Little did I or anyone else know, he would go on to play for 10 more years!
What I most recall about those teams is how good the bullpens always seemed to be. That no matter how bad the offense (cough, Marc Newfield, cough) or the starting pitching (opening day starter, Rafael Roque), during those years, the bullpen stood out.
In that sense, the 2016 Milwaukee Brewers remind me somewhat of those teams. Their offense has sputtered at times and their starting pitching, while seemingly turning a corner, has overall struggled. But their bullpen has been a bright spot and the Milwaukee Brewers added to it yesterday by calling up first time big leaguer, Jacob Barnes.