Forget the 44-year wait: the Milwaukee Brewers celebrated clinching their World Series spot on Thursday night by busting out champagne bottles that honored past franchise legends, proving some things are bigger than one season. After securing their berth for the first time in over four decades, their locker room photos showed a celebration steeped in history.
The Legends Who Got a Pop
These weren’t just any celebratory bottles, you know? Inside the Brewers’ locker room, each champagne bottle had a special label featuring player names and the years they made the postseason with the club. Talk about a class act! We’re talking about names like Baseball Hall of Famer Rollie Fingers, along with Rowdy Tellez, Jeff Suppan, Curtis Granderson, and Jace Peterson. It’s a shoutout to the guys who put in the work and paved the way. And get this, they even had bottles with the names of various Wisconsin towns, just like that flag the team’s been lugging around all playoff run. It’s a full-on love letter to their history and their state, making this World Series trip even more special for the Emerald City of Milwaukee.
Dodgers Get a Taste of Their Own Medicine, 44 Years Later
Remember last year? The Dodgers swept the Brewers in the NLCS. Well, Milwaukee clearly remembered too. They returned the favor this time, capping off a four-game sweep with a dominant 6-4 victory right there in Dodger Stadium. That win sealed their spot in the World Series, a place they haven’t been since 1982. This team just proved they’re not messing around, coming back stronger than ever after that previous heartbreak. What a way to get it done!
The Brewers are set to host Game 1 of the World Series on October 23. They’re still waiting to see who they’ll face, as the ALCS battle rages on between the Cleveland Guardians and the Tampa Bay Rays. Whoever it is, Milwaukee is coming in hot, carrying 44 years of anticipation and a whole lot of history with them. You gotta be hyped for this!
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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