FOX6 News at 5 | Oct. 23, 2026

With stories that matter to you, this is Fox 6 News. Now, five, a live look inside American Family Field. The countdown is on. We are just two hours away from first pitch of the World Series. Okay, that really came out of your mouth. It's happening. The World Series. News team assemble. We've got team coverage. Look who is out there getting you set. We've got the whole team. Tim Van Boren, Brandon Cruz, Lily Zhao. And when Ted Perry goes out amongst the parking lot, a crowd arrives and gathers. Ted, let's start with you. Just breathe for a second. All right. Wait, what happened to Let's Go Teddy? I like that one. You guys are good. All right. Wait, we'll do that in a second. We'll do that in a second. Hey, everybody's here from Elm Grove to Rhinelander is in the house. Oshkosh is in the house. And Mosquito's in the house. And this was at one time some pig. No longer. It's now a delicious ham on the tailgate. And who's the chef? Nice job, chef, on that. Oh, it's a beaut. It's a beaut. So we're out here. We're having fun. We're going to talk to some of these folks as the special goes on. But let's go inside because there's a major development today, and that is that Brandon Woodruff has been added to the roster. Tim Van Voren, that's playing well out here. How's it playing in there? I hear the Woody cheers out there. Ted, and I can understand why a very popular brewer has had his injury problems. He is a leader in the clubhouse. His teammates love him. Obviously, Brewer fans respect him as well. But there was really a question. Would you put Brandon Woodruff on the active roster for the World Series when he hasn't pitched in months? He's coming back from a shoulder injury. What could he have to offer? The Brewers think he has plenty to offer. He's on the roster, and he's expected to contribute a lot. Yeah, you know, I'm trying to stay where my feet are right now. I think our team's in a great place. um and we've gotten here by doing a lot of great things and um if that opportunity comes for me uh you know i'm i'm gonna be i'll be ready for the moment um and i'll give it everything i've got you know i mean we don't know how things are going to work out for us ever as athletes but the one thing you can do is be prepared and uh that's one thing i'll be i'll be i'll be prepared if my opportunity comes yeah i mean it's something that he had kind of marked off when when he came back from from uh making the decision he's not going to have surgery and he said this is how it here's my throwing program here's how it plays out you know there's a shot if uh we're in the world series that that's right about the time i can be ready and i feel confident so with that um we just we didn't think much anything of it at the time we had a job to do we had our head down and we watched him progress. Then we watched him throw, and then we watched him go out in lives and the way he threw the baseball. We're like, well, it's better than it was earlier in the season, you know, as far as stuff. We know who the kid is. We know his, you know, that it's not going to be too much for him. Brandon Woodruff talked there about being ready for the opportunity. You never know how things are going to go. He was in high school. He'd never been on a plane. He was invited to a showcase up at Wrigley Field. He took that trip. The scouts started to get all over him, and things took off in his baseball career for him. because he was ready for that opportunity without really knowing what he was getting into. Brandon Cruz, Lily Zhao, inside American Family Field with me here tonight as we count down to game one. Being ready for the moment is something we can discuss with Brandon Woodruff, but really this entire Brewers team, Brandon. Yeah, you're right. And, you know, we just heard the Violent Femmes play day after day. That's what this team does. They focus on the day and then the day after and then the day after that. And that's what Brandon Woodruff did to get ready for this World Series. He just focused on the details. He focused on getting healthier. He did his pitching program all the way through. Once he realized he wasn't having surgery, he put in the work to try to make this happen. It did. The team also did the same thing, Lily. This team put in the work, and day after day, they were able to get wins and stack them up to 103 during the season, seven more in the postseason. and it's all because they focus on the here and now. And that's, again, I think they don't look at too big of a picture, right? They know they're playing in the World Series. They knew they were playing in the National League Championship Series with a chance to move to the stage, but they just took it one day at a time. And I think Pat Murphy was asked earlier today about kind of taking it all in. Have you thought about the responsibility to manage a team in a World Series? And he's like, I don't think about that. And I think that's kind of why this team plays the way it does because that's the mentality of their manager. They know what is at stake, but they don't let that affect them in terms of how they play. Because if you think about it, you think about, I'm playing a World Series that comes with pressure, that comes with high expectations, but they have that for themselves anyway. And so that's what makes this team so special in the fact