COI Idiot of the Moment: Carlos "I'm Not Obama" Marmol
collegeofidiots.com 4/1/2009 — "I don't think it would've made a difference," Marmol said. "They knew what they were going to do before I got here. That's why I say there's not competition." "I think it's good for the team," Marmol said. "I guess it's good for the team." This was the Marmot's reaction to Sweet Lou's ...

Gregg named as Cubs closer makes sense
cubbienation.net 3/30/2009 — Kevin Gregg - (Source:AP)   Filed:March 30th, 2009 Manager Lou Piniella named Kevin Gregg as the Cubs closer to start the season Sunday, relegating Carlos Marmol to setup status with the news. For the record, quotes like this are never what I want to hear from my closer ...

The Chicago Cubs Financial Incentive to Let Kevin Gregg Close
bleachernation.com 3/16/2009 — Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella has said he’s likely to announce the team’s closer for the upcoming season by the end of this week. Despite popular opinion to the contrary, Piniella has indicated that Kevin Gregg is at least as likely to claim the role as Carlos Marmol. How ...

Chicago Cubs: Five Things to Look Forward to in 2009
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 3/3/2009 — 1. Carlos Marmol -Over the past two seasons, Carlos Marmol has established himself as one of the mos dominant relief pitchers in baseball. Marmol is a strikeout machine, who makes hitters look absolutely foolish with his filthy stuff. But the big question remains: can Marmol close? He is set ...

Should Marmol Stay or Should Marmol Close?
chicagocubsonline.com 3/16/2009 — One of the few decisions left for Lou Piniella to make this spring is...who will be the Cubs closer when the season starts? Kevin Gregg emphatically stated he wants the job on Saturday while Carlos Marmol said he would do whatever is best for the team . The Cubs bullpen arguably has the ...

Greg Wins Closer Role
baseballmusings.com 3/30/2009 — Kevin Gregg beat out Carlos Marmol for the Cubs closer role , disappointing Marmol: And this time a clearly disappointed Carlos Marmol suggested the team didn’t seriously consider him for the role. When asked whether he thought leaving camp for the World Baseball Classic might have hurt his ...

Telenovella: Carlos Marmol (again) IS Going to Pitch in WBC
bleachernation.com 3/1/2009 — First, he was going to. Then he wasn’t. Then he was going to. Then he wasn’t. And now Carlos Marmol officially, definitely, maybe, probably, but no, seriously, definitely is going to pitch for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic. “He’s vacillated on ...

Marmol should be Cubs' closer
suntimes.com 3/31/2009 — Greg Couch: Something weird is happening here with the Cubs. Understand this: The latest news is about Carlos Marmol. It's not that Kevin Gregg is the Cubs' new closer, but that Marmol is not. And why not? Gregg is a fine closer, one of those ...

Carlos Marmol’s WBC Days Are Over!
bleachernation.com 3/11/2009 — Which is, of course, both a good and bad thing. Good, because he’s coming back to camp, and the Cubs can take it very easy on his arm. Bad, because the reason he’s coming back is his Dominican Republic team got unceremoniously bounced early in the World Baseball Classic. Why did ...

Lou taps Gregg for closer
blog.cubhub.net 3/31/2009 — Marmol delivers I am surprised. I thought for sure Carlos Marmol the heir apparent, and newly acquired Kevin Gregg the insurance policy. Wrong. Some of the arguments pro and con that I am hearing today make sense to me, but I’m not so sure about Gregg. I have never seen him pitch - I ...

Gregg gets the gig — Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago Cubs :: 3/30/2009
For the second straight year, one of the most dominating relievers in the National League lost the battle for the Cubs' closer job. And this time a clearly disappointed Carlos Marmol suggested the team didn't seriously consider him for the role. Asked ...

NOTEBOOK / Cubs pick Gregg to fill closer role — SFGate: Top Sports Stories 3/30/2009
Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella picked Kevin Gregg to be the team's closer heading into the season. Gregg beat out Carlos Marmol, the Cubs' top setup man last year. They both spent spring training vying to replace Kerry Wood, who signed with ...

Marmol accepts role as setup man — chicagotribune.com - Sports 3/31/2009
It was time Monday for Cubs manager Lou Piniella to have one of his legendary "nice chats" with Carlos Marmol, one day after the right-hander suggested the decision to name Kevin Gregg closer had been preordained.

Marmol focused on being setup man — Major League Baseball News 3/31/2009
On Monday, Carlos Marmol looked like the setup pitcher who was named to the National League All-Star team. The Cubs righty, told Sunday he had lost the closer's job to Kevin Gregg, struck out two in one inning against the Kansas City Royals.

4 candidates for 2 pen jobs — Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago Cubs :: 4/1/2009
No matter which way the Cubs go when they make their last two bullpen decisions this weekend, they'll open the season with only one reliever who was on the opening roster a year ago: Carlos Marmol. It's possible only two members of the seven-man crew ...