Jeff Suppan to start for Wisconsin on Friday.
He bumps Efrain Nieves, who was scheduled to start. Nieves might have been more effective.
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also named 5th starter.
Career track record wins out over Spring Training performance.
That logic makes absolutely no sense. His track record sucks
"Cubs fans boo again – 99% of these people can’t see the plate." -Ueck
*sob*
April 10 is a home game. Maybe management would be smart to wait until they’re on the road for his first start. There will be as many boos as Soups when the starting lineups are announced in Milwaukee which can’t possibly help his psyche.
In an unrelated note the Chicago Cubs announced an extended BP session, probably next Wednesday.
PensBurgh penalty - Lavender - 2 Minutes for Not Being Gronk Enough.
by Lavender on Apr 7, 2010 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
AHH DAMNIT
why must they hurt me with bad decisions?
"That's not a weird stat. Rickie is a run-scorer," Yost said. "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter," Yost told reporters. "See, you guys have no concept. He's a run-scorer. So there's nothing weird about it. That's what he does."
I saw this quote about Soup
and it ruined my afternoon. Even with a Brewers win included.
Q: Did you ever scout Corey Hart? What seems to be holding him back from being a good hitter for AVG?
A: The slider away. And that facial hair.
-Keith Law ESPN chat 2/11/10
At least they waited until Opening Day was over to disappoint people
Failure is just success rounded down.
Career Track Record?
Why don’t we sign Kip Wells while we’re at it?
by PagsBrewCrew on Apr 7, 2010 11:46 AM CDT up reply actions
Then again, they haven't seen Suppan before
Brewers have trouble hitting new pitchers. Maybe the Wisconsin opponent will, too. They’ve probably seen Nieves before.
if i was a cubs fan i would get tickets to that game
"Cubs fans boo again – 99% of these people can’t see the plate." -Ueck
Is there any chance Carlos Silva is pitching that game?
We might set the record for most combined runs in a game, then.
"Probably won't make a decision until after the decision starts"
that would be
awesome. Budweiser stock would soar with that pitching matchup.
Q: Did you ever scout Corey Hart? What seems to be holding him back from being a good hitter for AVG?
A: The slider away. And that facial hair.
-Keith Law ESPN chat 2/11/10
Lets hope his neck locks up again
oh and everyone who said the 12.5 million reason would not tip the scales in Soups favor were wrong :P
kumbaya my lord kumbaya :)
Looper numbers were good?
It is absolutely dumbfounding that Macha is rationalizing this decision with the Suppan/Looper numbers comparison. I hope I’m misinterpreting that statement.
I like the part about not facing opponent #1 pitchers
That was clearly the problem last year.
Production matters, too, which means as soon as Parra or Narveson give up a run (too late, Chris), Suppan’s spot is safe.
Failure is just success rounded down.
out of curiousity
aside from opening day, what “number starter” did he draw with respect to the opponent? I thought they actually skipped one of his turns in the rotation due to an offday after his first couple starts last season, but maybe I’m wrong.
Also, how is ERA influenced by the quality of the opposing pitcher? He had suck ERA (and suck FIP)…that means the batters did well against him.
by PagsBrewCrew on Apr 7, 2010 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions
Your ERA isn’t dependent on the quality of pitcher that you are facing. Your record is. Either way Jeff Suppan BLOWS!
by BrewCrewBrian on Apr 8, 2010 7:54 AM CDT up reply actions
Brewers are really selling this injury
Making him go up to Appleton to start a game.
Get a ife broseph
This is where I draw the line.
I’ve argued against rooting against Suppan all spring, but I hope the A ballers light him up.
Now that's great tasting chicken!
by Kyle Lobner on Apr 7, 2010 11:30 AM CDT reply actions 10 recs
scary we agree on something
Might want to head for your bomb shelter or church I think the end of the world is coming ;)
kumbaya my lord kumbaya :)
Viva
La Revolucion
Q: Did you ever scout Corey Hart? What seems to be holding him back from being a good hitter for AVG?
A: The slider away. And that facial hair.
-Keith Law ESPN chat 2/11/10
I am going to the game on the 25th. Last night I began thinking to myself: “Oh crap, that might mean we will be seeing Suppan’s second turn in the rotation”
Immediately I grab a schedule and start counting and then cuss loud enough for the neighbors to hear me. God I hope there is a set back…
by BrewCrewBrian on Apr 8, 2010 7:57 AM CDT up reply actions
Oh cool.
