Zac's Blog

It is obvious with the lack of content I have produced lately that my zest for writing has diminished since the NCAA Tournament. Working 80-85 hours per week along with the recent move-in with the wife has significantly limited the time I have available for creating content for AC. I have become flattered more and more by the recent flood of content ideas coming from writers on AC as it seems that many of you miss my updates. Therefore I am going to give this a shot. Perhaps twice or three times a week I will write an article in which I give my opinions on a myriad of subjects (mostly related to sports) and pick some topics which you have suggested. Hopefully, as times goes on, I'll even be able to answer some comments/emails that you send my way. Without further ado, it's time to start the first edition of Zac's Blog.

I can say truthfully that I predicted the Milwaukee Brewers to win the NL Central Division this season. Their recent success should not be a huge surprise to any baseball fan. J.J. Hardy and Price Fielder are two phenomenal young talents and their pitching staff isn't too bad either with the likes of Jeff Suppan and Chris Capuano (who?). The real reason I picked the Brewers at the beginning of the year had absolutely nothing to do with my faith in their ability to win 100 games, though. The NL Central is quite possibly the weakest division in baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals are a broken down shell of last year's championship team. The Cubs were arguably the most overrated team coming into the season. The Reds and Astros are nothing special, and the Pirates are...the Pirates. Even if Milwaukee does eventually slow down don't expect any other team in the division to go on a major winning streak anytime soon.