The Brewers were ready with non-alcoholic beer and champagne — in a baby carriage — for the 20-year-old Jackson Chourio. pic.twitter.com/wKEx6D5DLH
— Adam McCalvy (@AdamMcCalvy) September 19, 2024
Methinks there will be some (many) hungover players as they start a series with the snakes on Thursday. But as of tonight this is how the Division winning Crew stands:
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 88 | 64 | .579 | - | W1 |
| St. Louis | 77 | 75 | .507 | 11 | W3 |
| Chicago | 77 | 75 | .507 | 11 | L2 |
| Cincinnati | 74 | 79 | .484 | 14.5 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh | 71 | 81 | .467 | 17 | L3 |
@MichiganPacker2 posted:Very likely locked into the 3 seed at this point. They lose the tiebreakers against both the Phillies (2-4 record against them) and Dodgers (3-4) and are 2 games behind the Dodgers and 3 behind the Phils with 10 games left.
If the Brewers ran the table (very unlikely even with strong play given they have 4 against the D-Backs next and 3 with the Mets to end the season), the Phillies would have to go 7-3 and the Dodgers 8-2 to beat them.
6 of the Dodgers last 10 games are against the Rockies, and they have one more against the Marlins.
Phillies have a tougher schedule with 4 against the Mets before 3 with the Cubs and 3 with the Nats.
How much different would this attempt at a first round bye look if we had just taken care of business against the dregs of the Majors? I hate to bring this up, because I'm feeling really positive about the team right now.
But the Rockies are now 59-94 after losing to Arizona tonight, a .386 percentage.
The Marlins are 56-96 after losing to the Dodgers, a .373 percentage.
That's 115-190, for a .377 win percentage.
We went 3-4 against Colorado, and 2-4 against Miami. 5-8 overall against two teams that are likely to lose 100 games each. If they'd played .377 baseball against us, that outcome flips to 8-5, and we have a very realistic chance at having the opportunity to rest for the first round, and set our rotation in any way we choose.
The Brewers do so many things well. We need to get better at beating the teams we're supposed to beat. When the schedule gives you a gift, you take it, and say, "thank you very much."
Young teams make young mistakes.
But Uecker is a National Treasure
Pat Murphy: “There is no one who epitomizes being a champion like this man does.”
— Adam McCalvy (@AdamMcCalvy) September 19, 2024
Bob Uecker: “I peed my pants!” pic.twitter.com/VnNMmmNP2v