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A Brewer’s Dozen

September 30, 2005, 9:42 pm, CST.

That’s when twelve years - twelve years! - of futility finally came to an end. The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 tonight to guarantee themselves at least a .500 record, giving long-suffering Crew fans a welcome bit of respite from the seemingly endless string of losing seasons that has haunted this city for well over a decade.

It was great to see the Brewers’ bench completely empty in the closing moments of the game, with players and coaches alike lining the dugout fence in anticipation as Turnbow the Kid calmly slammed the door on the Pirates, earning his 39th save in the process.

Good job, Brew Crew. Now if you’d be so kind as to give us the old uniforms back, we just might forgive you for the tragedy that has been the last twelve years.