Watching the 1987 Easter Sunday baseball game, one of the greatest Milwaukee Brewers baseball games ever ( https://www.mlb.com/news/brewers-1987-easter-win-footage). Here are some thoughts:

There was a laboratory somewhere in Milwaukee that just cloned dudes that looked like this, taught them to hit 28 home runs and strike out 186 times, gave them a lump of chew, and made them play baseball. It was alright.

Cecil Cooper deserves more love. He was one of the coolest baseball players of all time.

And his wide open crouching batting stance was perfect.

I sent this photo to my brother and he reminded me of an incredible story. His words: "So basically Mom used to do her grocery shopping super early in the morning in Milwaukee and she would take me at like 4-5AM. She was up and it was easier, etc etc. ... "

One morning she put me in my Cecil Cooper pajamas and went to the Sentry on State and who was there but Cecil Cooper himself. He saw my outfit and put me on his shoulders and ran me up and down the aisle."

The Brewers' 5-run comeback in the 9th started off of Mitch Williams. Williams is pulled by Bobby Valentine(!), walks off the field, and is almost hit by a car (!!).

The car, which presumably was an intra-inning promotion they'd do while a new pitcher warmed up, was some dusty Buick that literally has to swerve out of the way so as to not hit Williams.

With two on and one out, Rob Deer obliterated a curveball. It's one of those homeruns where the camera man doesn't know where the ball is, but just points the camera up at the sky, as if to say "hey, it's up there somewhere."

What do you do when Rob Deer hits a game-tying home run in April? You celebrate outside of the god damn dugout:

If you're a fan, maybe you do this:

Now, if you're from Milwaukee, you know the rest of the story. Full count. 2 outs. Bottom of the ninth. Shadows have crept across home plate. Rangers pitcher misses with a high fastball. Dale Sveum goes up and gets it:

Hits that one to Seagrams sign:

The Brewers win their 12th game in a row to start the season. There are as many high fives, thumbs up, and fist pumps on that day as any other in the history of Milwaukee.

That year the Brewers were picked to finish last in their division. They'd go on to win 91 games, have the 3rd best record in the AL, and miss the post season. They'll miss it for another 21 years.

But for now it's Easter Sunday. They've won 12 in a row. They have all the best hair cuts. All the best sunglasses.

And there is almost nothing that looks better than this:

When you root for a team that's never won, you have to remember other things. There are no championships, but that means that one of the greatest games in your history can be a warm day in April when you couldn't lose.