that they never give up. They'll play those full 27 outs. They know they can come back each and every time. And we saw them respond against the Padres, against the Dodgers. They will have to do that against the Rays in this series, Tim. Well, Lily and Brandon, you're exactly right. for folks who didn't catch it. Woodruff is selected for this roster after not being on during the Padres and Dodgers. Chad Patrick has taken off the roster for that spot in the bullpen, potentially a spot start. Brandon Woodruff did get some work this week with nobody in the ballpark. You saw the video, trying to see exactly where he was. The Brewers have had a long stretch here. They've tried to stay in tune. Are you worried at all about Russ or having to reboot Brandon after such an emotional high in Los Angeles? I'm really not. Just because they had the experience after the regular season and had to wait for the Padres. And then they also did it last year. And Sal Frelick was talking about that this afternoon. They understand what these breaks are like. And they know how to keep themselves ready. They know how to go about all of the work that goes into that. Because it wasn't like they were just sitting at home. They were here at the ballpark. They were going through their routine, even though the normal routine is games. in this case it was just making sure they stayed sharp they had you know live pitching including facing Brandon Woodruff so Lily when you see the fact that they accept what's in front of them and understand that even though they're not playing games they're still sticking to a routine yeah that's what is so important especially with this long layoff and listen they'll take a sweep any day that they can get one right and the fact that they did that meant they had over a week to prepare so that's really a winning game plan for them is to stick to the routine do everything thing they can to make it normal but know the preparation is always there these guys have been grinding so hard they're doing all the media their media obligations they're chatting with us but they're also just doing so well in terms of their preparation because there is no higher stage than playing in a World Series representing your team your city your fans for a chance to win their first World Series title in franchise history so a lot is riding on their shoulders but this team seems prepared for the moment and that is what makes them again so special and as they ride out this and as we see fans kind of come in here oh the atmosphere it's getting electric it is definitely picking up in here i think it will with the baseball being played as well the Brewers we know what kind of baseball team they are the Rays an eclectic team as well and electric at times they have a player named Chandler Simmons as fast as you'll find on the base pass he's run against the Brewers before this is really a matchup Brandon where you have to take advantage of what you do well because the other team can counter that yeah and that's what you see here that's why this is such a fascinating World Series matchup two very similar teams and it's going to be the team that can take advantage of their opportunities that's going to win the game and then ultimately the series and what you see with the Rays you mentioned is their speed but they do also have some power and they have the ability to put big runs on the board where they need to and they're never really out of games really just like the Brewers they have the ability to fight back from deficits and to also play great defense to keep a small lead a lead. Yeah, and again, that is what makes them so difficult, like you mentioned. And it's everything that they do right is what the Brewers can do right as well. And so you also look at their pitching, though. They have those pitchers, Drew Rasmussen, Freddie Peralta, Nick Martinez, who's starting in game one, their ability not to give walks and draw walks. So that is so important for this Brewers team to be disciplined at the plate, know when they got to have a good take and see if they can get a free walk there because if they can't I mean it's going to be hard to get on base but that's what makes this Rays pitching staff so difficult but on the other end you look at this Brewers bullpen and they have been just unhittable outside of one third of an inning so it's really a nice chess match in terms of which team will strike first which one will make a mistake and who will capitalize Brewers team hoping that's them just the way it should be two teams in top form playing for baseball's championship Lily Zhou, Brandon Cruz will join me again as we continue to build up for this game we're going back outside to Ted Perry, Ted I know we're talking about this week off during the regular season say the brewers play 13 games in a row or something they have an off day people are kind of lost what do i do where's the game they've been off since last week everybody's ready for baseball to be played again. Yeah, that's right, Tim. They got to get their muscle memory back, as do tailgaters, Tim. Thanks very much. Hey, I'm here with Jim Becker from Muskego. You were at game four in 1982, a game they won. What sticks out to you about that day? Robin Yount, two home runs, 12 years old. My brother and I went to about 40, 50 games that year, 50 cents in the bleachers, and mom came home