Game Fifty Three: Brewers 6, Giants 0

Box Score

I don't have much to say other than the past three weeks have been a lot of fun. The Brewers are 15-5 over their past 20 games and look nearly unbeatable at home. If the Brewers can stay healthy I see no reason why they will not contend for the division title. Well, that's not entirely true.

The Brewers need to play better on the road. I don't think their struggles are anything other than aberration, I also acknowledge possibility that they could have one of those seasons were everything goes right at home and things rarely go right on the road. It's unlikely, but I've followed sports closely enough to know that weird stuff like that happens from time to time. Let's hope this is not one of those seasons.

Last point of the day: I enjoy following Tom Haudricourt's twitter page. He has a sarcastic sense of humor that I find very amusing and he often makes good points. For example, today he tweeted:

#Brewers have 2nd consecutive sellout crowd. Today it's 43,035. Averaging well over 33,000 in this market and economy is remarkable.


I have two thoughts on this tweet.

First, Milwaukee is one of the best baseball towns in America. This is overwhelmingly demonstrated by the attendance figures over the past five seasons, and it's even more evident when you remember that the Brewers have made the playoffs only once since 1982.

Second, Milwaukee's love of baseball makes me think about the Miller Park sales tax. Personally I am not too supportive of raising taxes for the purpose of building sports arenas. I believe the economic impact is overstated and tax revenue is best used for education, social programs, infrastructure, et cetera. However, had George Petak* not voted for the Miller Park funding bill (which led to his recall) the Brewers would have relocated. Considering that Miller Park is a fantastic facility and the Brewers (as terrible as they can be) are a unifying force that provide a lot of people with a lot of enjoyment, I'm have a hard time believing anything other than the 0.5% sales tax was well worth it.

In conclusion, when you consider all sides of an argument, it's hard to come to a conclusion.

*I had Mr Petak autograph a Brewers pennant shortly after he cast his vote. He signed his name and wrote "Play Ball!" I still think that's pretty cool.