World Series: Brewers Manager Pat Murphy answers reporter questions

First question. Your son Kai took a break from his job in Mexican winter baseball to be here with you in the World Series. Do you keep to go see, to go him see, if his team wins at the Caribbean Series in Hermosillo? For sure. No question about it. I'm going to go to some games anyways. You know, I think it's a privilege to play in the Mexican Pacific League. It's a privilege to play winter ball. but he wanted to be here for this World Series, I wanted him here so the GM and the manager said it was okay for him to leave, uh he misses it but he's getting his workouts every day but it's uh yeah it's great, it's great thrill to have your family here go to February with him oh yeah absolutely thank you, hey how you doing for the atmosphere it's ty yeah i mean sorry The last name ends in a vowel. I have to do it. But for the atmosphere, we've talked to you about the fans here and everything, but also for the staff and the front office and the scouting, it feels like every arm of this machine is here right now. What does that mean for you to have the opportunity to win the World Series with everybody that impacts this team around? Yeah, I mean, I think it's just about the Brewers. It's about the city of Milwaukee. It's about, you know, the state of Wisconsin. all coming together. We all play a role. It's wonderful to all be together and hopefully we continue to play well enough to win. Hey Pat, last night with Jackson's four hits plus his stolen base the only other guy to do that before turning 23 in a World Series game was Ty Cobb. How does it make you feel as a manager? My dad was named after Ty Cobb. That's awesome. How does it make you feel as a manager to hear about your players doing stuff and then hear the only other to do that was and then you fill in the blank with some all-time great yeah I don't take that all in you know I mean I don't realize sometimes I just I know Jack Jack and I love the guy man it's just it's a privilege to be you know a little part of his career it's just a privilege you know I'll be able to say someday when I'm very very old that hey you know what I know Jack Jack, you know what I mean? And that's a great thing to see these players come and mature and become, you know, believers in themselves and then make other people realize they're one of the best in the game. It's just, it's a great thrill, you know, it really is. So I don't think about the thing you guys talk about, like what happened last night. It's a record, it's this, it's only other player would ever do this. I don't, I look at Jack Jack had, you know, four good at bats and was really ticked off in his fifth at bat you know that that he got called for the check swing I didn't see it if it was or wasn't but bottom line is you know that mentality to have that fifth at bat even though we're winning by 10 runs to mean just as much as the other at bats that's that tells you something you know Murph just mentioned the state of Wisconsin and you do often and you don't always hear that from a manager of a team in your position where everything is often so focused on your city when did you first think about this as a statewide team can you tell that story I can you know um this off season last off season I went on like a five city tour was part of it um where's my other guy is he in here did him with who who was the guy that did it with us Lance where's he at Lance is playing hooky anyway so they did it with me we did this tour of like stopping at different cities, staying over in Eau Claire, La Crosse, the Dells, Green Bay, Wausau, and we spoke at these theaters, and we just kind of met the fans and spoke, and I sat up there and did whatever this is called, you know what I mean, and you just realize, like, oh my god, 1,200 people shows up to, you know, I'm like, hey, is there a movie playing later? What do you guys show up for? But they loved the Brewers. And, you know, we had a riot with it. It was really, really fun. I'd FaceTime Sal almost every time. And I'd catch him off guard. You know, he'd be somewhere coming out of the shower or something. You know, it would be great. You know, he'd have a towel around him. He'd be like, where are you at? And I'm like, hey, a couple people want to say hi to you. And I'd turn around. But you realize in the state of Wisconsin, I mean, there's a lot of Brewer fans that don't get to come to the games all the time. And to me, that's incredible, you know. Murph, you mentioned that you are always under construction. I'm curious, was there ever a point in your career? You're noticing that? You pick that up and you're like, hey, this guy is under construction. I'm curious, is there ever a point in your career where you felt like you did have it all figured out? Not even close, man. Not even close. I think we all can say that, right? We're all just under construction. We're all trying to get better. We're all trying to figure things out, how we can be more effective, how we can be better at a better dad, you know, better brother, better son. You know, we're all trying to figure that out. So I think, no, and when it comes to my professional career, no, the coaching thing, man, that's real, man. There's a lot there, you know. And I love the profession now, but nobody trains you to be it. No one trains you to be a coach. You're just