with two tickets and said, hey, they're yours, or we can sell them. And my brother and I are like no we're going we're going so we went. Has it been worth the wait? Well, a little too long, a little too long. Let's not wait another 44 years, let's go have fun at your barbecue and we're going to break. Look up, there's a drone wave at the drone as we go to break here. I know you I can't see it but I'm told it's there but they're looking at us now, we're only right back on a special edition of Fox 6 News at five on Game One of the World Series. Welcome back everybody to a special edition of Fox 6 News at 5 on this Game One of the World Series, a series that Milwaukee has waited 44 years. You're taking a live look at the batting practice of the Tampa Bay Rays. I know how perilous that can be. Junior Caminero almost took my head off last night, so I said, I'm going outside during batting practice, and I'm joining you now outside of American Family Field. That's Will and Jenna from Oconomowoc. That's his mom just playing a little catch, getting ready for the game. just you know it's a typical southeastern Wisconsin scene out here the tailgates are going fans are having a good time everybody is pumped and those who can't be here are gathering at watch parties including one at Pfizer Forum kind of a double header today, Sam Kramer yes hello from the Deer District which certainly has a little bit of history and knows a thing or two about how to host a proper watch party what you see behind me is Tom's watch one of the you know, kind of anchor bars here in the Deer District, which is starting really to fill up the Bucs game, which they are showing on a screen behind the camera is in the fourth quarter. So the fans that are hanging on are still inside. The expectation is a number of them will hang out around this big screen inside the bars here, the new fashion as well, to just kind of soak up the energy. Won't be nearly as big as the crowds we saw here five years ago when the Bucs won their title. But still, you can imagine that a number of fans that root for both of these teams that maybe didn't want to spend an arm and a leg and another arm and a leg on tickets will still want to feel the energy, and what better way than to be here? And we did catch up with some fans that are doing the double either tonight or here for the Bucs game tonight going to the game tomorrow that said, yeah, they just want to be part of it, including one man, Chris McDonald, who I met, grew up in Racine, now lives in Phoenix, who said he made a promise to himself that if ever the Brewers made it back to the World Series he had to see it. I've always said whenever the Brewers made the World Series I'd spend stupid money to come here and they did it and I spent stupid money to be here. And Chris talked about growing up here just as I had and we kind of shared this moment like the 1982 Brewers are revered here in Milwaukee and really in Wisconsin as a whole. Ted I did a live shot earlier with their sister station down in Houston in which the the fine anchor there asked what would Milwaukee do if they win do you guys party up there which is really a loaded question to which i had to remind her look this city threw a parade for a team that lost the World Series okay keep in mind we're also the beer capital of the world you imagine what this place would be like if the Brewers can win four more times so certainly a lot of anticipation not just at watch parties but uh at house parties neighborhood block parties. You know, there will be impromptu parties tonight if the Brewers can do what we all hope they can do. So, we're going to be out here holding it down. Imagine you will be doing the same in the parking lots, and we are all hunkered down for what will be a long and what we hope will be a joyous night. Send it back to you, Dan Pham. You've got to get things started with Game 1. Sam, I made the same point to our Minneapolis station yesterday. We gave a parade to the second-place team. They'll shut down I-94 if this team wins it all. Sam Kramer, thanks very much. Hey, I want to talk to Will from Oconomowoc playing catch with his mom. Will, how old are you? Eleven. You're eleven and you're going to the World Series. You've got no memory of the 82 team, obviously. Look at your gold and blue braces. I love them. Those are sharp and you're all decked out. How excited are you for what's going to happen tonight? I'm very excited. Yeah? Well, did you get off school early to come to this? No, I didn't have school today. Oh, you didn't have school today. Awesome. Who's your favorite player and what do you want to see happen tonight? Sal Frelick and I know he hasn't been hitting a lot home runs so I feel like I want him to hit a home run tonight. So we're calling a Sal Frelick home run? Yeah. Alright, well let's see your best shot to mom here. Let's go. Will and his mom Jenna playing catch. Guys, we're going to send it to break, but this is the scene all over. Folks are starting to go in. They want to catch every moment that they can. Oh, Will with a fastball. Mom, you've got to work on your defense. We'll be right back. Hey, good job, buddy. Junior Caminero now taking batting practice for the Tampa Bay Rays and two of them in batting practice last night hit the scoreboard. One hit 15 feet away from me. The other was making a direct line for the back