Maybe we need to stop being surprised.

The Milwaukee Brewers are NL Central champions.

Again.

Milwaukee secured its fourth consecutive division title, continuing a run that has completely changed expectations for baseball in Wisconsin.

Four straight division championships.

Eight playoff appearances in nine seasons.

And with one of baseball’s best records, the Brewers aren’t simply heading back to October. They enter the postseason with legitimate expectations of doing something once they get there.

Watch the celebration: Brewers clinch their fourth straight NL Central title

Winning Has Become the Expectation

It’s easy to become numb to winning when it happens every year.

Brewers fans shouldn’t.

For much of the franchise’s history, reaching the postseason was something worth remembering for years. Now September celebrations have practically become an annual tradition.

The impressive part is how Milwaukee continues doing it even as the roster changes.

Players leave. Prospects arrive. Roles change.

The winning continues.

Christian Yelich remains one of the recognizable faces of the franchise, but a younger generation led by players such as Jackson Chourio and Brice Turang has helped keep Milwaukee among baseball’s best teams.

The Brewers Keep Finding a Way

Small-market baseball isn’t supposed to look this consistent.

Milwaukee can’t solve every roster problem by spending more money than everyone else.

The Brewers have to draft well, develop players and identify talent other organizations overlook.

Most importantly, they have to keep doing it year after year.

That’s what makes this run so impressive.

One division championship can happen because everything breaks right.

Four straight?

But There’s Still One Thing Missing

That’s an organization doing something right.

Here’s where expectations have changed.

Winning the NL Central is absolutely worth celebrating.

But simply reaching October isn’t enough anymore.

The Brewers haven’t appeared in a World Series since 1982, and for all their recent regular-season success, that deep postseason run has remained elusive.

This team has an opportunity to change that.

Time to Think Bigger

Milwaukee isn’t sneaking into October hoping to pull off an upset.

The Brewers have spent the season proving they belong among baseball’s best.

Brewers fans should enjoy another division championship.

Four straight doesn’t happen by accident.

Neither does reaching the postseason eight times in nine seasons.

Milwaukee has built one of baseball’s most consistent organizations.

Winning the NL Central has become the expectation.

Now it’s time to see if the Brewers can turn all of this regular-season success into something much bigger in October.