Remember the ride, not the finish

Right now, it's going to hurt. It's okay to be sad, mad or confused about how things ended. The last two games of the Brewers' season were hard to watch, and they were two wins away from the World Series. But please, for the love of God, refrain from calling this season a failure.This is a team that won 96 games despite starting Yuniesky Betancourt and Casey McGehee every day. They survived Zack Greinke and Corey Hart missing the first month, Jonathan Lucroy missing the first couple weeks, and Rickie Weeks missing nearly a month and a half. They won 96 games despite starting the year with Erick Almonte, Jeremy Reed, and Wil Nieves sucking up spots on the bench, while Sean Green and Sergio Mitre were extremely hittable out of the bullpen. Despite starting the year slow, they won their first division title since 1982. They led the NL Central for an even 100 days, leading by as many as 10.5 games and finishing the year six games ahead of the Cardinals. While it certainly di...