Yes, Daron Sutton, we're watching. The former Brewers play-by-play man asked us if we were paying attention on Tuesday night after Ryan Roberts hit a grand slam in the bottom of the 10th inning to cap off an incredible rally that gave the Arizona Diamondbacks a 7-6 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers (check out the home run and winning call here). Even though it was all but certain that the Diamondbacks were going to lose this game when the Dodgers put up a five spot to start the 10th frame, Arizona proved the victor when they brought home six runs of their own.
With their victory, that means the Brewers haven't clinched the National League's second seed just yet. In fact, if they want to be sure that they host a playoff game this Saturday, they are going to have to win against the Pirates tonight in Milwaukee. They are a game ahead of the Diamondbacks at this point, but Arizona has the tiebreaker so Milwaukee winning tonight is vital. Unless you'd rather the Brewers travel to Philadelphia on Saturday instead of hosting a game at Miller Park?
Of course, the Brewers had a pretty impressive victory of their own on Tuesday, thanks to a bomb by Rickie Weeks and three (yes, three!) home runs off the bat of Prince Fielder. Some say that it was an MVP-type night for Prince Fielder, but I'm in the school of thought that Prince's attempts at blocking Matt Kemp from getting the triple crown will actually help Ryan Braun's chances at the MVP. Both Prince and Braun would be worthy of the prize, and I think you have to give it to a Brewer instead of someone whose team isn't going to make the postseason. I know a lot of people would like to see them given a co-MVP award, but my fear is that the votes for the Brewers might cancel each other out and Kemp will sneak in and be awarded the honor.
Either way, the MVP discussion is just a secondary topic when it comes to Brewers baseball right now, as we have a playoff series to look forward too. The 2011 version of the Milwaukee Brewers just may be the best incarnation this franchise has ever seen, but anything can happen in a five-game series, especially if we have to travel to Philadelphia. I'm hearing right now that if the Brewers do in fact travel to the city of Brotherly Love, they'll be slotted in the 7pm timeslot on TBS this Saturday. As in, the exact time that the Badgers are hosting the Cornhuskers in Nebraska's Big Ten debut. But if they win and host, then I'm hearing a start time as early as 11am on Saturday. Regardless, it's going to be one nice and drunk weekend for Wisconsin sports fans.
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