Milwaukee may be 4-8 in its past 12 games, but the Brewers still lead the National League Central by 6 1/2 games. Brewers fans should take heart, considering their best baseball still lies ahead of them.
Not only are the Brewers young, but they are talented. With a solid pitching corps and a weak division to boot, there is no doubt Milwaukee will be in the thick of things all season. And it's a good bet the Brewers will be playing in October for the first time since 1982.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Tournament doesn't disappoint, talking heads do
It never ceases to amaze me how good the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments are each year.
In Wisconsin, we got to see a depleted Badgers team make it into the second round of the tournament before running into a red hot UNLV squad. There is no shame in Wisconsin's loss, only in the national talking heads who continue to bash them.
Should they have gone farther? Possibly. But without Brian Butch's inside presence, it was tough.
Guys like ESPN's Doug Gottlieb, however, who don't see Wisconsin, Marquette, UW-Green Bay or UW-Milwaukee play on a consistent basis, just don't get it. Gottlieb ripped Butch last year for being a big disappointment. That was far from the truth then as it is now.
He now is ripping the Badgers for being overrated in a down Big Ten. That also could be no further than the truth.
Don't believe me? Look back 10 years to see the difference between college basketball in Wisconsin then and now. All four state schools are relevant these days and that's good to see.
As for guys like Gottlieb, it'd be nice if they just shut up for once and let the players do all the talking on the court.
As for women's basketball, UW-Green Bay sent a statement to the elites like Connecticut the other day when they led 40-38 at the half against the Huskies in an NCAA Tournament second round game. Sure Connecticut came back to win, but it sure wasn't as easy as it was in year's past.
Women's basketball is also making huge strides. Instead of three or four dominant programs, it's nice to see that the difference in talent levels between the haves and have nots is shrinking.
In Wisconsin, we got to see a depleted Badgers team make it into the second round of the tournament before running into a red hot UNLV squad. There is no shame in Wisconsin's loss, only in the national talking heads who continue to bash them.
Should they have gone farther? Possibly. But without Brian Butch's inside presence, it was tough.
Guys like ESPN's Doug Gottlieb, however, who don't see Wisconsin, Marquette, UW-Green Bay or UW-Milwaukee play on a consistent basis, just don't get it. Gottlieb ripped Butch last year for being a big disappointment. That was far from the truth then as it is now.
He now is ripping the Badgers for being overrated in a down Big Ten. That also could be no further than the truth.
Don't believe me? Look back 10 years to see the difference between college basketball in Wisconsin then and now. All four state schools are relevant these days and that's good to see.
As for guys like Gottlieb, it'd be nice if they just shut up for once and let the players do all the talking on the court.
As for women's basketball, UW-Green Bay sent a statement to the elites like Connecticut the other day when they led 40-38 at the half against the Huskies in an NCAA Tournament second round game. Sure Connecticut came back to win, but it sure wasn't as easy as it was in year's past.
Women's basketball is also making huge strides. Instead of three or four dominant programs, it's nice to see that the difference in talent levels between the haves and have nots is shrinking.
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