Merry Jeff Suppan Signing Day!

[brewerfan82]

On Christmas Eve 2006, the Brewers signed reigning NLCS MVP Jeff Suppan to 4 year, $42 million dollar deal. He went on to produce consecutive ERAs of 4.62, 4.96, 5.29, and 7.84, fWARs at or below 0 three of his four seasons, and accumulate an overall 29-36 record as a Brewer.

 

https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2707975

 

[sarcasm]So for those itching for a big signing, we just may get one today![/sarcasm]

[PeaveyFury]

How is that 14 years ago already?

[CheezWizHed]

Family tradition - I go out and buy a new pillow to celebrate Jeff Suppan Signing Day!

[folly412]

That's one giant lump of coal. But Melvin should have shopped around. You could get four million bags of charcoal for that price at Home Depot.

[sveumrules]

If it wasn't for Suppan, we never would have gotten this gem...

 

 

"She can warm up with me anytime!"

[MrTPlush]

The crazy thing about this signing is how much it would never happen in today’s game...yet somewhat common back then. In his incredibly lengthy career he had a sub 4 ERA just one time yet made $58mil.

 

Just crazy.

[AKCheesehead]

Yep just look at Bronson Arroyo, he made $96mil over his career.

[SomewhereInTime]

Luckily he was a "big game pitcher"! Where would the Brewers have been without him in the '08 Divisional Series?

[Axman59]

I don't know what the complaints are for. "Soup pitched great."

[dlk9s]

I woke up with a sore neck in celebration.

[Zad Fnark]

I watched him once in a rehab game in Appleton. Gave ups ton of hits vs a single-A team. Didn't inspire confidence to watch.

[TURBO]

I watched him once in a rehab game in Appleton. Gave ups ton of hits vs a single-A team. Didn't inspire confidence to watch.

 

and then the t-rats made a bobblehead of him...lol

 

good times.

[sveumrules]

Pretty sure when established MLB guys rehab in the minors that they usually get a huge spread of food for all the starving kids, especially down in A ball where they're really scraping by.

 

Wonder if Soup went with Frank's Pizza Palace or Tom's Drive In?