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  1. RockCoCougars
    I'm convinced that Suppan's playoff start was a mandate from Attanasio. I remember the sinking feeling when I found out that he would be starting.
  2. RockCoCougars
    Best news of the season. I may have to crack a few beers tonight! Good riddance to bad rubbish. Jeff, go back to your restaurant, and don't let the door hit you where the dog should have bit you. Thanks for nothing. http://blogs.sun.com/HPC/resource/champaign.jpg
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    Nobody else had any interest in Suppan beside the Brewers, so I'd be guessing that Attanasio had his fingers into things quite a bit, and the fact that Suppan is still here cements that notion.
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    I stand by my assertion that Suppan is bad for the clubhouse. I'm sure many of the players resent him being around, because it's obvious at this point he's hurting the team and he's only in it for the paycheck. Why does everyone think Suppan is such a great guy? I'd like specific examples as to what he's done for the community ('buying tickets' doesn't count). He certainly has no roots here. As far as I know, not once has he been man enough to be a stand up guy to even address the fact that he's been stinking up the joint.
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    I think it's more the case of keeping a spot warm for Soup. I mean all the finagling to get him on the opening day roster by cooking up an injury was enough- can you imagine if they were forced to keep yet another more talented player? Worst Brewer ever. A big part of me is pushing for Heether to turn into the next McGehee.
  6. RockCoCougars
    You've hit the nail on the head with this. Maybe Soup had a no-trade clause the first two years, and a no-DFA clause the second two years that no one was aware of.
  7. RockCoCougars
    1. Fire Macha- He's not coming back next year anyway. Give Randolph his 'audition' this year. Chances are he will fail, so they can move on to a new pool of candidates. 2. DFA Suppan - The guy is a cancer, pure and simple, because he proves that performance does not matter. Cutting him will lift a pall from the clubhouse somewhat, not to mention opening a roster spot for someone more deserving. 3. Start Parra- I agree with the others. Get the guy 15-20 starts before the end of the year. Let him stink or swin. If he stinks, no one can say that he wasn't given his opportunity a la DeLaRosa. 4. Try to move any player over 30 years old. Most notably Wolf, hope that Hawkins comes back gamebusters and can be moved at the deadline as well. 5. Give Riske a few shots after he comes back. If he stinks, another DFA. 6. I'd like to see Gamel get his shot as well, but I'm not sure how that would work. 7. Hold Fielder until the offseason. Don't let Melvin make the trade.
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    So you were expecting him to outperform his past three year averages all while getting a year older and coming to a more hitter friendly home park with an inferior defense behind him? Maybe your expectations were just too high to begin with.No, I didn't have very high expectations, which is why I was against the signing once I found out it was for 3 years at too much money. Once again Melvin signed a mediocre, older, soft-tosser coming off a career season in a pitcher's park- from a high payroll team that made no effort to resign him, none the less. I fail to see the 'career norms' logic, because that is basically conceding 'we knew he sucked when we signed him'. That falls to Melvin. EDIT: Staying on topic, I do give Melvin credit for letting Cameron walk and not overpaying him. Gomez hasn't missed a beat in the field and not much of a downgrade the plate. Less homers, but a lot less whiffs as well.
  9. RockCoCougars
    So, now John Wooden has unfortunately passed. Who do we drop to make the trilogy? Or, as some say did Linkletter's death begin a 'double-triple'?
  10. RockCoCougars
    Wolf should be expected to have a true ERA around 4.25. He has a career ERA of 4.17 and his 3 year peripherals match his career peripherals or are a little bit better than them. Now playing with such a bad defense behind him might turn that into a 4.50 ERA but that is another problem altogether. Again, very close parallels to the 'Suppan is pitching to career norms' posts from two years ago. Wolf would be a fine #4 starter on a good team, but I'm not on board with him being the number 2 here. Color me unimpressed with his work so far. Hopefully someone is looking for starting pitching at the deadline, and Melvin has the brains to move him for a warm body.
  11. RockCoCougars
    Overpaid garbage: Suppan, Riske Overpaid: Wolf, Hoffman, Hawkins, Davis......basically the entire pitching staff except for Gallardo and the rookies- thanks Doug! Underpaid: McGehee
  12. RockCoCougars
    I thought Art Linkletter was 3. Law of 4's? One of the only things that drives me more crazy than a 'Chuck Norris' joke is when someone goes on and on about how 'celebrities go in three's'. They do seem to go in streaks, but I've never noted a 'law of 3's'. What constitutes the time period of a law of threes? Going further, how 'big' in pop culture does someone have to be before they qualify under this rule?
  13. RockCoCougars
    OK, 80% of fumble turnovers....I was guessing. The point is, replay sucks, and it's not perfect either. The NFL likes it because it gives them more commercial time to sell, but the fact is it has created a group of referees who are unable to make a tough call, instead waiting back for replay to cover their rears. Is the human element to officiating always fair? No, but it's been part of the game for almost 150 years. If we wanted to make everything 'fair', why don't we have standard sized ballparks, etc.? I would think that we could use current technology to replace the home plate umpire with a robot that would never miss a ball or strike call. Should we do that too?
