MILWAUKEE, Wis. — March really is the best sports month of the year—and it’s not just because college basketball and women’s hockey are owning the spotlight. This Thursday, another sure sign of spring arrives in Milwaukee: baseball is back.

The Brewers open their season at American Family Field, and if there’s one thing the Crew has made a habit of, it’s overdelivering. Expectations are rarely sky-high for Milwaukee, yet last season they led all of Major League Baseball in wins. Year after year, they keep defying the odds, leaving fans and critics asking the same question: how do they keep doing it?

For Christian Yelich, the answer starts with the group.

“I think it’s just like a collective group effort,” Yelich said. “It takes a lot of people to do a lot of things to win. It’s more than just one person. Obviously, having great players helps, but it’s a collective group effort.”

That mindset—team-first, chip-on-the-shoulder, prove-it-again—has become part of Milwaukee’s identity. And Yelich knows the outside noise is always there, waiting for the Brewers to stumble.

“I think a lot of people have been really waiting for the day that we suck,” he said. “And they can finally say, ‘I told you so,’ and they’re no good. But we’ll hopefully be able to fend that off again another year.”

Now, a new season begins at home, with another opportunity to remind everyone what the Brewers have been doing for years: winning more than they’re “supposed to.”

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