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If there are November games for anyone this year, it's because of a WS postponement because there weren't enough games played in Milwaukee. 😉 But otherwise, yep, everyone at this point is either good, hot, or both. Every game vs CHC multiplies our emotions (definitely mine; I guess I can't speak for all of you), so not having to see their fanbase until 2027/after the lockout always sounds good. However, their flaws are fresh in my mind and they seem more beatable.

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I can't believe no one picked 99 or more wins. (I read through the thread for the first time today, September 24)

Oh hey, the Dodgers lost late on Wednesday.

Let's give the group a chance. But thanks for asking!

I'm in a group chat with people who didn't understand this GIF. I hope at least a few of you do.

I promise I am not given to conspiracy theories, but I have low key fantasized about what dodgersing the Brewers might employ this year. (Of course, the Dodgers are no doubt dodgersing too.)

Bold above added by me. I'm tickled that cromulent/cromulence has made it into the lexicon. ☺️ It's barely 30 years old. Thanks to The Simpsons. Okay, back on topic, I'm still marveling at 98 wins and 40 games above .500. We are in the good days.

Add 1983-2007 me as well. The first MLB game I attended was September 25, 1983*. I was spellbound just to be in the place where so much postseason excitement had happened the year before. From that day until the end of the 2008 season I spent part of each game I attended thinking about what it would be like to see postseason excitement in person. For many of those games, it was just a split second, but the wondering was always there. These are the good days. We are in the good days. I don't want to ever get jaded about this. *We did see the Orioles celebrate their AL East title that day, so I guess that could count as postseason excitement. Not really, though. 😂

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Now that a few years have passed since that managerial change, I find I have more disdain for the Cubs and how they just jettisoned Ross to the curb than I do for Craig seeking his "new challenge." Not that I'm a fan of Counsell anymore, mind you. I don't boo him when he appears at AmFam. He wanted a challenge, he got one. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Bold above added by me. This reminds me of the 2002 all-star game, during which I walked around just to take it all in. I remember being struck by the sheer volume of Brewers gear on fans. Nowadays that's a game day ending in Y.

In the hawing household we called him Big Wes and Obermuller Lil Wes. That was a time.