Nov 11th 2008 1:00PM by Pat Lackey (author feed)
It’s hard to think of a team that’s been on more of a rollercoaster than the Milwaukee Brewers have the past five months. In June, they acquired CC Sabathia and started steamrolling towards what looked like a certain playoff berth. In September, they collapsed and nearly lost what looked like a sure wild-card berth. Then they fired Ned Yost and slid into the playoffs anyways. In October, they were knocked out by the eventual world champion Phillies. Now they’ve hired Ken Macha and Willie Randolph, but CC Sabathia and Ben Sheets have filed for free agency.

Of course, the important thing for the Brewers and their fans to remember is that they’re going to be in good shape next year, even without Sheets and Sabathia. They’ve still got a great offense, they’ve still got Yovani Gallardo and Manny Parra, and hey, Eric Gagne’s gone! They’re going to be a different team next year, yes. But that doesn’t mean they’re going to be worse.Continue Reading