Give me a reason to stand by this team

[brewcrewnation]

If the Brewers had another manager this season, would the Brewers have the same reccord as thye do?

[brettac1]

That's why you shouldn't use those 34 games as an indicator of how good the team is. I don't know why people let 34 games change their expectations so dramatically. Every single year there are teams that start hot and cool off. There are teams that start cold and heat up. There is still a hunk of the season left, and if them playing 24-10 ball made you a fervent believer then, why don't you think they can play well again now, to close the season? I guess I don't get all the tectonic shifts that happen within the fanbase, this season especially. I picked the team to win like 76 games this year, mostly because I thought Suppan would suck and the offense wouldn't get on base. But I still do think they can win the division, the rest of the division just isn't that good, and 2.5 games isn't an insurmountable margin, they could very easily be .5 out after Thursday.

 

I can't give anyone a reason to stick by them... I think if you are asking for a reason to stick by them, you have pretty much already jumped ship to a degree.

[logan82]

If the Brewers had another manager this season, would the Brewers have the same reccord as thye do?

 

My bet would be on yes, or within a game either way.

[ryanbraun75]

U guys can leave the bandwagon if u want, but i know how much talent this team has and i know that this little funk we're in is going to go away and yea this team is inconsistant... up then down up then down... well right now we're at a down and what a better time to go up then in september in the pennet race. This team from top to bottem of their bullpen, lineup and starting pitching is loaded and with sheets coming back and IMO the fact vargas going on the DL we will be able to have a rotation of Sheets, Gallardo, Parra/Villy, Suppan and bush this team is going to win again and its going to be right in the time we need too... MARK MY WORDS!!!

[bigredrobbo]

All I know is, the more people leave the bandwagon, the easier it'll be to get my fat behind on it!

 

Seriously though, when we become sports fans and when a team attaches itself to our very soul, what say do we have any more?

For me, this season was all about preparation for next year. I never thought we were guaranteed at 24-10 to make the WS any more than I'm convinced at a game under .500 that we'll never be any good.

But after every gut-wrenching defeat, blown save, starter meltdown or highly paid athletes flailing at high heat, I know that I'll be back tomorrow for more.

 

Why? Because as a fan of any sports team, that's just what you do...

 

When (yes, when) we win it all, I'll be as ecstatic as the Red Sox fans I know, and it will taste all the sweeter knowing it was hard fought and well-earned.