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  <title>Mets, Cubs talking Marquis trade</title>
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        <body>if the mets can resign Perez and add marquis as a 5th starter or Jon Garland that would be nice. And what moron would think the Mets would accept Soriano for Beltran. Beltran is better in EVERY aspect of the game. Soriano cant field and he has never ever gotten a hit that mattered.</body>
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        <body>schoeneweis needs to go hands down look at the way he closed down shea it was disgraceful we need him gone and marquis can give us 12 or more wins a season i think he would be a good fit</body>
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        <body>It's a smart trade for both sides. Mets get a 5th starter and Cubs don't have to eat his salary. Plus with this left hander it makes it easier to put Sean Marshall  in a deal, possibly reigniting the Peavy talks.</body>
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        <created-at>2008-12-11T22:15:20-05:00</created-at>
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        <body>Please take Marquis, he is self-centered and thinks he should be the ace of every rotation and that no one could win without him</body>
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        <body>I graduated from the same H.S. as Marquis.  Tottenville H.S., excellent baseball program.  Football program also produced Ogunlye DE of Bears.</body>
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        <body>I'd do this one. Again, as a fifth starter. Not sure who would slot into the 4 hole...maybe Ollie (not looking for 4 type $$), Niese if he shows some flash in Spring Training. Not a big Lowe guy at all. Then all we need is a thumper in the OF (or 1B, but I'm not going to float any more get Tex chants here).</body>
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        <body>Marquis will be perfect for the METS in September. Thay gotta have someone to help them CHOKE</body>
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        <body>This year Jason Marquis in the bullpen - last year the Marquis de Sade</body>
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        <body>Funny,this year Jason Marquis in the bullpen; last year the Marquis de Sade</body>
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        <body>I THINK MARQUIS IS A GREAT PICKUP FOR THE NO.5 HOLE THE KID CAN HIT AND HES A DESCENT PITCHER SO I WOULD GO FOR IT IF I WAS OMAR BUT AFTER THIS MOVE WE NEED TO ADDRESS EITHER LEFT FIELD OR 2ND BASE AND WHATS GOING ON WITH RYAN CHURCH IS HE A LOCK FOR THE 09 SEASON OR ISNT HE ?</body>
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  <body>&lt;p&gt;LAS VEGAS -- The Mets and Cubs are discussing a trade that would send Jason Marquis home to New York.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Marquis, a Staten Island native, would fill a need in the Mets' rotation at a reasonable cost. The Cubs are offering to pay some of Marquis' $9.5-million 2009 salary to defray the cost. The Mets could also consider sending reliever &lt;strong&gt;Scott Schoeneweis&lt;/strong&gt; to the Cubs to further offset Marquis' salary.&lt;/div&gt;</body>
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