High Road? What High Road?

The Fraters love to needle noted national radio personality and Cleveland Indians fan Hugh Hewitt about the seemingly perpetual funk that surrounds his chosen team. And I have to admit that now that I have access to a forum that Hewitt actually reads periodically, the temptation to pile on is compelling.

But I shall resist! If for no other reason than because I am a long-suffering Milwaukee Brewers Fan, who has walked in the same moccasins for lo these many years. I possess a large amount of empathy for others whose fate has dealt them a love for a team that is a perpetual also-ran. I think we could all stand to -

I've just been handed something. One moment please....

...

Oh look: the Brew Crew just swept the Indians. In dramatic and emotionally deflating fashion!

Two innings after almost hitting a go-ahead home run to left field, and one inning after Jeff Cirillo almost did the same, the Brewers' top slugger went in the opposite direction Sunday at Miller Park.

When the ninth-inning blast's 405-foot journey ended, Lee had a three-run homer to right-center and the Brewers had a 6-3 victory over Cleveland, a three-game series sweep and a .500 record for the first time since May 30.

Alas, it bears repeating one of the most commonly-uttered phrases in the English language:

It sucks to be a sports fan in Cleveland.