WISCONSIN'S GREAT FALL OF 2011

(Note:  See update at end of post)


As in my last post, I want to say how good a run of sports we here in Wisconsin, USA - for my international reader(s) - thus far this fall.  The Badgers rolled over Nebraska, a powerhouse in their own right, in their Big Ten (+2) opener.  The Packers have a ten game winning streak all the way back to last season and they still have lots of work to do to get as good as they were last year.  Then there are the Brewers.  Just last week they looked unstoppable as they were up two games to none in their divisional playoff.  Then they had to travel to Phoenix. 
Before they left Milwaukee, I stated that all the Brewers had to do was win one lousy game.  Well, instead they lost two.  A train wreak ensued where their fortunes reversed and the series was tied.  I figured their season, though very successful and exciting, was over.  Their mettle was tested and was lacking.  They choked.  Still, all they needed was to win one lousy game today; just one lousy game.  They've already won over ninety, what's one more.  Well, it was a good ride while it lasted and we will, as all real fans do, "wait until next season".  
Long story short, yaddah, yaddah, yadda, wonder of wonders, the Brewers WON their fifth in the series in the tenth!  On to the League Championship Series against....well we don't know yet.  the other series, also taken to five games, was played after the Brewers-Diamondback series.

Still, a great time to be a sports fan in Wisconsin this fall of 2011.

Update:  This just in:  The St. Louis Cardinals defeated "the best team in baseball", The Philadelphia Phillies, 1-0.  This means the Brewers get home field advantage through the NLCS vs the Cards beginning Sunday.  Go, Brewers!