Brewers Hot? Ask the St. Louis Press

Make no mistake, I am St, Louis Cardinals baseball fan, born and bred, but I've also lived in Wisconsin for nearly 30 years, I'm just a baseball fan, and I'm really enjoying the Milwaukee Brewers early success. I've already been to 5 games at Miller Park this season and the Brewers are for real. I'd suggest ordering your tickets sooner rather than later.

OTOH, baseball is a loooong season and it's not quite mid-May.

Want validation? What better source than the Cardinals hometown newspaper.

From the St. Louis Post Dispatch

Brewers playing the way the Cards used to
By Jeff Gordon
STLTODAY.COM SPORTS COLUMNIST
Tuesday, May. 08 2007

Here is one more major problem for the Cardinals: The Milwaukee Brewers appear to be as good as advertised, if not better.

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The Brewers were the fashionable pick in this division this spring. And now we’re seeing why, as their offense attacks with speed and power and their pitching finally shows the necessary composure.

Citizens of Cardinal Nation may be shrugging at their success, waiting for them to revert back to their old try-hard-but-lose profile.

But it looks like it could be a long, long wait.

The Brewers have the front-line starting pitching to go the distance...Manager Ned Yost never has to push his starting pitchers to their limit or beyond. He has two hammers in the bullpen -– lights-out closer Francisco Cordero and former closer Derrick Turnbow, who seems to be refocused this season after suffering a Brad Lidge-caliber meltdown...they could take a run at 100 victories this season.

Milwaukee’s offense has come of age, too, with young stars Prince Fielder, J.J.Hardy, Rickie Weeks and Bill Hall realizing their vast potential. This franchise has used its high draft picks very, very well and done a nice job with player development.

Best of all, the Brewers seem to be developing a winning personality. They are playing with great urgency, to use one of Tony La Russa’s favorite phrases. They are playing fearlessly, making big plays instead of big mistakes. They are playing the way the Cardinals used to play.