He admitted he may have underestimated the rivalry part of Brewers fans feeling like he just went to “the other side.”[11] The teams have never met in the postseason.
[13] After battling for the NL Central title in both 2007 and 2008, the teams met at Miller Park for the Brewers' home opener in 2009.
This has been largely due to the ticket availability at Miller Park; Wrigley Field has routinely sold out in the past, so it has often been easier and cheaper for Cubs fans to watch games at Miller Park (with Amtrak's Hiawatha providing low-cost access between both cities and trains often packed during rivalry games either way[15][16]), leading Cubs fans to call Miller Park by the derisive nickname of "Wrigley North".
During the 2006 season, the Milwaukee Brewers started the "Take Back Miller Park" campaign to regain home field advantage.
[18] The rivalry was less prominent in the early 2010s, as both teams finished well out of playoff contention in 2010, while in 2011 the Brewers claimed the NL Central title and the Cubs struggled to a 71–91 record.
In 2017, a surprisingly competitive Brewers team led by young prospects and resurgent veterans challenged the defending World Series champion Cubs for the division; the two played in a key end of the season series which led to the Cubs clinching their second division crown in a row, finishing the season 92–70, six games ahead of the 86–76 Brewers.
However, it cooled off for a few years following the Cubs' selloff of their 2016 World Series core leading to two under .500 seasons, while the Brewers won the division in 2021 and narrowly missed the playoffs in 2022; however, they never made it past the first round.
In 2023, the rivalry came back when this time a young Cubs team led by prospects and resurgent veterans (led by free agent signings Cody Bellinger, Dansby Swanson and Marcus Stroman) challenged a first place Brewers team for the division.