Doug Melvin Podcast (2008 Revisited)

[rickh150]

Check out this article from Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

 

Brewers Podcast: Doug Melvin looks back at 2008 Brewers team, including acquisition of CC Sabathia

 

https://jsonl.in/2MzUT7h

 

A couple nuggets that I didn't know....

 

Green and Brantley were the next prospect wanted after LaPorta. He and The Cleveland GM couldn't come to an agreement on which combo of prospects with one or the other so Doug called and said that if we get to the playoffs, the Cleveland GM could pick between Brantley and Green; if no playoffs, Doug could pick.

 

The Dodgers GM told manager (Torre) that he felt deal was in place for CC. When owner was told of the pending trade, owner didn't want to part with top prospects since he was in the middle of selling team.

 

Bush and Soup were 8-0 in August.

[JosephC]

Dave Bush was streaky as could be so I'm not surprised that he would put a solid month together every now and then. But to think that Suppan actually had a good month as a Brewer...I had to look that up and see for myself.

 

Suppan was 5-0 that month with a 3.00 ERA. Not so sure how he actually got to that 3.00 ERA? He threw 42 innings and gave up 8 home runs and only struck out 16 during that stretch. Looks like lady luck was on his side for an entire month with peripherals like that.