Suppan to DL
by stigmo
on Jul 7, 2008 3:55 PM CDT
No link yet (add one when you find it), but ESPN Radio Madison is reporting that Suppan is heading to the DL with elbow pain.
As crappy as he's been, hopefully this isn't serious. There's still a few dollars invested in him the next couple years.
Excuse me while I break out my tinfoil hat, but I hope this is just a break for him--much like I suspect Gagne's stint on the DL was an effort to give him a break to get things straight while he figured things out.
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Well this certainly clears up
who is taking the bullet when C.C. gets to town. Thanks Suppan, we owe ya one.
by Rendezvous on Jul 7, 2008 4:05 PM CDT 0 recs
An earlier post today from yours truly....
I wouldn’t assume Suppan is “safe”
given his recent outings. Is he injured? He seems able to come back from his disastrous first 70 pitches. What’s going on with him anyway?
(I bet we still don’t know.)
by heybatterbatter on
Jul 7, 2008 7:07 PM CDT
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i very much doubt
that this is serious. It is simply too well-timed. Instead, we found a way to push the one starter struggling the most out of the rotation for a time and delayed making a roster move in the process. Hopefully this lets him get straightened out.
by James Stanley Cocanower on Jul 7, 2008 4:12 PM CDT 0 recs
So much for the bullpen getting stronger with this trade
At least for 15 days.
by brewfan2 on Jul 7, 2008 4:12 PM CDT 0 recs
it can still be stronger
if it is less taxed—i.e. we don’t have to dig into it very deeply.
by James Stanley Cocanower on
Jul 7, 2008 4:13 PM CDT
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Plus
I like Stetter, so I’m not sure it would actually get stronger if he were to be sent down.
by oconnobe on
Jul 7, 2008 4:44 PM CDT
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i assume
we’re now looking at McClung, CC, Parra, Sheets, Bush, McClung, CC up to the break.
by James Stanley Cocanower on Jul 7, 2008 4:12 PM CDT 0 recs
Unless
they decide to keep Sheets on Wednesday, his normal rest, to give him more rest before the All-Star game.
by oconnobe on
Jul 7, 2008 4:24 PM CDT
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you're right
TH says Sheets will pitch Wednesday. Parra being held back to Friday. Bush Thursday.
by James Stanley Cocanower on
Jul 7, 2008 5:10 PM CDT
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Too bad
Sheets, Sabathia, and Suppan could have been a good 6-7 IP/GS group in the rotation.
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by TheJay on Jul 7, 2008 4:19 PM CDT 0 recs
Starts missed
With the upcoming all-star break, his spot in the rotation probably will only come up 2 times in the next 15 days. They probably felt it was a good time to get himself straightened out.
by oconnobe on Jul 7, 2008 4:21 PM CDT 0 recs
Grrrrr
ESPN is showing Parra as Wednesday’s starter. As pumped as I am about the acquisition, I have tickets for Wednesday, so this move means I get neither CC or Sheeter…bummer.
Steve
http://nohuddleoffense.blogspot.com
by stigmo on Jul 7, 2008 4:26 PM CDT 0 recs
solution: get tickets to a game they do pitch
"Cubs fans boo again – 99% of these people can’t see the plate." -Ueck
by dux2bux on
Jul 7, 2008 4:28 PM CDT
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I'd love to.
Sadly, my finances are extremely tight, and I’m relying on the BP C’mon Back Club for all of my Brewer tickets this year.
Steve
http://nohuddleoffense.blogspot.com
by stigmo on
Jul 7, 2008 4:46 PM CDT
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OH NOES!
Suppan has come down with a case of Dessens.
Coffee is for closers
by drezdn on Jul 7, 2008 4:30 PM CDT 0 recs
I remember reading that yesterday
and thinking “yeah pete could be right” Nice call lol
by Scooter82 on
Jul 7, 2008 4:51 PM CDT
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He'd be eligible to return on the 22nd
that’s the fifth game after the ASB, so he could still slot in nicely into the first post-ASB run through the rotation.
by Zeyes on Jul 7, 2008 5:12 PM CDT 0 recs
wow...
crazy like a fox, these front office guys.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on
Jul 7, 2008 5:14 PM CDT
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another alternative
Another possibility is that Suppan has been gutting it out despite hurting, which is why the Brewers needed to make the CC move earlier rather than later. They wouldn’t make this news public, for fear of losing some negotiating position.
Just another alternative to the “Suppan is just taking one for the team” theory.
by badgermaniac on Jul 7, 2008 5:16 PM CDT 0 recs
Good Point
Might explain his last few starts, but we still had Villy in the PB who could spot started.
by SgtClueLs on
Jul 7, 2008 5:20 PM CDT
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This sucks
I really think he’ll get it back together again soon. He has went through stretches like this before and come back looking shiny.
by Braunstalker on Jul 7, 2008 5:43 PM CDT 0 recs
Hmmm
I heard Suppan came down with “Suckypitchingitis.”
by mikeynaked on Jul 7, 2008 6:56 PM CDT 0 recs
Parra
Whats the deal with him now? He threw relief last night so does that mean he’s out of the rotation? I was a tad confused.
"You have no honor!" - McClung to Fukudome
by zsxander567 on Jul 8, 2008 2:39 PM CDT 0 recs
Because his start is being bumped with CC starting tonight, he will not start until later in the week … hence, he was available last night.
by oconnobe on
Jul 8, 2008 3:09 PM CDT
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Unfortunately for Soup
The only cure for his affliction: stem cells.
Coffee is for closers
by drezdn on Jul 8, 2008 3:22 PM CDT 1 recs
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