Hello, and welcome to Baseball Dreaming. My name is Jesse Motiff and to some, my name will be familiar. I’ve been in the baseball blogging biz for six years with various sites, including MLB blogs. I wanted to start a new blog that would allow me to talk not only about my beloved Milwaukee Brewers but also every Major League team and various trending topics in the game.

To say this is an exciting time to be a Brewers’ fan would be an extreme understatement. What’s not to love? They are the hottest team in baseball right now, they’ve run away with their division and the Phillies are now in their sights for best record in the National League. As great as the Phils have been the past couple seasons, they want no part of having to come to Miller Park four times for a best of seven series. It’s still a long shot for the Brewers to catch the Phillies, but with Jimmy Rollins now on the DL, nothing is out of the question.

The Playoffs are starting to take shape a bit, especially in the NL West and the Giants being absolutely devastated by injuries this year. As great as a run as they had last season, it just goes to show that injuries can doom a team, even if they are playing well. If they can somehow manage to make it past the Diamondbacks (who are a great story in their own right), no one will want to face them with that pitching staff.

Up until the recent hot streak by the Brewers, the Phils and Braves were the two best teams in the National League. The back-end of the Braves bullpen is scary good. If they can get a bit more consistency out of their offense, they will be very hard for anyone in the National League to beat.

The American League, as much as people outside of Boston and New York hate to admit it, looks to be all about the Red Sox and Yankees. While the Rangers and Tigers could conceivably pull off a first round upset, chances are the ALCS will be an all Northeast affair once again. The recent talk of Wandy Rodriguez to the Yankees is intriguing, but I don’t see it being a move that push the Yankees past the Sox in a short series. For once, Boston may actually be in the heads of New York, and I think the Sox will make it to the World Series this year.

As much as my heart is telling me that the Brewers will make it to the World Series and face the Red Sox, my head is telling me that there is no way a small market club like Milwaukee will make it a reality. Regardless of which team represents the National League, I don’t see anyone beating Boston this year. I think they’re just too strong in every aspect of the game, and I fully expect them to win their third World Series in eight years.

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