MILWAUKEE — Eric Thames looked up at the television near his locker in the Milwaukee Brewers clubhouse in time to hear baseball analysts heaping praise on one of the majors’ most surprising teams.
The Brewers aren’t a secret anymore, not with a 5 1/2-game lead in the National League Central at the All-Star break.
“It’s good to see on TV, the press, everyone starting to realize that the team’s a force to be reckoned with,” Thames said with a smile Thursday before an early-evening team workout at Miller Park “I’m digging it. I’m ready to start the second half.