If we want to be in the playoffs then we have to beat the best teams. if i'm not mistaken, our last three series have been against three very good teams (marlins, braves, nationals) and we've either split the series (marlins) or won it (braves and nats). i'd say that managing a split (hopefully after tomorrow's game) with the 1st place team from the NL central (and the team with the second best record in the whole mlb, i think) while on the road qualifies as a huge step for this brewers team. i know that we are a whole three games below .500 after tonight, but it seems as though the team is improving. how can i say that you might ask? we'll compared to other years, we're not 20 games out of first place and in the cellar.