Advertisements Milwaukee’s Brewers and the Tampa Bay Rays gave us the best World Series in the last 25 years — a joy from first pitch to last. For the entire week, baseball felt like the game we first fell in love with as kids.. World Champion Milwaukee Brewers. It has a nostalgic ring to it. As a Yankees fan, I
Advertisements A real team won the 2026 World Series. There were so many things the Milwaukee Brewers did well. There were so many selfless plays and so many outstanding plays made. They had to fight for it, though against a very strong Tampa Bay Rays team. Here are notes from the game as it unfolded. Rays starter, Drew Rasmussen looks
Read moreAdvertisements Two teams that have spent an entire season coming back from the brink…came back from the brink multiple times Tuesday night. Here is the play by play as it happened. Milwaukee Brewer starter Dustin May looks unhittable…unless his defense decides to stop playing behind him. What is center fielder Garrett Mitchell thinking? One: A high looper in front of
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Advertisements Hard to tell where Game 3 between the visiting Milwaukee Brewers and the host Tampa Bay Rays was being played, judging by the crowd noise. Tampa Bay was third worst in attendance this year, even with a $60 million restoration project that followed Hurricane Milton. While the crowd was evenly split in Tampa, a sold out stadium in Milwaukee
Read moreAdvertisements Everything that could go Tampa Bay’s way did…and they still lost. Nine errors in ten games is not a good stat to have for a postseason. Cooper Pratt took the first ball hit to him and threw it into the ground, which gave Yandy Diaz second base. Jake Bauers bailed Pratt out at the end of Game 1 with
Read moreAdvertisements It was almost like we thought, but with some interesting twists along the way: Game 1 of the 2026 World Series with Tampa Bay at Milwaukee was a battle with some questionable tactics and occasional flubs that could have turned the game the Rays’ way. This is how the game unfolded. Muscle mountain Yandy Diaz as the leadoff batter?
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In fact, no one has kept Milwaukee’s hitters at bay. They lead all playoff teams in batting average and home runs. But, Tampa Bay has more extra base hits. Doubles are cool, too, as it turns out. For the small ball crowd, they’re going to enjoy this series. The Rays and Brewers are 1-2 in stolen bases.
Read moreFor the 2026 regular season and the playoffs, the Milwaukee Brewers simply outsmarted the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers’ front office is going to have to recognize that and figure out just how it was that the Brew Crew not only stole their lunch, but also convinced them to pay Milwaukee to do it.
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Just like Edna Crampus, the sacrifice bunt has always been there for the Dodgers. The Dodgers have ignored it in favor of the hot girl, the home run. Just like Edna, the bunt listens to their problems. It tells them that they’re good enough to deserve something better than the last girl who just walked out of their lives. But the Dodgers refuse to recognize that the solution to their despair has been – and I quote Taylor Swift – “been here the whole time.”
Read moreAll told, the Astros (81-81 on the season in an anemic American League West) are the only team that doesn’t look like they belong here. The rest look more than capable of winning a Wild Card series and should challenge in the Divisional Series.
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