  14. RockCoCougars
    It's somewhat hard for me to believe that she was only in her early to mid 50's when that show started airing. They all seemed so old to me back then. Makes me feel old.....real old.
  15. RockCoCougars
    Hoffman makes slightly more than half the money as Suppan, and did twice as much as Suppan has for this franchise last year in a fourth of the time. He's also a future HOF candidate where Suppan is merely Attanasio's pet. I'll give Hoffmn the benefit of the doubt. I actually wouldn't be one bit surprised if Hoffman did a Griffey in the next few weeks if he does not improve, while Soup will wring every thin dime that he can out of the franchise.
  16. RockCoCougars
    I have to say this post is eerily similar to posts about Suppan from 2 years ago. If anyone has a smidgen in interest in Wolf at the deadline, I move him (unless he has a no-trade clause, that is).
  17. RockCoCougars
    First of all, Selig was right in not overruling the call. Second of all, no instant replay in baseball. Games are long enough now, I don't feel like having every bang bang play result in a 5 minute delay as 80% of turnovers, and sideline catches in football result in now. People, especially todays HDTV, Tivo, X-Box generation, need to remember that there has always been the human element in the officiating in sports. Players and teams have been getting screwed for decades, hopefully things even out in the long run. Today's instant media just magnifies everything. If you strive for perfection (pun intended) in officiating, where do you stop? What if the ump had called a 3-2 pitch on the black as ball 4 instead of blowing the call at first? Do you start reviewing every ball and strike? Finally, as many have said, this will insure that Galarraga's name is in the history books forever. Had he simply thrown a perfect game, he would have just been a name on a list in sports almanacs.
  18. RockCoCougars
    Soup- the 'gift' that keeps on giving.
  19. RockCoCougars
    I can understand selling high, but does anyone honestly think that his value is at a point right now that's worth trading him? This would be effectively giving up on the season, and, in my view entering official rebuilding mode. How often do you see a team trade arguably their best hitter to this point of the season in June? Maybe closer to the deadline next month, but I'm not sure. Outside of a few minor league arms, what do you think that Hart will bring? I highly doubt that he would bring a quality MLB-ready arm now. Frankly, the only way that I would consider moving him at this point would be if the other team was willing to take more dead salary with him (Suppan, Hoffman, Riske, Hawkins, Wolf, etc.) and still give up something of good value.
  20. RockCoCougars
    Since this is a thread about umpire ego and now perfect games, you may all want to Google "Bruce Froemming" "Milt Pappas". If you are unaware, one of "our own" may have intentionally cost a pitcher a perfect game many moons ago. I have heard firsthand from several people how Froemming is an egotistical jerk, so that is nothing new in baseball.
  21. RockCoCougars
    I think he's earned the right to be a tad critical of the current regime. You've got to give the man his due, he is one of the few Brewers that have shown up to play this season. Not bad for a guy who was almost run out of town up until a few weeks ago. It's always been my opinion that Hart was never as good as he was hyped to be when he came up, but at the same time, he was never as bad as people made him out to be for the past year and a half. I'm not sure that I would trade him at the moment, because I'm not convinced that you could get enough value back for him. I'm not ready to deal him for two single-A arms at this point.
  22. RockCoCougars
    The guy just choked. Everyone in the park including the umpires knew what was at stake. Don't know how you can overturn a call essentially giving a team four outs in an inning, but the funny thing is that this game will probably be much more remembered than the Halliday perfect game 50 years from now. Now we will have to hear every talking head clamor for instant replay in baseball for the next 3 weeks.
  23. RockCoCougars
    I can only wish that Suppan was as classless. At least Griffey knew when to say when, and didn't sit around just to collect a paycheck.
  24. RockCoCougars
    How about Perez and 7-8 million for Suppan/Hawkins? Factoring in Suppan's buyout, this would actually give the Brewers some salary relief for next season, and it would allow the Mets to receive some (at least perceived) value for Perez. With Coffey around and the emergence of Axford, I just don't see the need for Hawkins, and he at least has the potential to be decent.
  25. RockCoCougars
    You do realize that Perez walks over 7 per 9?Yes, but there is at least a small chance that a pitcher can 'fix' control issues. You cannot 'fix' velocity, age, and lack of movement. Probably 90% Perez would be a washout here, but I'd still take the chance (especially considering the fact that Peterson is here anyway) if he only cost a million or two next year, a middling prospect or a veteran bench guy or reliever.... and allowed the team to move Suppan. This would basically be a PR move for both teams. The Mets need the roster spot, they could placate the clubhouse and fans, and claim a little salary relief. They could stash Suppan on the D.L., then maybe use him once or twice before they cut him in a month or so. Heck, some casual Mets fans might think Suppan is an OK pitcher based on the 2006 NLCS.
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