World Series: Brewers Manager Pat Murphy speaks to media

People, just don't look so happy because nobody in your business is that happy. You know what I'm saying? You've got to kind of play the role, right? God, this is kind of cool, huh? All you people here. Oh Big John Heyman's here. Kurtzman, that was great. I need to get with you. You need to get with Pasala, Kurtzman. You need to get with Pasala and educate him on some stuff. Truly, truly. It's so frustrating. I'm thrilled to be here. That's great. Go ahead. I'll shut up, all right. We'll get started with Murph We got mics on both sides. So just we'll get to as many as we can, we could start with Start with Kurt in the middle on the fourth row. I'm not giving the first question to Kurt. I'm not, I'm not, forget it Where's Adam? Is Adam here? Adam do you want it? I refuse to answer the question Kurt It's gonna be something later. Go ahead. Go ahead Murph. What did you see? This is not a reflection of the rest of you I understand. What did you see from Woodruff's live session this week, and do you think it's enough to have the confidence to put him on a World Series roster? Yeah, we haven't made that decision yet. I thought he threw the ball really good. It's almost incredible. You can take that. It's almost incredible that the kid has worked his way back with his mind was on this. He was very quiet about it, but his mind was on this. It's kind of incredible, and he threw the ball really well, it just asked the hitters that he faced now there's a lot more to it right there's rules that deal with you can't replace them if this is you know all that kind of stuff so that'll be a discussion today now Go ahead Murph, to have it be the Rays as the opponent um some similarities between the organizations how do you look at the match-ups the particular challenges uh they present and and do you do you see these organizations and these rosters? I don't know the American League. I just don't know the American League that well. We prepare for that team that week and then it's on to the next. You only play them once usually. I respect watching what I've watched this week. I respect the hell out of them. They've done an incredible job of winning baseball games. Similarities on the field. They win a lot games they've got some real talent they they try to beat you in different ways which is similar I don't know about the organization I know what you know Arnold was there so I give him a hard time every time he mentions you know that he signed Snell or that he you know whatever so but I don't know the similarities in the organization's obviously Tampa Bay has been good before so it's not I I respect them, and Kevin Cash I've known for a long time. Not so much personally, but I've just respected the job he's done in that organization. We'll go up to the far right to Mark. Murph, what do you think of what Freddy Peralta has done as he turned his season around? I love that kid, man. I just do. If you're around him every day, what's your first name? Mark. Mark, if you're around him every day, this kid is just joyful. It's just a beautiful spirit that comes to do his job. he doesn't look at himself as better than others he's just a great teammate he just if you can't be around him for a while and not feel warm and then knowing Sophia did a piece on him what was that Sophia when did you do that piece on uh Freddie three years ago Sophia did a piece on where he's from and went down there and did the whole thing and I mean if you could not get emotional about that and see the way he gives i just i just love this kid, you know what I mean, and what was that your question, yeah, he's just a matter of time before Freddie broke through because he was great for us for so many years, I still remember his first game in '17 against the Rockies was it '17 against the Rockies, he threw one pitch, just threw a high cutter high cutter high cutter And the Rockies had a great lineup. Blackmon and Arenado and the rest of that crew was really good. And anyways, he dominated in his first outing. And his parents had came in to see him pitch in Triple-A. First time they were ever going to see him pitch. Our Triple-A was in Colorado Springs. We just happened to be in Colorado that same weekend. He had to call his parents and say, no, you still fly in, but I'm pitching up the road. I mean, what a story. And then he dominated. So, like, this kid has been making great stories like that ever since. And, yeah, what he's done in Tampa is, yeah, the stats ticked up, the verts ticked up. You know, it's awesome. Love it. We'll stay on the far right, Tyler. Murph, what are some elements of the college game that you brought here to the pros in your now many years in the pros? And how have you evolved or changed since your days at Notre Dame and ASU? You've asked me that same question like 46 times. Have I? Seriously, in the last two years. 