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 reply actions

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 up reply actions

Confirmed:

http://blogs.jsonline.com/brewers/archive/2008/07/07/brewers-put-suppan-on-d-l.aspx

by Danny Noonan on Jul 7, 2008 4:11 PM CDT reply actions

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 reply actions

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 reply actions

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 up reply actions

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 up reply actions

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 reply actions

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 up reply actions

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 up reply actions

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 reply actions

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 reply actions

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 reply actions

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 up reply actions

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 up reply actions

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 reply actions

I predicted tendinitis

by ol Pete on Jul 7, 2008 4:36 PM CDT reply actions

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 up reply actions

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 reply actions

wow...

crazy like a fox, these front office guys.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 7, 2008 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions

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 reply actions

by zsxander567 on Jul 8, 2008 2:39 PM CDT reply actions

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 up reply actions

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 reply actions 1 recs

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