Chad Harbach: "On October 16, my father and I drove north from my parents' home in Racine to attend Game 6 of the NLCS — Brewers versus Cardinals. It was my first-ever playoff game, and I felt like an ancient wrong was being redeemed. In 1982, the Brewers appeared in their only World Series, against these same Cards. I was 6, and it was my first season of serious fandom. Someone gave my dad two tickets to Game 5, a Sunday-afternoon game, and my dad, with whom I'd attended many games that season … took my mother. I was baffled. Did she even like baseball? It was unclear. My dad and I had been going all season long, she'd stayed home, and I saw no reason why I'd get demoted now. I consoled myself with the idea that, since it was a rare day game, I'd get to watch the whole thing on TV."
Grantland: (Almost) Winning in Milwaukee
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