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cknox0723 · 07-05-2006, 10:43 PM

Jeff Suppan of Detroit beat us twice last year, but those losses were mos' definitely beatdowns, made even more painful by the fact that the veteran right-hander compiled a 3-12 record against all of the other teams out there, even the ones in AAA! Here are links one and two.

Suppan accidentally sliced off about an eighth of an inch from his right (throwing) index finger this offseason while waxing prosaic about the proper usage of the santoku knife. It's been hell on his .284 batting average and .324 OBP; those numbers are down to .250 and .245 this season because he can't fully grip the bat properly, and maybe also because he's not faced enough Pale Hose pitching. But the deformed digit has done wonders for the Oklahoma native's breaking ball; his command both in and out of the strike zone is greatly improved, and scores of double plays induced (18, to be precise) have been the chief reason behind "Soup" currently toting 10 wins and a career-best ERA just north of three.

Irony is, this guy may have been able to beat us while at his worst last year, but he can't do it at his best this year. That thing doesn't cause itself; this is just one ballgame and Suppan (4.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R) didn't really pitch that much worse than Esteban Loaiza (7.2 IP, 11 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 4 K). He just had lousier outcomes and a shorter leash.

But it is also true that Suppan's home side never had the lead, not after Magglio Ordonez doubled home Scott Podsednik with one out in the top of the first to give the visitors an early lead. "Buddha" added a bigger extra base hit with his tater to left that started the fourth, and his exclamation mark was a two-out fifth-inning single that brought home Ramon Vazquez, who'd doubled in Yorvit Torrealba two batters earlier. That one-base hit didn't pack the same punch as his first-inning jab or fourth-inning roundhouse, but it was the blow that sent Suppan down for the count. By the time someone on the Detroit tag team had slapped in, Esteban and relievers Calero and Castro needed to record only a few outs before the end of the round.

Round 2, tomorrow.

07-05-2006, 10:43 PM	#805
cknox0723 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2003 Location: NJ Posts: 1,957	lightweight Jeff Suppan of Detroit beat us twice last year, but those losses were mos' definitely beatdowns, made even more painful by the fact that the veteran right-hander compiled a 3-12 record against all of the other teams out there, even the ones in AAA! Here are links one and two. Suppan accidentally sliced off about an eighth of an inch from his right (throwing) index finger this offseason while waxing prosaic about the proper usage of the santoku knife. It's been hell on his .284 batting average and .324 OBP; those numbers are down to .250 and .245 this season because he can't fully grip the bat properly, and maybe also because he's not faced enough Pale Hose pitching. But the deformed digit has done wonders for the Oklahoma native's breaking ball; his command both in and out of the strike zone is greatly improved, and scores of double plays induced (18, to be precise) have been the chief reason behind "Soup" currently toting 10 wins and a career-best ERA just north of three. Irony is, this guy may have been able to beat us while at his worst last year, but he can't do it at his best this year. That thing doesn't cause itself; this is just one ballgame and Suppan (4.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R) didn't really pitch that much worse than Esteban Loaiza (7.2 IP, 11 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 4 K). He just had lousier outcomes and a shorter leash. But it is also true that Suppan's home side never had the lead, not after Magglio Ordonez doubled home Scott Podsednik with one out in the top of the first to give the visitors an early lead. "Buddha" added a bigger extra base hit with his tater to left that started the fourth, and his exclamation mark was a two-out fifth-inning single that brought home Ramon Vazquez, who'd doubled in Yorvit Torrealba two batters earlier. That one-base hit didn't pack the same punch as his first-inning jab or fourth-inning roundhouse, but it was the blow that sent Suppan down for the count. By the time someone on the Detroit tag team had slapped in, Esteban and relievers Calero and Castro needed to record only a few outs before the end of the round. Round 2, tomorrow.