Is Jeff Suppan Sleepwalking Through The Season? Or: Why I Don't Like the Taste of This Soup

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Published May 4, 2010 at 7:00 a.m.
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More photos » ... Tony Dejak - AP ... Jeff Suppan is the player that Brewer fans love to hate and hate to love. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) ... Browse more photos » ... (Note: This post is probably a little outdated, as the Brewers' pratfall against the Padres has given us new things to complain about.  But I wanted to vet this theory first, to make sure I wasn't completely off my rocker; hence, the delay.  If you're no longer fired up about Jeff Suppan, by all means: you don't have to read this.

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A Most Solemn Quevedo Day To You And Yours.

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Published Sept. 28, 2009 at 1:00 p.m.
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Quevedo in all his glory, via fireloupiniella.wordpress.com ... View full size photo uploaded September 28, 2009 ... EDITOR'S NOTE: If you read the Mug, you're almost certainly familiar with Quevedo at the Buffet , a Mug mainstay. In  honor of this special day, we're turning the site over to them as they celebrate in the traditional fashion. - KL ... For most of you, September 28, 2003 probably wasn’t a very significant date.  Maybe you marked the 12th anniversary of Miles Davis’ death;

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32 Seasons of zMLE

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Published Sept. 16, 2009 at 1:00 p.m.
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At Baseball Think Factory, Dan Szymborski has made available for download three decades of minor league to major league translations (he calls them zMLE). You may recognize his name as the brains behind the ZiPS projection system. You can find the spreadsheets and a discussion of his number crunching here ... It's pretty fun to go through and look at the numbers of Brewers minor leaguers who never got a shot in the big leagues ... Steve Scarborough was an organizational shortstop for seven years

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Game Thread #103: Brewers (51-51) at Padres (41-62)

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Published July 31, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.
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Current Series ... 3 game series vs Padres @ Petco Park ... Milwaukee Brewers Brew Crew Ball ... @ ... San Diego Padres Gaslamp Ball ... Friday, Jul 31, 2009, 9:05 PM CDT ... Petco Park ... Braden Looper vs ... Chad Gaudin ... Partly cloudy. Winds blowing from left to right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 70 ... Complete Coverage > ... Sat 08/01 ... 9:05 PM CDT ... Sun 08/02 ... 3:05 PM CDT ... Tonight, the Brewers open their annual six game road trip to San Diego and Los

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Pretty Much Standing Pat

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Published July 31, 2009 at 2:35 p.m.
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More photos » ... by Tony Gutierrez - AP ... about 17 hours ago: ... FILE -- This is a March 20, 2009 file photo showing Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Claudio Vargas throwing against the Kansas City Royals during a spring training baseball game in Surprise, Ariz. The Milwaukee Brewers have reacquired reliever Claudio Vargas from the Los Angeles Dodgers ... The Dodgers got minor league catcher Vinny Rottino in the trade Friday July 31, 2009, between playoff contenders. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez,

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Game Thread #3: Brewers (1-1) at Giants (1-1)

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Published April 9, 2009 at 4:30 p.m.
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More photos » ... by Chris Carlson - AP ... 6 days ago: ... In this March 14, 2009 file photo, Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Manny Parra throws to a Los Angeles Dodgers batter during the first inning of a spring training baseball game in Maryvale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File) ... Browse more photos » ... The Brewers are now 0-1 on days when Jeff Suppan starts and undefeated in all other games. Today, they'll look to keep that streak alive as they wrap up their series with the

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Game Thread #-2: Brewers at Dodgers

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Published April 3, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.
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More photos » ... by Morry Gash - AP ... about 9 hours ago: ... In this Feb. 26, 2009 file photo, Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Yovani Gallardo throws before the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File) ... Browse more photos » ... The Brewers have said goodbye to the 2009 Cactus League and open a two-game set with the Dodgers tonight before opening the regular season Tuesday ... For the Brewers, Yovani Gallardo

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Kirbir's Pictures of the Week

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Published Feb. 22, 2009 at 1:00 p.m.
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For those of you who are wondering what exactly a kirbir is, it could be defined as such: ... Blogger and aspiring public figure (musician, politician, fashion icon, etc) who is obsessed with the Milwaukee Brewers' left fielder Ryan Braun. She has a lesser crush on famous former Brew Crew Ball leader Jeff Sackmann. However, she has not decided on her feelings for current BCB leader KLSnow and other BCB author TheJay. Not being a sporty girl, she knew nearly nothing of baseball until weeks before

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