MILWAUKEE -- Brewers owner Mark Attanasio did not expect it all to happen this fast. That is, 96 wins -- the most in the National League -- and the NL Central championship. Sure, there's so much still to accomplish. He doesn't waver on that. There's still a World Series trophy out there to be won. But the improvement has come so rapidly that he can't help but be amazed.
"I will say I did two smart things," Attanasio said Thursday afternoon. "I hired Craig Counsell as a manager, and I hired David Stearns as a general manager. Those were two pretty good moves.