August 05, 2008
Milwaukee Scuffle
The fight between Prince Fielder and Manny Parra appeared to be over Parra wanting to leave the bench after he was lifted for a pinch hitter and Fielder wanting him to stay. So this could turn into a positive team building exercise.
Once again, people make too much of streaks. The Brewers are 11-8 over their last 19 games. That winning percentage would be good for 94 wins over a full season. If that same record came in two or three game spurts of winning and losing, they'd be in the same place they are and no one would be too worried about the team.
Well, yeah, but one of those losing streaks included a nasty four-game sweep at home by their biggest division rival. That's about as embarrassing as it gets, and the unkind media reaction probably got on the players' nerves.
After all, everybody just handed the Cubs the division after that sweep, and maybe everybody was right. And the wild card is so open right now.