The Milwaukee Brewers certainly proved that point, as they swept the vaunted Los Angeles Dodgers to advance to their first World Series in 44 years.The baseball world widely expected the Dodgers, with their rotation chock-full of aces and lineup full of future Hall of Famers, to roll to their third straight World Series title.
The Brewers proved them wrong."They may have a bunch of Hall of Famers, but we have a bunch of gamers.And the gamers won this week," Murphy said after the Brewers’ win.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEPat Murphy #00 of the Milwaukee Brewers celebrates after winning Game Four of the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium on Thursday, Oct.
15, 2026, in Los Angeles, Calif.(Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images)The Brewers' payroll pales in comparison to the Dodgers'.
According to Spotrac, Los Angeles’ $339 million payroll ranks second in baseball, more than twice the Brewers' $146 million payroll, which ranks 19th in the sport."We weren’t coming in to play patty-cake," Murphy said."We were hungry, and as long as it’s an even playing field, we’re going to come in and give it our best shot to win.
That’s exactly what we did."The Dodgers swept the Brewers in the NLCS last season, which is why so many thought a similar outcome might be on the horizon this year.Not Milwaukee."I think the Dodgers figured out that we came in here with a little different attitude this year," Murphy said.THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE.
DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy speaks to the media before Game 4 of baseball's National League Championship Series between the Brewers and the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday, Oct.15, 2026, in Los Angeles.
(AP Photo/Gregory Bull)Unlike the Dodgers, the Brewers may not have any surefire Hall of Famers in their rotation or lineup, but they don’t quit.NLCS MVP Jake Bauers nearly ...