of my head before my photojournalist Jake Salzman stepped in and saved the day. So we're out here, guys, and we're out here at a good omen. The 1957 World Champions, Milwaukee's only World Series winning team, 1957. What a team It was some big names there, big names there. Wasn't around for that, was around for 82. Tim Van Voren, we were very much the same age. You're, I think, a year or two younger than me. What memories do you have of that 1982 team? They were Milwaukee. You know this iteration of the Brewers is Milwaukee 2026. That was Milwaukee 1982. Stormin' Boozer, Gorman Thomas, Pete Vukovich, Jim Gantner, obviously Robin Yount, Paul Molitor, so many guys, household names, had been with the organization for several years. People had seen them play. You didn't see every game on TV back in the day, Ted. It was a different era of Major League Baseball. And that team, Harvey's Wallbangers, what a perfect nickname. That's the kind of baseball they played. They took it into the World Series. They came up short. There was a parade for them downtown, as we've all talked about, and Milwaukee turned out for that parade because this was their team. This was their guys. This was not a championship team, though. That's what this team has a chance to top, Ted. And what I loved, Tim, about that 82 team, they are so supportive of this year's team and this current run. They'll be as happy as anyone if this team can win four more games in this upcoming week. I love that support from generation to generation. Absolutely. There's none of this, well, this is our territory. We don't want to give that up. No way. This is a Brewer thing. It's Brewers through the years. Even Christian Yelich this year being named the captain of the team, which is a rare thing in baseball. Only three captains exist in Major League Baseball currently. He was reluctant to take on that honor until he had the chance to talk to Robin Yount to see if it was okay. Robin Yount, 1982. The kid, the captain, Christian Yelich, everything connects, Ted. I love Bryce Turang was asked at Media Day yesterday by a reporter, if you could have one piece of memorabilia from a World Series, he didn't hesitate. He said Robin Yount's glove, his shortstop glove, not his center fielder's glove. Bryce Turang is thinking about that 82 team. Look, these guys weren't even born when that 82 team was around. Many of their parents were young at that stage in their lives. But there's a reverence that works both ways here, and I like seeing that as well. All right, Tim, what's it like inside right now? Because outside, tailgates are starting to close up a little bit. People want to make sure they get in line. They don't want to be caught outside. Tell me what the atmosphere is like inside. It's really building in here. I think you can see behind me a lot of media still flanking the baselines, but a lot of fans in here. You're exactly right, Ted. We're an hour and a half from game time If you're doing this on a Tuesday night in May You're not seeing this many fans inside this early The Rays are taking batting practice right now People don't want to miss out on any part of this They paid a lot of money to be here They want to see the whole experience You're going to get the introductions of the teams Prior to the start of this World Series And as you, I know, are a big fan of watching the game When you're in the seats Not going to get the concessions during the inning That sort of thing These people are going to watch baseball here tonight You can have a game turn in the first inning. Nobody wants to miss a thing. Ted, people are preparing for that. Wrapping up where you are, rolling in where I am. And I will be joining you inside pretty soon, Tim. But we're going to keep talking to folks out here. We're going to take a quick break on this special edition of Fox 6 News at 5. Let's give you another shot from above one of our drone shots looking down on American Family Field and all the thousands and thousands of tailgaters. We'll be right back on Fox 6 News at 5. Welcome back to Fox 6 News at 5, our special edition on this game one of the World Series that you'll see right here on Fox. All four, five, six, seven games right here where you're watching right now and you're looking at batting practice from center field. People are just coming in. We're just going to go down. All right. There's the excitement. You can see it right there. We're just going to hop in the flow. We're just going to go with the flow. All right. We're hopping in. We're walking with you. we're walking with you where you guys from what are you thinking about tonight oh my gosh you're not going to believe this yeah tampa florida you're from tampa yeah and your brewer fans were you raised here so my family was okay so you're in wisconsin yeah and you are a florida guy who just became a brewer fan or yes by marriage okay got to you made the right choice absolutely how excited are you guys for tonight oh my gosh i can't even put it into words like it's been 44 years my dad went to the last World Series so like another generation like I get to go it's it's crazy this is a dream come true honestly okay now you're wearing the Brewer fan because your wife made you a Brewer fan when you go to the office are you putting on a Tampa hat absolutely not you're legit they wanted me to root for the Rays okay they were