The Brew Crew are World Series Bound!
They have come a long way since those terrible teams of the early 2000’s.
I first remember going to games in the early 90’s and following every game since. Pat Listash’s ROY and Cal Edred winning every game in sight - the oh so close 92 team. Stupid Blue Jays who stole away Paul Molitor (oh wait that was cheap skate ownership - learned what small market meant real early!). Yount chasing 3,000 in 93. Vaughns Valley becoming Marc Newfield of Dreams in LF. Cirillo, Jenkins, Burnitz. Russ Petak changing his vote to continue baseball in Milwaukee and the building of Miller Park. Moving to the NL. The Brant Brown game that ruined the Cubs chances. Though WE never were close anywhere near those years - that was our big win. Richie Sexson hitting a homer on the opening night of Miller Park. Signing Jeffrey Hammond to a big contract (woof). - all this while TERRIBLE pitching - some horrible names with even more horrible ERA’s always.
All this while enjoying Ueck on most summer nights. Back before daily telecasts. Hard to believe that was never a thing. Be it with the family or sneaking my radio headset past beadtime on a school night for west coast games.
By the time I was a teenager I was going to easily 10-15 games a year. Sometimes more.
Then we had Prince, Weeks, Braun, Corey Hart. 05,06,07 getting close to winning baseball! Ben Sheets , Gallardo… then breaking through in 08!! CC Sabathia!! My dad and I were at the Reds game where CC won and hit a HR too! CC was amazing never seen anything like it. Braun beating the Cubs and the epic Ueck call!! Just happy to be in the playoffs and the Phillies spanking us. That was an expensive couple of games 🤣.
Let downs for a couple years before 2011. Braun on fire. But pitching ran outta gas. Should have won the NLCS but lost to StL….. ugh.
Moved to TN in 2017 so had to settle for MLB package every year since. Watched a portion or all of every game the last 9 years ….
Another lull til 2018. Vs the Dodgers. Took them 7 games. Soooooo close.
Then the heartbreak year after year. Quick exits… great pitching but never enough hitting. Trading of stars Hader, Williams, Burnes to keep retooling.
Last year was amazing beating the Cubs….. but we were not ready for LA. Terrible series.
This year best regular season AGAIN. Sure felt different.
Padres - tough series… but really came through. Better than we did last year vs Cubs. Liked our chances vs an aging Dodgers team scuffling.
Matched up vs 4 starters that had more Cy Young’s than you can count and more money invested than the last 8 brewers teams combined and we set them down 1,2,3,4 by pesky grinding at bat after pesky grinding at bat.
Comeback after comeback…. And a SWEEP.
What a series.
So now here we are.
4 more to go! Can enjoy this for a week but I think it’s time to put a WS victory in our history. This might be the team to do it.
Go Brewers!