Murphy Says He Regrets Yankees Comments Made During Brewers' Title Celebrations

Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy says he regrets his recent comments to Jake Bauers about the New York Yankees. Murphy addressed the remarks on Tuesday, six days after the Brewers won the first World Series title in franchise history. The comments were made on the field as Milwaukee celebrated its series-clinching 4-1 Game 5 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field, when Bauers, who caught the final out, presented Murphy with the ball from the clinching play. Bauers had enjoyed a breakout season in Milwaukee and was named most valuable player of the National League Championship Series victory over the Dodgers, batting .286 with six RBIs in the four-game sweep. Murphy, who has completed a three-peat as Sporting News' National League Manager of the Year, has built his reputation on an underdog approach, and the celebration moment was clearly an emotional one. His decision to publicly walk back the Yankees remark shows a manager keen to keep the focus on what the Brewers achieved rather than on a throwaway line from the happiest night in the club's history.