like but you're gonna stay true right it was like no way not a chance marriage is not a chance all right well go enjoy you've waited a long time for this thanks for stopping And that's just the flow of people just coming through here guys. Everyone's everyone's got a story. These guys got a story What's your story? How long you guys been Brewers fans if you're gonna tell me all your life, right? Man since like the day I like knew what baseball was we knew what baseball was you were how excited are you guys? How confident are you guys? I'm like very confident very excited for today. What about you? I'm very excited I'm very confident that the Brewers are gonna win. Who's your favorite player? Jackson Chervin. Jackson Chervin is a good choice. And yours? I have the yellow jersey, but I prefer the Miz. Okay, you have the yellow jersey, but you prefer the Miz. Alright, thanks fellas. Have fun tonight. Go Brewers. Let's go win a World Series. Alright, that's the story here. People are just excited. They're giddy. They're just coming up and telling any story, anything about their connection with this team. Maybe they don't live here. Maybe they came back. Maybe they've been lifelong Brewers fans. It always cracks me up when kids say they've been lifelong Brewers fans, as if they've had any other choice. So that's the story. I Am I going inside to Tim? Where am I going? Tim. Tim, I'll send it inside to you. I'm just digging the people and the enthusiasm out here. Which is great. All those people streaming in. All the different types of Brewer jerseys, even the Wisco jerseys. Of course, those are new this season, really trying to reach out to the entire state. People have embraced this baseball team, and I would say this baseball team has embraced it back and understood the connection to the community. Sometimes, guys, they're almost mercenaries. Maybe you come in at the trade deadline, you don't know anything. You might be a good player in any sport, but you're just applying your craft. That's not the case here. This is a team representing the city, representing the state. And when you hear the comments of Christian Yelich, Pat Murphy, they understand what this means to all folks here. That's just exciting. Like you said, we've been close a few times. We've been knocking on the door to being in this series and having this opportunity, but now that it's finally here, it's awesome. You just kind of see how excited everybody is in the city, and you can kind of feel the energy. It's been awesome, and I think everybody's really looking forward to tonight and just getting this thing started. Can you describe what makes it different, what makes it unique, what makes it special, and especially on nights like this one, the World Series in town? Yeah, it's people, you know, for sure. You think about people in this community and how proud they are to say they're Brewer fans and how supportive they've been. how they've come out to support the the stars and the people that we have here kind of the relationship between the team the organization and the community it's very easy it's very you know blended and it starts with our owner so when you think about stadiums you just end up loving it because it just it's just really consistent it's comfortable and in these atmosphere postseason atmospheres it's super loud and um yeah guys love it here everybody says they love it here and uh the stadium makes a huge difference um but the people in the stadium make it even better two-time national league manager of the year he could easily win a third time as well he could be the ambassador for the city he could be the ambassador for the brewers he says everything perfectly right there this series is going to be interesting. It's got the roof here in Milwaukee. It's got a roof in Tampa Bay. Your games are scheduled for 7 o'clock. Guess what? They'll all start at 7 o'clock. And indoor baseball is a whole lot different, Brandon Cruz and Lily Zhao, than if the Brewers were playing three of these games potentially in Cleveland this time of year. You can run. You can stretch. You can do the things you want to do as a baseball team. In fact, the Rays are trying to do the same thing, bridge. And the other thing that matters here with the roof and the dome down there as well is that the ball is going to carry the wet cold weather won't slow it down and it's not going to slow the game down and it's not going to keep the pitchers cold. I mean the one thing is the stable temperatures are going to make such a difference in here and when you look at the way the pitchers are you want them to stay hot like tonight. Jacob Mizorowski wants to get into a groove and when you're playing in cold weather that's not as easy to do but the warmth in here is going to help him for sure at least physically yeah at least physically through this crowd that can also add you talk about stable conditions across the board and even playing field for both sides that is going to be so crucial i think for Miz just to get into that mental headspace knowing that again it's a privilege to get the ball in game one of a world series so he knows what is at stake again has to keep that control he can throw it really fast as we know but the command of that strike zone has to be on par got longer that was his the Dodgers the Brewers will look for some length and so we will see a matchup