Descriptive Essay: The 2014 Softball

Is this the 2014 Brewers? The 2014 Brewers were expected to compete for the cellar of the NL Central, but after 27 games that thought went out the window. On April 29th the Brewers were 20-7 and sitting in first place with a 6.5 game lead. Fast forward to September 1st, after 150 days of being alone or tied for first place in the NL Central the Brewers found themselves in second place and in the middle of second half slump. That slump never ended as the Brewers fell out of playoff contention and finished the season at 82-80, 3rd place in the NL Central. The Brewers had collapsed, plain and simple. They were 71-55 on August 19th, and after almost a month and a half of 11-25 baseball, they found themselves 6 GBs of the second wild card spot. It went from a season with very little expectations TO its division crown or bust TO we hope to grab a wild card spot TO a season of what if. What if they didn't finish 11-25, what if they didn't lose 9 straight games at the end of August. Doesn't matter, its over they collapsed. …show more content…
That didn't matter to David Stearns, Craig Counsell, and company because they turned a bunch of 2nd chance waiver claims, young prospects, and unknown signings into a team that is leading their division. After a fairytale first half, the Brewers found themselves at 50-41 heading into the All-Star break with a 5.5 game lead over the defending champion Cubs. Could the Brewers sustain this success throughout the second half like they were unable to in 2014? Who knows, they haven't started out well, as they have gone 2-5 since the All-Star break and their division lead has slipped to just 1 game over the