MILWAUKEE -- Once upon a time, right here in this very House of Horrors, the Pirates had this pinch-hitting hulk by the name of Michael Restovich -- and please, please put down your hand if you remember him -- who was taking some big warmup swings in the visiting clubhouse during the game. And just as he was in full torque, around the corner came one Jack Wilson, trotting back from the dugout to ... you know, do his duty.
Boom!
And by the time Jumpin' Jack was fortunate enough to spring up off the floor with no more than a few woozies, he offered this gem: "Man, what is it with this place?"
The answer, of course, then as now, is that this place is death and taxes. It's the Earth on its axis. It's the Pope being Catholic, a CNN anchor boasting 'BREAKING NEWS,' all the suns setting beyond all the West End Bridges.
It's Brewers 7, Pirates 4.
It's all that and so much less ...
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