MILWAUKEE -- What's better: A walk-off home run or some walk-off robbery?
The Brewers were still buzzing Thursday morning after shortstop Orlando Arcia and first baseman Eric Thames combined for the latter in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Pirates. Arcia's daring spin and throw to Thames' soft-handed scoop prompted another question. What are the best game-ending defensive plays in Brewers history?
So we searched the archives for highlight-reel examples of run prevention, not just meaningful ones. So, our apologies to Robin Yount and Cecil Cooper for the 6-3 groundout that clinched a trip to the 1982 World Series, to Ben Sheets for fanning Johnny Estrada to finish a franchise-record-setting 18-strikeout game in 2004, and to CC Sabathia for his National League Wild Card berth-clinching double play to cap a complete game in the '08 finale.