The Times, They Are A-Changin'

It's been a while. There has been an absence. Of the three or maybe more of you that actually read this blog, perhaps you noticed. Perhaps you didn't.

This blog began as a class assignment for a Sports Journalism class at the University of Iowa. I am proud to say that the content posted here, was given very high marks for it's inclusion of a variety of information from a variety of sources as well as it's creativity in general posts and diversity of topics. It was a large part of the "A" i received in the class.

I would like to continue it, and take it a step further.

For the next three weeks, I will be taking a class on PHP and MySQL in an attempt to turn this into a more legitimate and functioning site with accounts consisting of Administrators, Writers, General Users and Guests. The design will be completely new, and if all goes accordingly, the same and new writers.

So where do we stand now? Our Beloved Brew Crew has fallen upon hard times since the All-Star Break. After entering the break in second place in the NL Central, and only two games back from the Saint Louis Cardinals, the Crew now sit in third place in the division (although technically second due to the tie between the Chicago Cubs and the Cards) and four games back from first. They are 5-5 in their last ten games and have recently dropped series to the Pirates, Braves and Padres, while splitting a four game series with the Washington Nationals.

However, all is not lost! Last night, the Beer Makers hung on to win a 7-6 game against MLB leading Los Angeles Dodgers, in Los Angeles. Sure the Cardinals came up big in getting Matt Holliday while not making any pitching moves themselves, but the Cubs are the Cubs. They choke every year, something Cub faithfuls and baseball afficionados understand the way they understand how to get dressed in the morning. My point being this: There is still time. There is still hope. As fans of a small market team, it can be depressing and embarrassing at times to watch the gut-wrenching actions or inactions of our front office and general managers, but the Brewers have prevailed before, and the division is really still up for grabs.

So I am asking you to give the Crew a few weeks. Watch them and cheer them, and read this blog. My posts will be daily and frequent, and possibly feverish. So please visit and read, and let's either cheer or cry together!

Lates,
Nathan Ley