danzig6767 That seems to be a big problem, I think. The fact is, while the team is good at getting on base (much better than some past Brewers clubs - 2001 comes to mind...), the big problem is that the team's hitters outside of Overbay and Jenkins don't really have the power to make a pitcher pay for a mistake. The Crew should have gotten both the runs needed to win in - and didn't. Overbay's at-bat was pretty bad, too. The right field platton has been a disappointment. Third base has also been pretty disappointing on the power angle (Wes Helms started slow, then got hurt - and Keith Ginter's not hitting the way he did last year or in `02, for that matter). Bill Hall is good, but Yost keeps playing Counsell because Hall's glove is questionable. I think a big reason for some of Podsednik's dropoff in OBP is due to him pressing to add some power. He sees runenrs on base, he tries to drive them in. That is NOT his game - it is closer to OBP and speed. That said, even in this "disappointing" year, he's leading the NL in stolen bases, and is 30-for-32. The offense needs some changeover next year. Helms, Moeller/Bennett, Counsell, and Grieve/Clark need to be replaced. I see hope to replace Grieve/Clark with Corey Hart. Maybe Bill Hall can take over for Counsell - and when JJ Hardy comes up, he can slide Hall to third, displacing Helms. But right now... the Brewers don't have the offensive punch of a playoff team. The pitching staff is, IMHO, 90% there. But the offense has a long way to go.