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00:00So let's show you those national league standings for where the postseason stands around the n
00:05L the phillies despite the loss yesterday in milwaukee still the league's best record the dodgers rallied to split the first two games
00:12Of their series in miami show hey otani 49 stolen base of the year. He's got 48 home runs
00:18It was basically everybody else going yard yesterday
00:21So the dodgers trail the phillies by just a full game for that top spot milwaukee two games behind the dodgers
00:28That's the order of the divisional favorites
00:30But the brewers the only team with a clinched divisional crown
00:34At this moment donny on this morning the day after milwaukee wins the national league central
00:40There are 11 games in front of both st. Louis and chicago. The cubbies lost yesterday to the oakland athletics
00:46It already clinched the divisional crown for milwaukee and then they walked it off against the phills
00:51But I do want to take a moment here because of course our producer extraordinaire who tracks these numbers all year long
00:57Joe, friso telling us the brewers were 7 to 1 plus 700 to win the national league central entering this year
01:02It was the fourth best number in a five team
01:05Division despite milwaukee being a perennial playoff team the last half decade with craig council council leaves for the friendly confines
01:13Of chicago to take over the managerial spot of the cubs pat murphy thrust in there for the brew crew
01:20They run away with the national league central division what a year it was in milwaukee
01:26They hope to continue it with some postseason success
01:29Yes, and also you there's some key points here that we're going to make the brewers had a very good season
01:34And maybe a lot of people didn't expect it based on the odds at the fandle sports book
01:38But now you see a play out they clinched yesterday ben. That's september 18th. I've talked about this, you know many many times
01:44Yeah, what is their setup now down the stretch because they're in a mode where yes, they could catch the phillies
01:50Yes, they could catch the dodgers
01:51But we could be looking at seven to ten days out from the playoffs
01:55Them not really having a realistic look at either one of those spots moving up and then they say, okay
02:00The pressure is off. Let's have some fun and just a human element creeps in ben
02:04You head to the ballpark. You're still gonna get your same work in but that mindset isn't oh my goodness
02:09We have to win tonight to try to stay a game ahead of the chicago cubs in the division to make the playoffs
02:14When that mindset changes
02:15Then you hit the playoffs versus a team like the new york mets
02:18Let's just say have been grinding for the past month and a half and have stayed in playoff mode are completely engaged
02:24Sometimes you get caught right away in the playoffs. I want to see if that plays out that way
02:28i'm not saying it's going to because the brewers are a quality team and you shouldn't just
02:31Disrespect them because they haven't played meaningful baseball in seven to ten days
02:35But we've seen that path over the past couple years here and that's the only thing I worry about now with the brewers
02:40Would you like to clinch a little bit later as a team? No, you want to clinch as soon as possible
02:44Of course, that's the goal. But let's just see how they play. We're saying we're going to set up our rotations
02:48Let's not burn our bullpen here. And then you just expect to flip that switch once again when you get to the playoffs