After being at both games, here's what I got- This team is inconsistent, flawed, and infuriated me more than anyone or anything has ever in my life. And I have never had more fun watching baseball. So many memorable moments, and feelings I will never forget. Th opening day win at Wrigley, last week walk-offs, the thrill of finishing the Cubs game and the agony of waiting for the Mets result, and the pure elation that followed. Since I was a little kid I've dreamed of what it would be like to be our day in the sun. I heard stories about the Braves, and the 82 season, and how baseball brought the city to life. Finally, I've seen it, and it was exactly how I imagined it. I've never seen a ballgame like last night, where 44,000 were hanging on seemingly every pitch. The noise was deafening, the excitement and tension were palpable. I said to a friend "When people tell me baseball is just a game, they've never experienced something like this." 3 million fans, people in Brewer gear everywhere, a level of enthusiasm I never thought possible. Heck, the Brewers even trumped the Packers two Sundays in a row. Milwaukee's love affair with baseball is now rekindled, and this group is to thank. Every year there is always a twinge of sadness when the season is over for me, but today hit me like a ton of bricks. Unfortunately, we all knew it was pretty much over when they went down 5-0, and I figured that would make the end a little easier to take. But when I walked out of the park, it hit me hard that this season I'd waited so long for was over, and despite it all I didn't want it to end. This quote from Giamatti pretty much sums up where I'm at right now- "It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone. You count on it, rely on it to buffer the passage of time, to keep the memory of sunshine and high skies alive, and then just when the days are all twilight, when you need it most, it stops." The disappointment will go away, but I'll always be grateful for the memories from this season. Thank you Crew, you made my dreams come true this year.