This has been a rather interesting start to the 2013 season
for the Brewers. After a bad first week, in which the bullpen couldn't be
relied on for anything, the Brewers got hot, really hot, surged to the top of
the National League standings, and everyone was happy. Here's the problem with
that. As I've stated all off season, this team is not going to contend for 162
games. There is just simply not enough there for them to do so. But, so far,
the Brewers season has been just as predicted by yours truly, up and down, and
it looks as if it will remain that way.
The Brewers have cooled off since that hot streak having
lost five in a row, and the powerhouse Texas Rangers come to town for a
two-game series. Looking beyond the Rangers series, I don't see but maybe one
win until they come back home. After the Rangers, they go to Cincinnati for
three, they go to Pittsburgh for four, then St. Louis for three. By the time
the Cardinals series is over, Milwaukee is looking at a potential 2-15 record
in their last 17 games. It does get better after that, as a bunch of winnable
series are up next for Milwaukee- Minnesota, Philadelphia, Miami, and Houston
are all on the Brewers late-May and June schedule.
Brewers Fans Get Ready For Up And Down Season
Basically the Brewers will either be really, really hot or
really, really cold for most of the season. If you are wondering how I was able
to foresee this, it boils down to understanding how young teams like this play.
If we use history as our guiding tool, this is how's it's always been. Young
teams, because of their inexperience, aren't necessarily to confident in
themselves, and that is where the cold streaks come in. But, when things are
going right, young players start to believe that they are as good as anybody,
and they play like it, hence the nine game winning streak earlier this season.
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