You know it when you feel it.
The
"electricity" in a ballpark when a baseball team is making a postseason
run is palpable, if not easily explained. It makes the hair on your neck
stand at attention, pushes you toward the edge of your seat, changes
the way you breathe, quickens your pulse.
It can't be manufactured, except by a winning team.
It can't be quantified, except by nerve endings.
It can't be defined, except by the senses.
So what is
it, exactly, this energy we felt at Miller Park while the Milwaukee
Brewers made their run toward the National League Central Division title
and will reach a crescendo Saturday in Game 1 of the NL Division
Series?
"It's kind of
like the night before a math test and Christmas Eve rolled into one,"
said Rick Schlesinger, the Brewers' vice president of business
operations. "It's excitement, but also you don't have control over what
that first question will be on the math test.
"You have
42,000 people really focused on the exact same physical space and for
the most part wanting the same outcome on every pitch and every at-bat." - JSOnline
The excitement the Milwaukee Brewers have ignited at Miller Park has been going for a majority of the season. Now it is time to see if the Brewers, as well as the fans are ready to take it to the next level. The Brewers and their fans have set expectations for a deep playoff run.
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