Well, that’s not entirely true. The Packers tend to rattle off division titles with enough regularity that the fans expect more than that each year. But, when it comes to the Brewers and the Bucks the words title and champion rarely appear in the same sentence with the team names. Rare enough that division titles should be celebrated with as much intensity as a fan of these teams can muster.
I’ve avoided talking about the Crew all year. Perhaps I’m as suspicious as any ball player and I didn’t want to jinx anything. But, if something goes horribly, horribly wrong you can refer to me as the Brewers’ “Steve Bartman”. It wouldn’t be the first time I’ve been wrong. Heck, just last year I said the Packers had to many injuries to make the playoffs. I don’t get confused with Nostradamus very often.
But, since the series against the Cardinals starts today and a series win would just about knock the Cardinals out of the race for good, I began thinking about the last Brewers Division title. I was 10. The Brewers were in the American League. Robin Yount was still a kid. To help put things into perspective for the rest of you out there, here’s some info on what happened in 1982.
The fact that it was 29 years ago when the Cardinals put an end to the Brewers run, only makes this upcoming series more anticipated for me. That and I can’t wait to see what other classless nonsense LaRussa comes up with this time to make him look like even more of a clown. I have never liked that guy. Don’t get me wrong, he gets results wherever he goes. I just have a hard time liking someone who whines all the time. Just ask my kids what really gets Daddy upset. They’ll tell you in unison, “Whining and complaining.”
What? You don’t remember LaRussa’s “its okay for us to pitch inside to your guys, but you better not pitch inside at our guys” rant after Pujols got hit in the wrist, so they went after Braun back at the start of the month? I’ll grant you there were some Brewers fans being pretty classless as well, but sometimes the old adage is true, “You reap what you sow.”
But its all good. There’s been plenty of other things to concentrate on since then. 10.5 games up and finishing up what is already the best month in franchise history. Did I mention the majority of the games remaining this season are at home where the Brewers own the best record in baseball at 50-16?
Celebrate this season Brewers fans. Savor September and get ready for October. These kind of seasons seem to come along once a generation.
Could you please give another prediction as to why the Packers won’t make the playoffs? I want back-to-back Superbowl wins! Keep that trophy in Titletown!
After last night’s win? Hmm, predicting that they won’t make the playoffs is going to be tough. They looked mighty impressive, at least on the offensive side of the ball and the defense made plays when they needed to. Umm, let’s go with that: the defense will fail to make enough plays to keep other teams out of the end zone. Not sure I really believe that though, so I don’t know if that counts
Right now, I’m just hoping the Brewers don’t make my division title prediction a mistake as well. I mean, I know the Phillies are about as good as it gets, but 6 runs in one inning with 2 outs and nobody on? Talk about the wheels coming off for Narveson.