So when he gets lit up in class A, I bet the spin will be that he “made some adjustments” and “feels great”. Thus explaining why he’ll be pitching the 10th.
"I'll be glad to have Ryan help if he wants to. I'll give him a badge and he can be my deputy."
-Sheriff Melvin
by sowingwildoats on Apr 7, 2010 11:32 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
I wish by "pitching the 10th" you meant pitching the tenth inning of every game.
"Probably won't make a decision until after the decision starts"
there would only be a 10th inning
if they let Soup pitch the 9th with a 5 run Brewers lead
Q: Did you ever scout Corey Hart? What seems to be holding him back from being a good hitter for AVG?
A: The slider away. And that facial hair.
-Keith Law ESPN chat 2/11/10
problem with that
is we would lose every game that went to extras
but then again, how many wins would we be saving by having him NOT start?
by PagsBrewCrew on Apr 7, 2010 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions
I really hope that they've bought a new, much shorter, leash.
http://www.mlbsoup.com
by tcyoung on Apr 7, 2010 11:39 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Jeff Suppan:
redefining ‘throwing junk’ since 2006
"Cubs fans boo again – 99% of these people can’t see the plate." -Ueck
When's the next tracking poll, Kyle?
I’m interested to see what kind of impact this decision might have on some of the management-oriented questions
I wish
that it was Monday right now.
Q: Did you ever scout Corey Hart? What seems to be holding him back from being a good hitter for AVG?
A: The slider away. And that facial hair.
-Keith Law ESPN chat 2/11/10
5th starter
We shouldn’t need one until Sunday the 18th at Washington.
Why are we bringing in a 5th guy earlier then that, especially a guy like Suppan?
So who’s leaving the team when Suppan gets back?
Villaneuva
Villa’s great, but there’s so much talent in the bullpen that the Brewers can afford to eat a BP slot with an insurance starter for now.
I hate
hatehatehatehatehatehate
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
by Charlie Marlow on Apr 7, 2010 4:15 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
Not really a fan, I guess
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
by Charlie Marlow on Apr 7, 2010 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe not Macha's fault
“I don’t think if he was in the bullpen … [the salary] would matter,” said Macha. “He was going to be one of the 12 pitchers.”
So, basically he’s saying that given Melvin not DFAing Suppan, Macha has to put him somewhere on the roster. And starting is the only gig that Suppan knows and he has no control over how the rehab squads use him – anyway at A ball, they typically do split-starts and don’t have the traditional starter, 7th inning guy, setup, closer that MLB does. So…it’s not like Suppan can get any reps at A ball learning how to be a reliever.
So either Macha is starting Suppan because
a) Macha has no idea what do do with him, assuming he’s on the roster
or b) Macha’s getting all passive-aggressive up in Melvin’s face and says “see what kind of mess you’re creating by not releasing the guy?”
They seem to be afraid of their shadow because of the whole Nelson/Duffy thing too – one should learn balance in these things. Sometimes the veteran options are worse than the bench guys.
Had I been planning to go to the T-Rats game Friday,
I would have been legitimately disappointed to find out that Suppan was pitching instead of Nieves.
E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).
Me too.
The Timber Rattlers sent out an email today advertising Suppan’s rehab appearance. I told them that’s the kind of thing they should keep a secret.
Now that's great tasting chicken!
Macha on passing over Narveson for the 5th starter spot:
As for passing on Narveson, Macha said, “He had a good spring training and a good September (in ’09). But, how big of a window are we looking at?” (h/t to JSonline).
It’s true that Narveson’s success has come in a relatively short time frame. As opposed to Suppan, who has sucked for the better part of 4 years. Sample size works both ways, Ken.
What begins in fear usually ends in folly.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 7, 2010 10:11 PM CDT reply actions
Start time and audio link
Friday’s game starts 6:35 pm. Their radio affiliate is 1280 AM WNAM.
http://www.1280wnam.com/page.php?page_id=13716
Their listen live banner is the 5th one. It says WNAM not 1280 AM.
Brewers start at 7:10 pm. Can we use this as an unofficial Game thread for the Rattlers game?
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