MILWAUKEE -- What does playoff baseball look like in Milwaukee?
Well, until late Sunday afternoon on the best day of baseball here in 26 years, it pretty much was old, tattered Robin Yount posters and maybe field-dressing an old photo of a Moose (Haas).
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Old Milwaukee. New day.
"You just saw one of the greatest performances of all time," interim Brewers manager Dale Sveum said of CC Sabathia (who else?) following the Brewers' riveting 3-1 win over Chicago on Sunday that, coupled with the Mets coughing up another hairball, finally got this October baseball-starved city over the hump.
"For CC to pitch three times in a row on three days' rest," Sveum continued. "Nobody's ever done that before. Maybe in the old days, but not in our era."
Sabathia was inspirational. He was exhilarating. He was dominating, yet again.
There's no telling how many more moments he has in his endless bag of tricks, but if a few are hidden toward the bottom that could be pulled out against Philadelphia this week and, perhaps, against the Cubs, Dodgers, Red Sox, Angels or anybody else in the next few weeks, the Brewers sure would take them.
"He's the best pitcher in baseball," Brewers owner Mark Attanasio raved. "(General manager) Doug Melvin thought he could put us over the top if we'd go for it. It was a calculated risk. If you're ever going to take a calculated chance in life, CC is a pretty good guy to take a chance with."
Sounds a lot like something that could be on a movie poster down at the local theater, doesn't it?
Nine innings. One run allowed. Three hits, 122 pitches.
Pressure?
"No, I didn't really feel any," Sabathia said. "I tried to give us a good performance. This is unbelievable. This team definitely deserves it. It's been through a lot."
