I think that I have learned that forecasting the playoffs and who you want to play is not fruitful. I remember the discussion in 21 was around hoping the Dodgers got knocked off so the Brewers wouldn't have to play them, and then the Brewers got beat up by Joc, Rosario, and the cast of July 31 misfits that Atlanta picked up. I don't want to play the Cubs in the Wild Card round, but they may be a good matchup as they stumble to the finish. I'm not going to hope for the Marlins, because while I think the Brewers are better, anything can happen in a best of three.
In 2019, the Brewers were beating the Nationals for about three hours. Then, Michael Taylor got "hit by a pitch", Grisham and Hader happened, and it was over in an instant after that, it seemed.