The signature goatee is still upon his face, but now, 10 years later, it’s speckled with gray.
“I’m thinking about Grecian,” Jeff Suppan deadpanned.
When you spot his face, you’re transfixed to 2006. A World Series champ. The 2006 NLCS MVP, too — a lot of people forget, Suppan started Game 7, went seven strong.
“Ten years, they went by quick, that’s for sure,” Suppan said Sunday from the Winter Warm-Up. “It’s almost surreal in a way, because as a retired player, you think, ‘Man, how did I ever do that?’ But once you get everyone together, it all starts coming back.