Very true. I don't think anyone thought the Brewers were going to be the team to beat this year, but I honestly think the playoffs were a reasonable goal. And from there, we know anybody has a shot to win it all. Think about how many things went wrong. Bush and Suppan injuries (and resulting horrid pitching from both as a result, in addition to missed time), major drop-off's by Parra, Villy, and McClung, Weeks was lost early on, Hardy fell off a cliff, and Hart significantly underperformed and when he did pick it back up, he went on the DL. On top of that, our bench position players did as close to nothing as any bench can do for a while. Counsell and McGehee have gone above and beyond expectations this year, but that was about it. If all or most of those guys either don't get hurt for extended periods of time or play at least close to expectations, this season looks much different. Obviously, all teams have injuries and underperformers, but the Brewers experience a crap-storm of it this season. That's not to say that Melvin and Macha couldn't have done a better job, but man, I don't think anyone saw all of these problems coming.