Strange Brew

Brewers end their road playoff drought and punch their ticket to the NLCS! And a home run robbery of Manny Machado to boot! Now it's a rematch with the Dodgers. Buckle up. Packers, firmly on the backburner, have the Bears at Lambeau on Sunday, another Ben Johnson/Matt LaFleur matchup this weekend: 

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One of the greatest Wisconsin sports weekend of ALL TIME! Brewers take a 2-0 series lead in the NLDS. High drama at Am Fam, big home runs Saturday, balls hitting the roof, then on Sunday, Jackson Chourio. Mr. October! Need one more win to head back to the NLCS. Packers escape Tampa with a win, Badgers route Michigan State on Homecoming:

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Brewers sweep the Cardinals and end the year with 103 wins. Sweet sassy molassy. Now, it's ass-clenching season, October baseball is coming this weekend! Either the Cubs or Padres coming to Am Fam. Badgers rally on the road to deliver the first signature win of the Luke Fickell Era, are we back?? Packers get set for Tampa, Baker Mayfield likely out with a dislocated thumb:

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Packers reach a new low, getting blown out at home by the 0-2 Falcons. Feels like the LaFleur Era is unofficially over, just a matter of when Ed Policy wants to admit it. Time for an airing of grievances! Better news: The Brewers won their 100th game last night AND locked in the #1 overall seed for October. Badgers get a test at Penn State Saturday: 

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For the first time since Episode 324, we've got a VICTORY MONDAY! Ugly, ugly ugly ugly, but better an ugly win than an ugly loss. Good day for the defense and special teams, and some significant injuries as well. Brewers win their franchise record 98th win with a sweep in Baltimore, Badgers get a real challenge this Saturday: 

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Brewers are NL Central champs for a 4th straight year! Don't take it for granted! Another series win, need a 5-4 record to win 100. Packers stare down a (pretty much) must win on Sunday. Make a move on the offensive line. Badgers....well they play a game on Saturday:

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Packers begin the season exactly how they ended last year, with an epic collapse. Officiating was bad, offensive line was bad, coaching was bad. Only one week in, but a disheartening start after preaching "finishing" all offseason. Badgers also uninspiring against an FCS school. The good news? It's baseball season! The best team in baseball wraps up a 5-1 homestand:

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Brewers SWEEP the Cubbies! They can clinch a postseason spot this weekend. Packers/Vikings get the season started on Sunday, Josh Jacobs pleads no contest in his court appearance. Badgers looking for a blowout and some mailbag questions:

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Brewers drop a series in Cincy but rally for a HUGE win at home against the Cubs on Labor Day. Badgers hang tough for a half before getting rolled by Notre Dame at Lambeau, it is Packer game week, Josh Jacobs has his court date moved up from November 17th to this Thursday:

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Brewers split with the Cubs, leave Wrigley with an 8 game division lead. Perfectly fine! Now on to Cincy before the Cubs hit Am Fam on Monday. Badgers are back at Lambeau for the first time in a decade, host #4 Notre Dame on Sunday night. Packers/Tucker Kraft still at a standstill on contract negotiations: 

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Packers win a preseason finale thriller, then swing 3 trades on cutdown day. Josh Jacobs hits the Commissioner's Exempt list, he can't play or practice while he's on it. Less than two weeks from the opener in Minnesota. Brewers win another series, Cubs drop one, so an 8 game lead heading in to Wrigley tonight: 

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Brewers take a series in New York, Pat Murphy benches Cooper Pratt on Tuesday. Packer preseason finale last night, and a LOT of news on Josh Jacobs yesterday. They also sign Jonnu Smith and debut alternate jerseys for their October game against the Bears:

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Back from vacation! Review of Mammoth Cave/Smokies/Congaree and a long road trip (Buc-ees!). Brewers take a series from Atlanta, dropping the finale in the Little League Classic. Interesting injury update on Brandon Woodruff. Packers take down Denver, Trey Smack looks GOOD! And Giannis is frustrating Heat fans as he continues to talk about coming back to Milwaukee at some point:

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A bad Brewer week gets rescued by a HUGE comeback in the 9th inning in LA. Brice Turang has a knee injury, series continues tonight as the Cubs sit 4 games back. Packers lose in Pittsburgh but Special Teams looked competent! Trey Smack was perfect on the night and hit a couple of 58 yarders. Bucks schedule is released, as expected, the national TV attention is GONE:

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Brewers take a series from Minnesota, winning in dramatic fashion on Sunday! Cooper Pratt to the IL, now a brutal 7-game West Coast swing. Packer Family Night is in the books, preseason game #1 on the way Thursday, and NBA/Bucks legend, Don Nelson, passes away at 86:

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Brewers take 3 out of 4 from Pittsburgh and acquire three pitchers at the deadline. Dustin May a winner in his debut on Thursday. Cubs stay hot and the Dodgers start slumping. Packer Family Night is tonight, all eyes on Trey Smack, the rookie kicker had a bad week at camp:

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Brewers take a series against the Angels but can't get the sweep with Miz on the mound. Trade deadline day and Tarik Skubal is headed to the Dodgers (of course). Makes a 3rd straight Dodgers' World Series and a lockout in 2027 feel almost inevitable. Packers back at practice today, Tucker Kraft OFF of the PUP list over the weekend: 

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Brewers drop a series in San Francisco, continue their West Coast trip with the trade deadline looming. Packers open camp, Packer HOF induction sees Earl Dotson and Tramon Williams get their jackets. And, MAILBAG episode:

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