Brewers v Nats: Who should Yankee fans root for?

In an honest fight - horde v. horde, sticks and stones, bare handed brawl - I believe Milwaukee would trounce Washington, DC. 

Yes, DC has 200,000 more soldiers, but the beer-brat, jet-fueled Wisconsin Wackos - maddened by harsh winters, CBD oil, and general Midwestern orneriness - would stomp those obese, bug-eyed DC bureaucrats into the Potomac. In a fair fight. Of course, there's no such thing as a fair fight, eh? DC has the CIA, the whistle-blower, the deep state, Trump's crowd, and nobody survives like a government flunky, so who are we kidding: In a long war - say, seven games - Washington would prevail. 

But who should we, as juju-fearing Yankee fans, root for?

History of the teams: No advantage. Neither franchise has hurt us. I suppose you can go back to the 1950s with Hank Aaron and Warren Spahn, but why bother? The fact is, neither team - even when the Brewers were powerhouses in the AL - with Harmon Killebrew and Don Mincher - didn't torture us any more horribly than everybody did. It's a clean slate. 

As for the Nats, the only reason for their existence over the last five years was to not sign the former future Yankee star, Bryce Harper. And they did their part. He served his time, became a free agent and flew the coop. Everybody thought he'd come to the Yankees, but Hal Steinbrenner wouldn't pull out his wallet. Maybe that was the right move. I dunno. I suppose we should root for the Nats, because poor Washington never wins anything - in any sport. Still, Redskin fans are flat-out obnoxious, and I have to believe the juju gods know this.  

Ex-Yanks and former nemeses: Milwaukee has Gio Gonzalez, who briefly signed a contract this spring with the Yankees, and used his opt-out clause to escape Scranton. They also have Tyler Austin, the former Yankee prospect who beat cancer and homered back-to-back with Aaron Judge, on the day in 2016 that the Yank ship finally turned around and floated towards youth. I always liked Austin (but he finished the season at .188 and 9 HR, which is nothing this year.) In the outfield is Ben Gamel, our former International League MVP, who Cashman traded to Seattle three years ago for two minor league pitchers, neither of whom stands out. (Gamel finished at .248 with 7 HRs.) Gamel always played hard against us. If we face Milwaukee in the world series - (which we won't) - he would be a tough cookie.

Milwaukee also has Drew Pomeranz, a disappointment in Boston, so there's that.

The Nationaks have no former Yankees, not one, unless you include Patrick Corbin, the North Syracusan who should be ours. Can we impeach Hal Steinbrenner? I will blow the whistle. It will be interesting if Corbin pitches Washington to the World Series, because he spent the winter waiting for a call from the Yankees, and they alligator-armed him. Hen went 14-7 with a 3.25 ERA - pitched 202 innings, a workhorse - and he would have been our game one starter. If Washington wins it all, there will be some choice words for Hal on this blog. 

Actually, the Nats are full of players who - in another Steinbrenner era - would have been Yankees. Max Scherzer was ours for the taking. All we had to do was pony up the money, of which the Steinbrenners have an endless supply. He's a future Hall of Famer, first-ballot, and we didn't bother to bid. There is also Howie Kendricks, who has hit well against us for 10 years. And Brian Dozier, who should be on the Twins. 

Overall, the perfect storm for our indignation would be if Washington, behind Corbin and Scherzer, wins the championship. But I'd take either of these teams over the Dodgers. And in terms of picking one to root for, what else is on TV tonight? Isn't Teen Mom 2 starting up?