Brewers Send Clear Message in World Series Before MLB Lockout

Baseball’s conventional thinking would tell you the Milwaukee Brewers weren’t supposed to be there on Wednesday night, celebrating at Tropicana Field, World Series champions for the first time ever. They weren’t from a big enough market. They didn’t have a big enough payroll. And a frequent one in recent years for Milwaukee: They don’t hit enough home runs. But there they were, these pesky, potent, prolific Brewers, joyfully embracing after a five-game win in the best-of-seven series over the Tampa Bay Rays.