This weekend was one for the books! Every sports fan in Wisconsin will remember this weekend and talk about it for years to come. And especially so if any or all of the three active teams end up winning big.
The state of Wisconsin has been the center of the sports universe this weekend, and it has absolutely sparkled.
Major League Baseball’s postseason began on Friday, and the Milwaukee Brewers hosted the Arizona Diamondbacks for Saturday and Sunday afternoon games.
Rick Reilly wrote a fun and charming column about this year’s Brewers. It’s a good read for any baseball fan. And it’s especially enjoyable for those of us who already love this team.
On Saturday, the Brewers were facing Ian Kennedy, who had an amazing 21-4 regular season record, coupled with a 2.88 ERA. But Milwaukee managed to get to him, and they won the opener. And then, on Sunday afternoon, they came back to win the second game decisively.
The Diamondbacks will face elimination in the best-of-five series at home on Tuesday night. The Brewers have not been a great road team this season, but it’s Marcum (13-7, 3.54) against Collmenter (10-10 3.38), and the Brewers must taste the blood in the water.
Meanwhile, the winning baseball in Milwaukee was complemented by winning football in both Madison and Green Bay.
Madison enjoyed the nation’s college football spotlight on Saturday as ESPN’s College Gameday came to town. That morning’s pre-games coverage was followed at the other end of the day by a primetime game against Nebraska on ESPN. At first, the visiting Cornhuskers looked like they would give the Badgers a real run for their money. Eventually, however, Nebraska’s mistakes began to pile up, and the Badgers began to impose their will on their guests.
In the end, it was a 48-17 domination, and the Badgers have vaulted to #4 in the AP Poll. Number four! LSU, Alabama, Oklahoma… and the Wisconsin Badgers! The only program north of the Mason-Dixon Line.
What Russell Wilson has done for us will reach beyond this season’s immediate impact, for he will no doubt be a boon to Bielema’s recruiting efforts, as well.
Finally, it was this state’s first love on a picture-perfect October Sunday afternoon at Lambeau Field. For about ten minutes, the visiting Denver Broncos had some momentum. Other than that, though, the Packers were completely in control of this game. It was not a flawless performance on either side of the ball. But then, that was part of the beauty of it: that we could give up so many big plays on defense and still completely wipe out another NFL team.
We’ll talk in more detail about the Packers’ victory -- and Aaron Rodgers’ epic day -- in the week ahead. For now, though, it is sufficient to savor a most remarkable, most memorable sports weekend in Wisconsin.
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