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The Jeff Suppan signing will go down as one of the worst free agent signings in Milwaukee Brewers history. The Randy Wolf signing will not.
Wolf has settled in nicely after a rough start to the season and is continuing his success from the second half of last year. Though he is not the type of pitcher than can propel you into the playoffs (e.g. CC Sabathia), pitchers like Randy Wolf help you make the playoffs. You know you have a good staff when you're #4 starter can go 8 innings, only give up one run, and not make you wonder if you've just witnessed a miracle.
Another thing that helps you make the playoffs: a good closer. I really like what I saw from John Axford today. He was keeping his fastball down and controlling his breaking pitch very well. The one hit he gave up was a chopper up the middle, but even that is a good sign. I can live with a blown save courtesy of weak singles. Blown saves caused by walks and line drives? Not so much.
I commend the Brewers from promptly redeeming themselves after last night. And kudos to Prince Fielder for hitting a triple. I hope those in attendance save their ticket stubs to prove they saw one of the rarest plays in all of baseball.
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