers in the game right now.

agreed

 

[Got teeth? Keith doesn't.]

If Marmol throes stikes he is one of the most dominating closers in the game right now.

When he does, and that is the reason that he will never be nothing more than a pretty solid closer. Show me one closer whose been one for over a decade with subpar control and thrived.

 

[waldo7239117]

Marmol's command is always good when he pitches back to back but when he doesn't he is just avergae.

 

[CODE_BLUE56]

marmol is great when hes good and when hes bad hes BAD

hes young tho he is going to be a great closer imo

 

[daddies3angels]

so whos ready to kick some redbird but