Full plate at the ballpark today. Cole Hamels and Charlie Manuel will hold "official" press conferences this afternoon at 2 p.m. after the Brewers' manager Dale Sveum and Game 1 pitcher Yovani Gallardo gives one in which they will talk about Milwaukee's first appearance in the playoffs since 1982.
Man, I remember that 1982 postseason like it was yesterday. Remind me to write all about soon. Cecil Cooper, Paul Molitor, Pete Vukovich, Mike Caldwell, Don Sutton and, of course, Robin Yount and Rollie Fingers - man were those guys good.
Anyway, we'll have a plethora of playoff punditcy (not a word, I know) all week from here in Philadelphia as well as Milwaukee this weekend. We will start with a page of predictions from some really good writers from across the nation and (of course) we will be live during the games, too.
So make sure to check back throughout the playoffs.
Apropos of nothing, I am very excited about traveling to Milwaukee. I've never been close to ever thinking I would go to that city, so I'm fired up about heading there to check out all the cultural sites the city has to offer.
I'm told that when one opens a faucet in Milwaukee, beer flows out.
Hey, that's what I'm told.
Anyway, more later.