Not from a message board but a co-worker of my fiance sent a long explanation of why the brewers were swept by the obviously superior cubs last week. It too long to post the whole thing (3 pages) but here are some of the best parts: Although,the Cubs four game sweep of their rival Milwaukee Brewers may have come as a shock to most baseball fans, it should not come as a surprise to long time observers of this Chicago Cubs team. In previous "statement" series against the Cardinals, Rockies and Diamondbacks, the Cubs dominated their opponents. Furthermore, since Aramis Ramirez's walk-off homer to cap a five-run comeback in Wrigley in July last year, the Cubs have beaten the Brewers every time they have needed to. The results of this series have re-enforced this dominance. Dave Bush - Not nearly as good as the top two or even Parra. Ryan Braun - An elite hitter, near Albert Pujols level. However, his defense is not even at a Triple A level. He had trouble against the Cubs right-handers, who gave him a lot of inside fastballs. His defense was so bad, it caused game 2 to be a blow-out. He needs to be moved to 1st base which is currently occupied by…… Prince Fielder - He had a statistically good series (6-13, 2HRs) However, most of his hits came long after the game was decided. Lost his cool at the end of the series. He is also terrible defensively and is better suited as a DH in the American League. Caused more problems for the Cubs than Braun. They Cubs usually pitched around him. Mike Cameron - An above average fielder. He is asked to do too much because he plays between two defensive liabilities in Hart and Braun. Jason Kendall - Below average defensively and barely major league quality offensively. The Cubs ran wild against him this series. They stole 3rd base three times on Kendall!. He also was caught stealing in game 3 which was a turning point in that game. The Brewers are in desperate need of an upgrade at this position and should have made a trading deadline move for one. National League Contenders that are better than the Brewers: Chicago Cubs National League Contenders equal to the Brewers: Florida Marlins, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies National League Contenders that are worse than the Brewers: Los Angeles Dodgers, Arizona Diamondbacks, St. Louis Cardinals Prediction: 91 wins NL Wild Card. 1st round loss to Marlins