The Brewers Win the NL Wildcard! The Brewers Win!

We're in! We're in! For only the third time in my life and the first time in twenty-six years my Milwaukee Brewers are in the postseason!

I could not bear to watch or listen to more than bits and pieces of the Brewers game, leaving for a bike ride down by one in the sixth. Socialist was at the game; I would have had a heart attack in his shoes.

At the park, while pushing Lump on the swings, I checked the scores on my phone. The Brewers had tied it up, but to balance the ledger the Mets had come back to tie their contest.

By the time we got home I knew the game was over. Did we win? Did we lose? Was it all over for 2008? Nope! Ryan Braun launched a two run dinger in the eighth for the go-ahead runs and CC Sabathia went the distance again, giving up only one (unearned) run on three hits. Brewers win!

Over to the Mets game on my Extra Innings package. Mets down by two in the top of the ninth! Oh nelly, this was grand. I yelled upstairs to the kids to tell them the news and tell them to prep for victory.

And then it came, a sweet little flyout to center.

THE BREWERS WERE IN, THE BREWERS WERE IN!!!!!

Lisa had warned me in advance, "There's no reason to yell. You can calmly say 'good job' and save our ears," she said.

"F no," I replied. "No way."

And true to my word, when that last out occurred I screamed and screamed and screamed.

Booyah!

I'm going to update this with pictures later today, but for now it's out to celebrate with the family.

Brewers win! Brewers win!

Tags: Milwaukee Brewers, 2008 World Series Champions to-be, Ryan Braun, CC Sabathia