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5 early unsung heroes in the NL Central

MILWAUKEE -- "A sense of humor and a good bullpen." That's how Whitey Herzog once described the keys to being a good Major League manager.

It helps to have a Brent Suter or two at your disposal, too.

Suter has been one of the Brewers' unsung heroes over the past three seasons, bouncing between Triple-A and the Majors, and the bullpen and the starting rotation. Like the day last June in St. Louis, when pitching prospect Brandon Woodruff injured his hamstring warming up for Game 1 of a doubleheader and Suter started on five minutes' notice.