2018-10-01 (Game 163): Brewers (Chacín) at Cubs (Quintana) 12:05 PM CDT [Brewers win 3-1; 2018 NL Central Champs!]

[Zad Fnark]

The moment Kinzler came out, I knew the Cubs were finished.

[FVBrewerFan]

Missed all the fun again in the IGT, fourth day in a row. Way to bring it home everyone!!!! Stuck in a meeting until the 8th. Take my word for it, nothing is better than sneaking a peak at your phone and seeing that blue dot followed by "ball in play run(s) scored"

[SRB]

So impressed with Arcia today. He smoked all four of his hits, they weren't cheapies.

 

Can we have this version all next season (and over the next few weeks), please?

 

Chacin stepped up big too. And let's not forget about Gio yesterday!

[yfinn6]

Chacin was big today, as was Soria. That might've been the moment of the game when he struck out Baez.

[tigerbrew]

Woke up to excellent news that the Brewers are division champions!!

 

Brewers had to win 8 straight games to win the division, what an amazing season...

[Pugger]

They are just mad they won 95 games and didn't win the division with ease. That is what happens to spoiled kids after a few years of success. I hope the attitudes prior to this game translate when the players take the field. Cubs feel entitled...time to rain on that parade.

 

To me it is their fans who are insufferable and not the players - save that one clown (a pitcher?) who said this isn't a rivalry.

[tigerbrew]

For what the modest payroll Brewers have accomplished this season, CC deserves to be manager of the year and Stearns deserve to be executive of the year.

[Pugger]

We should feel bad for the Cubs because they've had a handful of minor injuries

 

*Brewers' best pitcher by a substantial margin misses entire season*

 

Yeah, cry me a river.

[StearnsFTW]

For what the modest payroll Brewers have accomplished this season, CC deserves to be manager of the year and Stearns deserve to be executive of the year.

 

Stearns should win in a landslide.

 

Chacin, Cain, Yelich, Miley.

 

Doubt Counsell wins though.

[Pugger]

Curtain call? Really?

 

I thought that was stupid too. Hey flub fans - Rizzo didn't give you the lead.

[ELCABALLO45]

Just finished reading all 60 pages. Just awesome.

 

Had to go to my dads house for todays game. When Rizzo flew out to end the game all we did was embraced and celebrate as tears rolled down our eyes. Just an unbelievable season by a unbelievable team.

[lcbj68c]

Just heard on ESPN broadcast that it won't be Freeland in the Wild Card game for Colorado vs Cubs, but instead Antonio Senzatela, FWIW

[Pugger]

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[YelichPosse]

If we get the Rockies. I fully anticipate brewers in 4 lol

[Pugger]

Schoop's ABs just terrible, This is worse than Arcia bad ABs. And just like that, inning over...think Braun/Jesus had poor ABs still?

 

Schoop had to line drives that went right to a defender. Not much you can do about that...

[Pugger]

Well, a couple balls just saved a wild pitch.

 

[YelichPosse]

Boy this last week has been fun - what a ride.

 

And we have only begun .

 

I can’t take this.

[Pugger]

Hate that steal attempt.

 

I suspect they were trying to avoid a double play there.

[Pugger]

Granderson hasn't contributed? He has eleventy billion walks since he got here! Ravech is a dolt.

 

No doubt.

[adambr2]

Play of the game:

 

I'm going to say the Santana double and Soria striking out Baez with 2 on are 1A and 1B.

[Pugger]

Shaw is needed at first base. Who else can play there?

 

Thames

 

I'll be surprised if Thames plays in the offseason. I feel bad for him too.

[Pugger]

Better celebration? Popping the champagne at Wrigley to clinch the Central, or winning the NFC Championship Game at Soldier Field?

 

Probably today's. The Brewers have not had the success the Packers have enjoyed over the years and I'm a Packers fan and shareholder (I inherited my grandfather's share he purchased in 1950).

[Pugger]

SO HAPPY!

 

Now what do we do for 2 days... lol.

 

Root for the Rockies?

[markedman5]

For those wondering JJ was unavailable today for undisclosed reasons but is apparently ok and good to go for the NLDS

 

[SRB]

Play of the game:

 

I'm going to say the Santana double and Soria striking out Baez with 2 on are 1A and 1B.

 

Yelich RBI single to score Arcia.

 

Maybe it's because of our bullpen but for some reason it just seemed like the momentum was on our side the rest of the game after that, even after the Cubs tied it temporarily.