DID THE MILWAUKEE BREWERS PICK UP THE BLIND?

This season's pennant race in the National League's Central Division has given the impression of a game of sheepshead at leaster, with, until recently, none of the Pirates, Reds, or Brewers, ever being in first by more than 2 1/2 games and with the lead changing hands.  Until the Brewers, last week, secured, and for the moment continue to protect, a three game lead.  Statement made?

Entering the series on Friday against the first-place Texas Rangers, this Brewers road trip would go one of two ways: They would either finish the trip not leading the division, or they would make a statement and respond in a significant way.

As Devin Williams came in Sunday to close it out as the Brewers won their third in a row, it is safe to say: Statement made.

A 6-3 finish for a 9-game, 3-city road trip was quite the statement, to me at least. Two of those three teams currently sit atop their division, and for the most part, aside from the struggle in LA, this Brewers team showed me they belonged.

With 37 games remaining, the 2023 Milwaukee Brewers currently lead their division by three games over the Chicago Cubs, and with a schedule that seems to increase in difficulty, this Brewers team doesn’t get phased.

We'll see, down the stretch.  Chicago and Cincinnati are the two known opponents, is Pittsburgh or St. Louis holding the jack of diamonds?  Yes, that convention is controversial in Wisconsin.  Let's deal the next hand and keep the Spotted Cow, or Sprecher, chilled.