MILWAUKEE -- It took a simple September headcount in press box dining rooms to know that the postseason was near. That included in Milwaukee, where the frozen custard is the best in baseball and the MLB-leading Brewers will host the Cubs for Game 1 of the National League Division Series on Saturday.

Yes, there is still a place in the game for good, old fashioned advance scouting, and some of those scouts were kind enough to talk to MLB.com throughout the day on Thursday about what they have seen from the Brewers so far, and what they expect in October. The conversations included three pro scouts, two from the NL and one from the AL, who cover rival organizations top to bottom, plus an advance scout from an NL club who focuses on the Major Leagues and an NL special assistant who has been s

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