46, this is the 46th. 47 now. Well, no, this is 46. Everybody grows. Everybody learns. I didn't bring any elements from the college game necessarily. I mean, you know, you're just trying to find ways to play winning baseball, and you take your personnel the best you can. I'm still learning how to do it. I'm still learning how to operate, but you just grow. You know, back then, I don't even remember. I know I wasn't very good, and you just, you know, you're committed to growing, and different things help you grow. You know, Count's bringing me here and thinking that I could help him. Little did he know how much he helped me, teach me the major league game. I didn't really want to do it, to be honest with you, but it was the best opportunity I had, and I care about him, and it ended up being a godsend. I don't know if that answered your question, but you just threw me off with that same question 46 times. I'm grateful. Come to the middle. We'll go up to Alana, and then to Todd in front. Pat, congratulations. One question, if you don't mind, again, on Big Lou. You had mentioned you haven't made that decision yet. What are the pros and cons of each, leaving him off or perhaps putting him back on? What are you working through in your mind to make it make sense? Yeah, that's a great question. You know, obviously it would be great for him, the organization, and he could help us, you know, if he can. We had three pitchers that haven't pitched yet, or at least two that haven't pitched yet. And it's a seven-game series. There's no man on second in the extra innings, so then you've got to be conscious of length. How much length can this guy give us? He's faced five hitters, you know. of like and the injury thing the thing has continued to be a problem in his life now he's got a clean bill of health according to the trainers but if that same injury comes up again and we can't replace him right so those are the things that we got to weigh heavily what is he going to give us we'd love to do it it's a great story but we have responsibility to those 20 some guys in there and to the organization and for the city and you know to whoever else we're responsible to, so that those are all things we'll consider. Todd, great to have you here, Al, and Murph, this has obviously been a whirlwind week for you guys. I was wondering what it's been like for you personally since you got back from LA and also just kind of what the team, what you guys have done up to this point to uh to prepare, yeah um, we played baseball, that's how we prepared we went out there and played baseball every day, had live at-bats and uh you know you can't recreate real, you know what I mean? It's a long layoff, and if we want to use it as an excuse, then let people use it as an excuse, but I refuse to do that. We needed a little bit of a break. It was an emotional series in LA. Big cross-country trip, all that, so we had a few days where it was a little lighter, but then we've picked it up and gotten a lot of live ABs, but nothing simulates the game the way it is, but I don't follow the numbers. I just know this guy's on point, he's he's focused, he feels that responsibility and that's I think an easier responsibility for him to carry because it's so natural than to try to carry the pressure of hey I gotta get four hits or I gotta do this, you know what I mean and he's just, yeah, he's way more important this process than than anyone knows. Go to Jack, in the middle third row. Murph, have you seen a difference in the way that hitters how they're approaching Misiorowski's fastball in the playoffs so far and then what do you want him to take into this series and into Game One after he had to battle the first two times out in October, well he hasn't been as crisp, you know what I mean, and um I don't think anybody's that people are up there thinking it's going to be 104 and I think they're elated if it's anything less than that, but they're obviously looking at an area and they're always trying to exploit everything he's exposed, like all these guys get at some point he's exposed, so um they're going to attack a certain way and we're going to try to counter that attack the way we we counter it, but it's all about Miz and his health and his mental state, and it's not easy, you know it's not easy what he's going through, this kid is way over his what people would call his innings limit I think we'll redefine that in years to come how we approach that, but that's another day but yeah, you talk about taking on the responsibility of mentioning Yelich, you know The Miz taking on this potential Cy Young winner, that voting hasn't happened yet, or has it? Did it already happen? Did it already happen? Yeah. Does he know? No. Okay. Because I don't know. Anyway, long story. Long story. I'm just saying that he's taken on a lot of responsibility as a young 25-year-old kid, and, you know, I think it's been a lot for him. Murph, we'll take one last one. Jesse on the right. Hey, Pat. We can meet in my office after this if you guys can fit. Because I love it. You guys make me think about stuff. I love this. Hey, Pat. Hey, good to see you. Many times a bench coach takes a manager's job in another organization. It's a clean slate. I know it's a few years old. But did your, as the saying goes, sometimes the bench coach relationship changes with players as the manager. What was that like for you? Was it smooth? Or did you have to become more disciplinarian and less? What was that transition like? Yeah, I'm totally different. because it's a different role, so you have to take on a different role. Like the staff would tell you that I was always in that staff room, we were always carrying on, we had the check game going, you guys know about the check game, and I was ruthless with that, and we just had a great time. I don't even go in that room, and I barely talk to them, and they probably don't like me very much. But the bottom line is your role changes, and you have to understand that role. your passion for the role probably remains the same, but I feel like you have to be different, and obviously I have a way different role with the players now, but you also can't change who you are, and I'm not very complicated, you know what I mean? It's just like simpleton. And I don't try to be more important than I am, because I know the real deal. This game's about players. And yeah, I'm lucky.