Brewers celebrate in the clubhouse: Matt Arnold, JoJo Romero speak

We've got the GM, the guy who put this team together, all these young faces, all these rookies. Matt Arnold, let's hear from him. What does this moment mean for you, for the organization, for the city? It means a ton. I mean, I can't say enough good things about the group, the people. Everything about this thing is so special to so many people, and I'm just so thankful to be a part of it. There's so many people that contributed to this in such a good way. Our organization, Wisconsin, everyone that's been here for so long, I'm so thankful to be a part of it. What were the emotions like when Jackson made that? I blacked out. I blacked out. It was awesome. I mean, this is pandemonium, and I'm so thankful. This is so great. Other celebrations felt this good. Yeah, I mean, they're all great, but this is a really, really good group, man, and they're talented. I know Murph talks about Hall of Famers. We've got a handful of Hall of Famers in here, too. These guys are good players, and we're going to do what we can to win four more games. I know you get to party tonight, so let's not look ahead. What did you accomplish so far, knowing that there's more work to be done? I mean, I'm so proud to be a part of this group, and this is a good group. We're right where we want to be, but we're not at the end. So we've got to put more work in, and we're going to do that. Congratulations. Go have fun. I appreciate you. Thank you. The backwards hat looks pretty good. I mean, a GM right in there with his players got the backwards hat. No goggles, though. Did you notice, Matt? No goggles? Come on. What's up with that? Brandon didn't have goggles. Right, right. Dry cleaning bills coming to the front office here when these guys get back. Brandon and Lily. There you go. Look at that. I mean, this is just what's so fun about nights like this. And so it's so elusive for a team like the Brewers, right? They've never had this chance as a National League franchise to celebrate like this, going into the World Series. You look at the smiles on the faces of the guys. You know, Cooper Pratt is going to be celebrating Fanta. He doesn't drink for religious reasons, but there are a lot of young players on the team. Jackson Chourio is now legal. He can celebrate with some of the champagne, but guys are just barely over 21, some of them. Young guys in there, Cooper Pratt, Luis Lara, Jackson Chourio in particular. The party, obviously, is something pretty special for these guys. I don't think... I was going to say, of last year, I mean, that makes this even more special because they know how it feels to be swept. and for a year to go by and for them to be in this position is just tremendous. Yeah, I thought the Pat Murphy comments on that subject were interesting tonight. Jake Bowers as well kind of saying, hey, we watched the Dodgers, and this was a big moment for them last year, but they were still going on to something like the World Series. I think the Brewers kind of renewed their focus about how far you want to take this baseball season. They're still going. Matt Arnold, we had him there. The general manager made some trades at midseason to help fortify his pitching staff. One of the guys he acquired was JoJo Romero, who was monstrous tonight with a couple of innings of work. He's with Lily Zhao, or was with Lily Zhao, in the clubhouse. Take a listen. What he dreamed about when he was growing up. Pitch in the postseason. I'm going to face a good lineup. I'm going to come in with some key spots. I think just living in the moment like we talked about and having fun for a while. Most of it, but yeah. My top friends. Jojo Romero there, guys, was traded from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Brewers. He was coming off an appendectomy when he first arrived here in Milwaukee, so he was out of action. Then he has to rehab up in Appleton at the Class A affiliate. We met him on a Brew Crew Tuesday. Yeah, we were there on a Tuesday. He doesn't really know any of his new players, his teammates. He's rehabbing in Appleton. Now he finds himself soaked by champagne, headed to the World Series. Isn't it crazy how things change? When they put him in today, it was like, oh, I wasn't expecting that. He was the winning pitcher on Monday here in Milwaukee. Still, I was just like, good work. It's just been a master class in watching the patience of this team. Yeah. When I saw Jojo Romero, he looked at me a little shell-shocked because I was up in Appleton at a Timber Rattlers game. His first assignment, before he was a brewer, he showed up in Appleton and didn't know anyone.