MY Milwaukee Brewers Have Swept The Colorado Rockies And Are Moving On To The NLCS For The First Time Since 2011

The Milwaukee Brewers are a well-oiled machine, and they are moving on to the National League Championship series for the first time since 2011 after sweeping the Colorado Rockies, putting the nail in the coffin on the road with their ELEVENTH straight victory. They need pitching, though, remember? After dismissing the Rockies in a three-game sweep, the Brewers have a postseason-best 0.64 ERA, holding the Rockies to just two runs in 28 innings with 30 strikeouts. The two runs that the Brewers held the Rockies to were the fewest runs allowed by any team in NLDS history.

We’ll see how that pitching holds up against the likes of the Dodgers or Braves lineup, but for now, it’s time to give credit where credit is due. During the offseason, pitching was a top priority and the Brewers brought in Christian Yelich, who will be named the NL MVP, and Lorenzo Cain, who was second to Cain in wins above replacement in the National League this season. They also signed Jhoulys Chacin with very little fanfare, who made the most starts in the NL this year, and got the win in Game 2. He also held the Cubs to one run in Game 163 to clinch the NL Central. No big deal.

At the trade deadline, pitching was, again, a top priority, and the Brewers went out and got Jonathan Schoop to add even more thump to their lineup. Sure, they went out and made a move for Gio Gonzalez, who finished sixth in the NL Cy Young voting last year and was very good in five starts for the Brew Crew down the stretch, but he didn’t pitch a single inning in this series. The guys who got the Brewers to the top of the NL Central were the guys who dismissed the Rockies in three games.

Josh Hader closed out the series by getting the final two outs, pitched in all three games, and did not allow a single hit. Out of the Brewers bullpen, the combination of Hader, Joakim Soria, Corey Knebel, and Corbin Burnes pitched 12 scoreless innings, allowing just two hits while striking out 18. The A’s bullpen was the talk of the town at the start of the postseason and they flopped big time in the Wild Card game, forcing Oakland to watch the rest of the postseason from their couches. The Brewers bullpen is the real fuckin’ deal, and they’re comin’ for that ass in the NLCS, whether it be the Braves or the Dodgers.

And last, but certainly not least, Bob Uecker is a gift.

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