Assuming Braun's injury is not serious, I very much like the position we are in right now, and we are playing good baseball for the year as a whole. However, I'm going to wait until a playoff berth is clinched before I get overly excited or even cocky about this team. We're in a great position as of today. I don't think it's hard to see why many fans act they way they do, with very, very, very guarded optimism. Whether history has any relevance or no relevance, diehard fans are still going to reference it emotionally, it's something that cannot be controlled and is just part of human nature.