It’s the last Friday night before summer break, and I’m sitting here with the kind of “weekend energy” only a parent understands: a bottle of water pretending to be something stronger, West Coast games on at a volume so low it might as well be closed captions, and a laptop that’s seen more Brewers takes than any machine should reasonably endure.

I wasn’t planning to write tonight.
I really wasn’t.

But then Jacob Misiorowski went out and threw a complete game shutout, a Maddux, with 15 strikeouts; on the anniversary of his MLB debut. He broke the record for fastest pitch ever thrown by a starting pitcher at 105. He threw fifty‑eight pitches over 100 mph like it was a casual suggestion. He faced the minimum. He allowed one hit that immediately disappeared like it offended him.

And right after the final out, my best friend texted me:
“Is that the best Brewers pitching performance ever?”

I didn’t hesitate.
I didn’t think.
I didn’t breathe.
I just typed: “Yes.”

And then I sat there, staring at my own message, realizing what I had just said, because for twenty‑plus years, I’ve had a sacred No. 1. A performance I’ve protected like a family heirloom. A game thrown by the pitcher whose autographed card I still keep like it’s a piece of my childhood.

Tonight didn’t erase that.
But it did something I never thought possible:
It made me rethink the list.

So here it is: my Top 5 Brewers Pitching Performances of All Time, written in reverse order because drama matters and because tonight deserves a build‑up.

5. Corbin Burnes — The 14‑K No‑Hit Bid (September 11, 2021)

Burnes was a scalpel that night. Eight innings, fourteen strikeouts, one walk, and the kind of command that makes hitters question their life choices. He didn’t get to finish it, but he didn’t need to, the dominance was undeniable. It was the moment he fully stepped into acehood. However, it is not his best pitching performance as a Brewer.. Burnes was really dealing a month earlier.

4. CC Sabathia — The Carry Job (September 28, 2008)

This wasn’t dominance. This was heroism.
CC pitched like a man who had been told the season depended on him; because it did. Short rest? Didn’t matter. Heavy workload? Didn’t matter. He threw a complete game and dragged the Brewers into the postseason by sheer force of will. It’s the most important pitching performance in franchise history ending the 25-year playoff drought.

3. Corbin Burnes — The 10 Straight Strikeouts Game (August 11, 2021)

Fifteen strikeouts in six innings. Ten in a row. A franchise record, an MLB record, and a masterclass in what happens when elite stuff meets elite command. Burnes made the Cubs look like they were swinging underwater. This was the day he became inevitable. This was Burnes’ best game as a Brewer.

2. Ben Sheets — The 18‑Strikeout Masterpiece (May 16, 2004)

This one is personal.
Sheets wasn’t just a Brewer; he was my Brewer. My childhood favorite. The guy whose autographed card I still cherish like it’s a piece of who I was at ten years old. And for two decades, this game: eighteen strikeouts, one walk, a curveball that should’ve been classified as a controlled substance, was untouchable.

It’s still perfect.
It’s still sacred.
It’s still the performance that made me fall in love with pitching.

But tonight… someone finally matched the feeling.

1. Jacob Misiorowski — The 105 MPH Maddux (June 12, 2026)

A complete game shutout.
Fifteen strikeouts.
Ninety‑five pitches.
Fifty‑eight triple‑digit fastballs.
The fastest pitch ever thrown by a starting pitcher in the Statcast era.
Facing the minimum.
On the anniversary of his debut.

This wasn’t a pitching performance.
This was a franchise moment.

The kind of game where you know, instantly, that you’ll remember where you were, what you were doing, and how you felt. The kind of game that forces you to rewrite your own personal history. The kind of game that makes you text your best friend “yes” without hesitation.

Tonight, Jacob Misiorowski didn’t just throw the best game in Brewers history.
He threw the kind of game that changes the way you talk about baseball.

Closing Thoughts

I didn’t plan to write tonight.
But baseball doesn’t care about your plans.
Baseball hands you nights like this, nights where a 24‑year‑old kid throws 105 mph and makes you rethink your entire childhood pitching hierarchy. Then, all you can do is sit down, open the laptop, and try to capture the feeling before it fades.

If this is how the summer starts, I’m not sure I’m emotionally prepared for the rest.

P.S.  Updated Milwaukee Metric Mix‑Up Lineup

·       Brice Turang: finally cracked one. Doubled in the bottom of the 5th, which puts him at 1 of the 3 doubles I predicted. Quiet night otherwise, but the man delivered the one thing I needed.

·       Garrett Mitchell: the baserunning was better, going first to third on a bunt + grounder in the second is the kind of chaos he was born to create, but the stolen base drought continues.

No attempts since May 29.

No successful steals since May 14.

At this point, I’m convinced he’s saving all his stolen base energy for the exact moment it ruins your prediction.

Everything else stays as is.

• Christian Yelich: 4 XBH - 1
• Jackson Chourio: 6 R - 1
• Brice Turang: 3 2B - 1
• William Contreras: 4 HR - 0
• Jake Bauers: 2 SO - 4
• Garrett Mitchell: 2 SB – UGHHHHH 0
• Sal Frelick: 1 3B - 0
• Luis Rengifo: 2 H - 1
• David Hamilton: 5 BB – 0

Lower your expectations.

-Irrelevant