I think if Miz can get a shot in this game but although the conditions are perfect for World Series. You mentioned the Brewers bullpen being spectacular I think that's a perfect word for it what a lockdown unit it has been in this postseason really throughout this season. A lot of different guys have kind of floated through there as the season's gone along. Matt Murphy seems very comfortable going to his guys in a certain flow right now. And how much importance would you put on that? Brandon, Lily, you guys watched the last series right there in Los Angeles. It used to be cliche. They get into that team's bullpen. That's the worst possible thing for opponents to do with the Brewers. It is. And they have such a good ability to put the right guy in at the right time. If you look at the last game, Aaron Ashby closed it out because it all set up with the way the lineup was, and he was also able to pitch out a leadoff double a couple of times. Also in that series, JoJo Romero was huge when he was called upon. We haven't seen a whole lot of him because he came over late in the season with a trade and then he was injured, but I think that they're able to get guys in. Andrew Urimi anywhere from the fifth inning all the way to the eighth so to me Billy when you look at this it's all set up to get to Trevor McGill and they've delivered every time out they really have and I think that's what you love about this bullpen is they can go in any sort of high leverage situation and get the out but it also helps they have that great defense behind it but I think it's also again their ability to get the width going and I think that's the difference between these two teams is that you look at the Rays and their starters are going deeper into games and their bullpen is effective but their starters are the ones getting outs later in the game but it's the complete opposite for the brewers because their bullpen is doing the heavy lifting for their starters and so you have to imagine the series goes the distance we'll see if these arms can hold up but thus far they have been so good at locking down these hitters and we talk about the high pressure situations in Los Angeles with the runner on third and back to back innings for Aaron Ashby he gets out of it calm cool collected and Trevor McGill shuts things down and that's what you love about this bullpen, Tim, is the versatility. But again, just above all else, playing as a team, very effective. Run prevention. We've heard that term here in Milwaukee over the last few years. The bullpen a big part of that. The defense a big part of that. The Brewers have been a little shaky in the postseason in a department where they really like to lock it down. The Rays play good defense. Let's watch that as this series unfolds as well. More coming up on this special edition of Fox 6 leading you up to the game one of the World Series. You're seeing the Rays in the batting cage right now. You'll see everything that happens here at American Family Field all night long through this opening game of the Fall Classic and beyond. Keep it here. Welcome back to American Family Field. They just keep coming and coming and coming. They are waiting to get inside. They are ready to get inside. Let's go to Abril Parisiato. at Zocalo Food Court because they're having a little watch party there. April, take it away. That's right, you guys. The vibes are definitely picking up out here at Zocalo Food Truck Park as we're getting closer to game time. And obviously, people are obviously also getting their spirits in right now. We have our friends out here, Tim and Chad, that are obviously, it looks like this is your first beer of the night? This is my sixth. Your sixth? Oh, my gosh. Definitely my first, yeah. Wink, wink. How are you guys feeling about tonight? How are the vibes so far? Energetic. Everyone knows the Brewers are going to win, so we're just excited to watch it happen. Absolutely. Can we get the camera to show off the chains that you guys have on? Look at the swag. Why? I 3D printed these in my basement. So obviously a lot of excitement right here. Can I get a Let's Go Brewers just to send it off? Let's Go Brewers! All right, sounds good there, April. Thanks very much. guys. This is the ball that Junior Caminero almost took my head off with last night during batting practice. I'm looking for a Rays fan. Are you a Rays fan? Are you really? Come here. Are you serious? She is a Tampa Bay. It says Tampa Bay. In spirit of goodwill, you're not going home with a championship, so we'd like to have a ball. This was actually hit in batting practice by Junior Caminero. It almost killed me. I don't want the bad juju. You can have it. enjoy your time in Milwaukee. There you go. That's yours to keep. There's no trick. There you go. We're just making friends here. We're showing our game-like, guys, our friendliness. Are we throwing a break right now, Brian? Talk to me. Okay, sorry. So loud I can't hear my producer. We're going to take a quick break and come back and wrap things up. Welcome back to the Fox 6 World Series Media Day News Special. Actually, that was yesterday. Today is game one, our special, and we're going to get back to Anne Vanfield in just a moment. Well, first, let's take a moment and tell you some of the news that's happening today. Some Brewers fans got some bad news this morning. They thought