It’s now quite clear. The Milwaukee Brewers front office is putting its confidence in younger arms. Four years and $42M later, the club releases starting pitcher Jeff Suppan in favor of some farm system hopefuls and anyone whose names begin with Chris, John, Kameron or Zach. The Brewers organization will pay Jeff Suppan upwards of $10M not to play. That’s including a $2M … [Read more...] about Brewers Show Suppan the Door, Pump Arms from AAA Pipeline
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Suppan and Zambrano Find Solace in Bullpen Together
By: Melissa S. Wollering If there’s one thing these two underperforming, salary-eating former starting pitchers can agree on, it’s this: at least they have each other. We fictitiously caught up with them after Jeff Suppan found out he’d been sentenced to the pen and before Carlos Zambrano left Miller Park on what was supposed to be the day he would start against Dave Bush … [Read more...] about Suppan and Zambrano Find Solace in Bullpen Together
Could Corey Hart Not Make the Starting Lineup Opening Day?
By: Melissa S. Wollering Jim Edmonds wasn’t sure he would make the Milwaukee Brewers 40-man roster. He wasn’t even sure he would play in the majors this year. Now, he might get the opportunity to start for the Crew in RF on Opening Day against Colorado Rockies RHP Ubaldo Jimenez. For his age, Jim Edmonds is doing well. The problem: recent arbitration winner and previous … [Read more...] about Could Corey Hart Not Make the Starting Lineup Opening Day?
Jeff Suppan Claims Neck Injury, Coincidence? Or Just In Time?
By: Melissa S. Wollering The first four starting pitchers have been named to the Milwaukee Brewers rotation. No surprise, Yovani Gallardo, Randy Wolf, Doug Davis and Dave Bush will start in that order. After watching Spring Training in Arizona this year, I figured that. But I made one other prediction: if Jeff Suppan got the hint he would not be named #5, he’d fake … [Read more...] about Jeff Suppan Claims Neck Injury, Coincidence? Or Just In Time?
Milwaukee Brewers Finally Take Action on Pitching Predicament
By: Melissa S. Wollering Last year at this time, Milwaukee fans put pitching on their Christmas wish list to Santa. Alas, they never got it. After anxiety and doubts about the starting rotation in Spring Training, injuries by mid-season and complete engine failure by season's close, Melvin needed to ante up this off-season. Scoring Randy Wolf and LaTroy Hawkins was a … [Read more...] about Milwaukee Brewers Finally Take Action on Pitching Predicament
The Hunt For Ken’s Machtober: Bullpen Breakdown
By: Melissa S. Wollering The starting rotation is experiencing full engine failure, prompting a bullpen meltdown. For the Milwaukee Brewers to salvage their race for October, the organization prayed to the skies above. Doug Melvin ordered some stormy Weathers to cool off overheated relievers. He also ordered the Coming of Jesus. Jesus Colome, that … [Read more...] about The Hunt For Ken’s Machtober: Bullpen Breakdown
What Milwaukee’s Brewing: Sudsy Bubbles to All-Star Break
By Melissa S. Wollering Either you drink through the foam head barrier or remain parched until the suds settle. There’s no way around it; the Milwaukee Brewers must drink in the St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers until their All-Star break reprieve. Speaking of which, we also let our readers weigh-in as we evaluate the Crew’s representation on the All-Star … [Read more...] about What Milwaukee’s Brewing: Sudsy Bubbles to All-Star Break
Hold the Cheese: A Sox-Brewers Exchange
By Soxman and Melissa S. Wollering You have to reach back to years of California's rolling blackouts, Mad Cow disease media-hype and the release of the very first Apple's IPod for the last time the Chicago White Sox played the Milwaukee Brewers. 2001 was remarkable. Fast-forward to 2009, as Soxman and Melissa cheese it up about the latest meeting between the two teams, … [Read more...] about Hold the Cheese: A Sox-Brewers Exchange
St. Louis Cardinals Streaking!
By Jake McCormick Baseball is great because it can be so unpredictable, yet so easy to understand. Case in point: the St. Louis Cardinals and their past 18 games. Ten days ago, the team was on the losing end of a sweep from the Brewers and had lost seven of nine games. Since that point, St. Louis did a Michael Jackson 180 and tallied a 7-2 record, including an always … [Read more...] about St. Louis Cardinals Streaking!
Cubs-Brewers Exchange
By: David K. and Melissa S. Wollering Thesportsbank.net’s inaugural Cubs-Brewers exchange! After taking two of three from the depleted Cubs, the Brewers have leapfrogged Chicago in what is shaping up to be a competitive NL Central Division. TSB’s Brewers expert Melissa S. Wollering and our resident Cubs fool, David K. share their thoughts on this weekend’s series. DK: … [Read more...] about Cubs-Brewers Exchange