Brewers Reverse Curse

[Keg Man]

This is crazy

But the curse that is most on Brewers fans’ minds in 2024 is what I heard Eric Balkman of The Score in Appleton refer to as the “Reverse Curse.” Until 2024, every single team that the Milwaukee Brewers lost to in the postseason throughout their entire history at least made it to the World Series. A quick rundown:

• In their first postseason appearance in 1981, the Brewers lost the ALDS 3-2 to the Yankees, who lost in the World Series to the Dodgers.
• The Brewers, of course, won their only pennant in 1982, but lost to the Cardinals in the World Series.
• Milwaukee lost the 2008 NLDS to the Phillies, who defeated the Rays in the World Series.
• The Brewers lost to the Cardinals in the 2011 NLCS. St. Louis defeated the Rangers in the World Series.
• The Brewers lost to the Dodgers in the 2018 NLCS; L.A. subsequently lost to Boston in the World Series.
• The Brewers lost the 2019 NL Wild Card Game to the Nationals, who defeated the Astros in the World Series.
• The Brewers lost in the 2020 Wild Card round to the Dodgers, who beat the Rays in the World Series.
• The Brewers lost the 2021 NLDS to the Atlanta, who defeated Houston in the World Series.
• The Brewers lost the 2023 Wild Card round to Arizona, who lost to Texas in the World Series.

That’s a crazy run: from their inception in 1969 through the 2023 season, the Brewers played in nine postseasons and won zero World Series. Their opponents appeared in all nine World Series and won six of them. It should be noted that every postseason the Brewers have played in came after the establishment of the Division Series, so there were at least three playoff rounds in all of those years. The Reverse Curse!

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I knew it was recent, but I didn't know it was every team.