10 Reasons to Keep Watching the Brewers in 2009

Rough season? Let’s face it; things could be better for the Brewers. Fresh off a losing series in San Diego, a split of a four-game shitshow against the Nationals, and series losses to the lowly Braves and Pirates – Milwaukee is having a rough go of it. Combine that with Corey Hart’s appendix exploding, and a trade deadline where Milwaukee’s front office countered St. Louis’ pickup of Matt Holliday by snagging difference-makers Claudio Vargas and Corey Patterson, suddenly things only begin to look worse. But even if Milwaukee’s playoff outlook seems bleak and the Dodgers are next for the Crew, there are still reasons to cling to the hope of the Brewers making the playoffs; there are still reasons to watch the Brewers...