How do you get the national baseball media to believe that the Milwaukee Brewers can carry the playoff weight this October?

A pair of double-digit winning streaks over about a month helps.

But in addition to this 25-4 heater that the Brewers are on, they're also are 37-21 against teams over .500 and an astounding 27-14 against teams currently in the playoffs.

They have 14 games left against teams that would make the playoffs currently, including five at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs.

And with a 6½-game lead over Chicago in the National League Central Division, the Brewers are looking down at the rest of both leagues, ranked a clear No. 1 in the latest MLB power rankings:

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