I really don't want to do this. Let's get that out of the way from the start. I'm a big Milwaukee Brewers fan and I'll sit and talk baseball until my voice is hoarse, but I don't really care to write about it anymore. Get a couple shots of whiskey in me (sorry rum, I've moved on) and that might change. But unfortunately back in March I was excited for the 2013 season and I wrote up a player by player preview called "25 Brewers in 25 Days" that I've been doing since 2010. I do have fun making predictions and seeing how well I know the players on this team but after the disaster of a season that was 2013, I just want to turn the page and move on. Who wants to look back at this train wreck? With train wrecks you usually can't look away and you feel ashamed of yourself for even looking in the first place. I'm no different than any other Joe. Or Scott. Did I watch nearly every game on TV or listen to them on the radio? Of course. Did I follow every pitch and listen to every postgame show on Sportsradio 1250 WSSP? Damn right I did. I love me some Tim and Sparky. Did I have a good time going to games this year? That's a given. Thanks to being a season ticket holder of a 20 game pack, I went to not only those games but also a handful more. And almost every time I was there I was wearing a sombrero and drunk as the day I was born.
And speaking of being drunk, I must have been when I made the overall predictions for the 2013 season. I'll openly admit that I'm kind of a of a homer and tend to look at this team through some pretty sudsy beer goggles. I tend to be overly optimistic because I want to see them win. I also tend to spend my money like a gentleman in a strange town plowing through ladies of the night, especially when it comes to gambling. When I was in Las Vegas in March I put $50 on the Brewers to have a winning season because the over/under was 80.5 games. I figured there was no way they would have a losing record. They weren't that bad, right? Little did I know that 2013 would be one of the worst seasons in recent memory. Sure, I've been through worse seasons as a life-long Brewers fan, but aside from 2009 there wasn't another year where the expectations were so high and then came crumbling down like a banshee. I guess there is no better time than the present to take a look at my predictions for the 2013 season and see how totally wrong I was:
And speaking of being drunk, I must have been when I made the overall predictions for the 2013 season. I'll openly admit that I'm kind of a of a homer and tend to look at this team through some pretty sudsy beer goggles. I tend to be overly optimistic because I want to see them win. I also tend to spend my money like a gentleman in a strange town plowing through ladies of the night, especially when it comes to gambling. When I was in Las Vegas in March I put $50 on the Brewers to have a winning season because the over/under was 80.5 games. I figured there was no way they would have a losing record. They weren't that bad, right? Little did I know that 2013 would be one of the worst seasons in recent memory. Sure, I've been through worse seasons as a life-long Brewers fan, but aside from 2009 there wasn't another year where the expectations were so high and then came crumbling down like a banshee. I guess there is no better time than the present to take a look at my predictions for the 2013 season and see how totally wrong I was:
- The Brewers will finish will a record of 86-76 which will be good enough for 2nd in the division (with Cincinnati 1st, St. Louis 3rd, Pittsburgh 4th and Chicago 5th) but not good enough to make the Playoffs. They will compete for the 2nd Wild Card all the way until the end but end up missing it by 2 games. The Brewers finished at 74-88, which had them at 4th. Thank God for the Cubs, who finished in last place. St. Louis won the division at 97-65, Pittsburgh was in 2nd at 94-68 and Cincinnati was 3rd at 90-72. Pittsburgh and Cincinnati won the NL Wildcards and the Brewers ended up 23 games back in the division and 16 games back in the Wildcard. They never competed thanks to a 6-22 record in the month of May.
- The Brewers will send 3 players to the All-Star Game at Citi Field in New York City - Ryan Braun, Jonathon Lucroy and Yovani Gallardo. As you know, Ryan Braun was injured for most of the year and was pretty awful at the plate. And then he admitted to using performance enhancing drugs. Jonathon Lucroy had an awful first couple of months but then rebounded to have a fantastic season. But it was too late to be in consideration for the All-Star Game. Yovani Gallardo had his worst year statistically but finished strong. I was wrong on all 3 of them representing the Brewers in the Mid-Summer Classic. Instead Jean Segura and Carlos Gomez made their first All-Star appearances. Both deserved it and I hope this isn't the first time they hold this honor.
- Brewers fever will continue to sweep over the state of Wisconsin and we will draw over 3 million fans again, which is amazing considering our market size. Thanks to the slow start and awful May, they didn't draw 3 million fans. But they still drew 2,531,105 for an average of 31,248 per game, which is outstanding considering the kind of season we had. Even more amazing was that they drew more fans than playoff teams like Pittsburgh, Oakland, Cleveland and Tampa Bay. They also fell just a few thousand behind other playoff teams like Cincinnati and Atlanta. Brewers fans once again showed they love and support for their team, which makes me proud to be one of them.
- I bought 2 tickets in a 20-game pack, so the Sombrero will once again dominate TV broadcasts as we continue to start the Revolution in the Left Field Bleachers. I don't think we ever got on TV. I know we were on the Scoreboard Screen once or twice, but I don't recall anyone lighting up my phone or Facebook wall with "Holy Shit! Iceman you were on TV!" this season. That's alright though. Although it was a step back in the Sombrero Revolution it just means that we will have another shot next year. I renewed my 20-game pack even though I can't really afford it. Fuck it. We're all going to die someday. There's nothing I love more than going to Brewers games. Might as well do what I love as long as I'm still alive.
That's just the beginning of this look back at the 2013 season. I hate myself already for doing this. I wish that I could just leave it be and not even talk about this team anymore. I wish that I wasn't so morbidly obese so much so that it prevents me from ever being able to kiss a girl. Fuck! When Lord, when!?! When's going to be my time!?! Probably when I pay more attention to the opposite sex and less attention to 25 dudes who don't give a fuck about me. I don't see that happening any time soon because I was born a loser and I'm destined to die that way. That's why it's fitting that I'm a Milwaukee Brewers fan. We've had a team for 43 years and our most celebrated accomplishment is losing a World Series in 1982. I'm in too deep. I might as well stick it out just in case they decided to win one during my lifetime. And since I already started this piece of shit, I guess I have to roll with this one as well. So check back soon for my breakdown of the Infield, Outfield, Starting Rotation and Bullpen. I'll do my best to at least make it an entertaining read. That's the best I can do. Fuck it.
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