Say you're a Brewer fan and don't watch any games on TV, don't follow along on Gameday and don't listen to the radio. Instead, if you choose to only read blogs or perhaps follow the Bernie's Crew Live Blog, you might find yourself like our friend "stix". (Sorry, stix).
Stix is a perpetual pessimist. The Brewers offense is terrible (it shuts down after scoring a few runs, it relies too heavily on the home run), the baserunners are stupid (the Runnin' Ron Roenicke (#RRR from now on) philosophy is killing the team), the bullpen is horrific, on and on. And, it doesn't seem like he's ever around when they win...and if he is, the Brewers were lucky to win or there were dozens of things they did wrong.
But, is this true? Well, to the point, does even matter? The Brewers just played game 71 of 162. We're nearly halfway there. Did anyone REALLY expect the Brewers to have a 10 game lead here? I think we all knew, somewhere, this was a going to be a battle to the end. Can't we treat tonight's loss to Boston as one those "Aww, fuck it all" games? The starter left after 1 IP and 44 pitches, the alleged LOOGY left most of us wondering, "How did Melvin and #RRR decide THIS was the guy to bring up after disciplining Braddock?" and Estrada saved the bullpen from a full-on meltdown.
So here's what I'm going to do: Be overjoyed with the wins, especially those against the self-appointed, baby-eating arbiters of respect and their leader, Lord Albert. And tell myself after the losses: This is a perfectly acceptable reason to make another drink. But most importantly, I'm going to WAIT. Wait until it's obvious they are out of it or that if the Brewers make me ask Capital One to pay them thousands of dollars for playoff tickets, they will be useful.
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