Brewers in the Playoffs: Priceless

The Brewers did it. They did it the hard way, but they did it.

How sweet it is!

From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

The ball flew off Ryan Braun’s bat and kept rising.

Out near a scoreboard that showed the Mets going down in New York. Out over the left field wall, taking a wild bounce and dropping into the Brewers bullpen, where men carried on like little kids, grabbing for the ball, grabbing for a piece of a dream.

And there was Braun, dancing around the bases, the crowd roaring, players jumping, Braun’s two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning looking a little like a fairy tale come true in the 162nd and final game of the regular season.

“It felt kind of like it was scripted,” Braun would say later, drenched in sweat and champagne, standing on the field.

This wasn’t a script. It was the Brewers making their own brand of baseball history.

Behind Braun’s dramatic home run and pitcher CC Sabathia’s marvelous complete-game triumph, the Brewers defeated the Chicago Cubs, 3-1, earned a wild-card berth and advanced to the National League Divisional Series.

On Wednesday, the Brewers will play the Philadelphia Phillies in the opening game of the best-of-five playoff. It will mark the Brewers’ first playoff appearance since the World Series in 1982.

...It was a long time waiting for the Brewers to get back to the playoffs, years of dashed hopes, some lousy seasons, glimmers of hope in recent years and then these final frantic and dramatic weeks.

And there was a terrific last game. Sabathia striking out seven batters, allowing only four hits and one unearned run.

“This is a big moment,” Sabathia said after the game, standing in front of the dugout.

What a fantastic moment for the team and the fans!

When hundreds of thousands of people are happy, sharing the same joy, it's something magical.

I hope this is just the beginning for the Brewers, the start of the magic of October.
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CELEBRATE!

The Milwaukee Brewers are in the National League playoffs, and they’re having a party today to celebrate.

The free post-season rally will be from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Miller Lite Oasis on the Summerfest grounds.

...The event will be hosted by Brewers broadcasters Brian Anderson and Bill Schroeder, and it will be carried live from 5 to 6 p.m. on FSN Wisconsin.

The team is expected to make an appearance from about 5:15 to 6 p.m.

Live music will be provided by the band Reckless Kelly. A fireworks show also is planned.

In addition, there will be bounce houses, a batting cage, clowns, face painters, Bernie Brewer and the racing sausages.

Food and beverages will be available at the Miller Lite Oasis.

...The Brewers and Summerfest will provide free parking in Lots G, H, M and P near Maier Festival Park. Patrons should enter the Summerfest grounds at mid-gate (Chicago St. and Harbor Drive).