bestowed you're a coach because you play a little bit or whatever. you know you can interview or what you get a job now what is your real job what what's behind it and that goes on forever trying to become somewhat efficient at it and to be honest you know you correct yourself all the time or you think of situations you could have been better at or you could have you know it's just it's constant it's all-encompassing it's not just managing the game it's it's not there's so much more to it but it comes down to people you know i think did that answer your question or am I okay um you you demand a lot of the players like on a day-to-day basis how do you think that they've been able to sustain what the postseason requires of them like for this type of stretch and has any of this surprised you of what what they've done yeah yeah um just how consistently relentless they've been you know that that is not surprised me but just like, wow, you know, I'm amazed by them. You know, um, that's, that part's been great, but, um, you know, this game, this game deals you a lot of different cards and you got to respond and you don't, the team that plays the best doesn't necessarily win. Um, and we've got a lot to accomplish still. Murph, what do you love about coaching and managing? You've made it your life's work for decades now. What do you love about it? What was that last part you said? I said, you've made it your life's work for decades now. So what do you love about it? It's a life work that allows you to have close interaction with other people that you may be able to have an impact on. Or better yet, they have an impact on you. So it's a great opportunity for you to grow, a great opportunity to maybe help somebody else you never really know. Well, I coached this guy, so that means I helped him or he just was a really good player and I just happened to be there. Like, how do we know? There's no measurable, you know? Is your record your measurable? I don't think so. You know, what is your measurable? And the thing that I love about it is you get up every day with the opportunity to impact, the opportunity to learn from somebody, you know, to have somebody impact you. And we're in a great environment. You know, you talk about athletics, team sports. There's nothing better, man, than rowing the boat with other people in it, man. And these individual sports, I respect the heck out of them. But you'll notice they all have teams around them, teams of people helping them. And most greats give the credit to the teams around them. And I just think that, you know, what can be accomplished in our little sport. And I'm not saying sport is the most important thing in life. I think about people that do real jobs that are, you know, making a difference in the world. But I'm blessed enough to do this job in sports and be able to, you know, live this life, having the opportunity to meet so many incredible people you know yeah it's it's it's a privilege it really is a privilege to do a job and I look at it as a responsibility but a life work it's just what I do it's I've never I've never known anything different I tell people I've never had a real job I bet I have had a couple real jobs but you know when you're young when you're in high school or college or whatever but I really after that I really never had a real job and I'm I'm just thankful that I found someone, something that is so, you know, so great. It's great. Pat, during this postseason run, has there been one person that's reached out to you that surprised you the most? I mean, outside Springsteen, but is there a childhood friend, teacher, anybody that's stuck out? You know, to mention anybody's name would be unfair to so many. I've had so many people reach out in the last three years, to be honest with you. But this in particular, there's just been so many, it's been so incredible to have the opportunity to, you know, sitting with Jeter, a guy I recruited, I hadn't talked to him since I think 1991 or something like that, you know, to sit with him and really get to know him and, you know, stuff like that. It's just, yeah, incredible. Murph, what do you like about Dustin May being in this position and taking the mound for you tonight? Yeah, I mean, Dustin is throwing the ball well. He's more of a veteran than the rest of our rookies, but that doesn't assure you anything. But I think he's throwing the ball well, and I think he'll rise to the occasion. Hey, Jason. Hey, Mark. Mark Adonacio said the other day that you guys had had a conversation about how someday you'd all look back on this as the good old days. And I wonder what's your level of awareness that moments like this resonate through the years with so many people, both people involved and just people who are fans just rooting for this team and the memories that brings? Ask me that question again, Jason, because I got lost in the thought of it all. You want me to start from the beginning? Yeah, just ask me. Mark said that you guys have had a conversation that someday look back on this. It'll all seem funny. That's Springsteen. It will all seem funny, that's right. But it'll seem like more because i don't know how what's your level of awareness all right this is live right now in the media briefing room in Tropicana Field right now Brewers manager Pat Murphy speaking to reporters ahead of Game Four of the World Series this is going