they were going to game one. Then they got an email from StubHub saying, uh-oh, there was an issue with their tickets. One of those people was Ron Richka in Oconomowoc. He had three tickets together for tonight's game. He says he went on autopilot and immediately bought three new tickets in two different sections. He says as a loyal fan, it was upsetting. I was four years old. I don't remember when they went last time, but my boy will remember it. And I've been a lifelong Brewer fan through the thick and the thin, and my heart stopped. StubHub did refund his original tickets, but Richka says his new tickets cost $4,600 more. StubHub's policy is that fans get tickets or their money back. It says sellers were unable to complete a limited number of World Series orders. We know how much this means to Milwaukee fans, and we're working to get as many of them as possible into the game. Let's take a live look out there where the tailgating weather has been perfect. Look at that beautiful sunset over American Family Field. And let's get to Stephanie Barakello. Hey, Steph. Hi, guys. Thankfully, the weather is quiet. We had been dealing with a bit of fog here or there. It is now out over the lake where it should stay the rest of the evening. So, again, we can just sit back, relax, and enjoy a great evening ahead. Another live look for you. That same shot at American Family Field. Man, golden hour looked absolutely stunning from this camera just a short time ago. Temperatures are very comfortable. 61 Milwaukee, 66 in Waukesha. A little bit warmer out towards the west. Now, I know the roof is closed, but during the game, we'll see an increase in cloud cover, and that's actually going to keep us from falling too much. Temperatures will be slowly dropping through the 50s, but as you're heading home from the game, absolutely no weather problems. looking ahead to tomorrow never too early to talk about tomorrow's game as well still going to be hanging on to a little bit of that cloud cover temperatures though for tailgating a mix of middle and upper 60s going to be fantastic again just a bit breezy but overall we are looking fantastic both tonight as well as throughout the day tomorrow and for game time tomorrow with even some slightly warmer temperatures all right coming up after the break we're going to talk to Ted one final time before Brewers coverage takes over we'll be right back and go Brewers welcome back everybody to American Family Field it's almost time to play ball a little more than an hour away from the first pitch and all the ceremonies let's bring in the Fox Six sports team once again and guys i'll throw it to you and just say final thoughts as we go into game one of the World Series well Ted the uh the Brewers have done their on-field work the Rays have done their Now the groundskeepers are doing their grounds field work to get this all ready to go. And Lily, Sal, Brandon, Cruz, I feel a palpable energy in here. Would you agree? I would, yes. The fans are feeling it. These are some premium seats that fans are getting to witness the World Series. Palpable, I think, is the way to describe this, Ted Perry. There's a lot of enthusiasm in here. I'm sure out there there has been. What an opportunity for Milwaukee as a community, as a city, and what an opportunity for the Milwaukee Brewers. Absolutely, Tim. And the sun has set out here, and so every last tailgate is wrapping up. The hot coals are being put into the big cement cylinders. Chairs are being packed up, and people are getting ready to come inside and feel that excitement that you're already feeling. Tim, they've waited a long time for this. At some point, you've got to play ball, and we're just about at that point. I know you don't like to make predictions, but you've heard the guys talking today. You've seen them in BP. Do you have a good feeling that we're at least in for a good ball game? Oh, I think a tremendous game. I think a tremendous series for sure. Obviously, in baseball, things could go either way. I definitely don't think the Brewers are too rusty. I don't think they're overwhelmed by this moment, any of that stuff. They're ready to go. This is the best in baseball. It's the top folks in baseball. Rob Manfred, the commissioner, just down from me a moment ago. And, of course, the former commissioner, Bud Selig, here to see these Brewers do what his Brewers prior to this couldn't quite do. We'll see, Ted. My guess is it's going to be terrific baseball, even if you're just a baseball fan. Great atmosphere, great action on the field. Great. We got Lily and Brandon back. Guys, you want to pipe in? Yeah, I think the crowd's going to play a huge factor in this, and it could really jolt the Brewers. The other thing is they have to be able to withstand the next wave, and that's where the difference is going to be made. I think it's going to be a low-scoring game. I think the bullpen for the Brewers is going to make a big difference in this, but I think the crowd is the X factor, and I can't wait to hear what they contribute to Game 1 of the World Series here in Milwaukee. Ted? Thanks to Lily and thanks to Tim I have one final I'm thinking about the late George Petak the state senator from Racine who cast the final vote to allow Polar Park and Family Field to be built he passed away in 2024 but without that vote game one is not happening in Milwaukee