Brewers Sweep Dodgers Reaction: Milwaukee Is Back in the World Series After 44 Years

The Milwaukee Brewers swept the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0 in the NLCS to reach the World Series for the first time in 44 years. Full Brewers vs Dodgers reaction, plus the Guardians vs Rays ALCS rainout. 🎙️ On the panel: Kevin L. Warren (Host & Moderator), MLB Resident Analyst Alvin Clawson, and co-host Dorian Albritton Sr. "The D.A." The Chasers Dugout Report | Episode 570 | Streamed LIVE Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, 11 AM ET ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⚾ ON THIS EPISODE ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🧹 Brewers sweep Dodgers 4-0: a game-by-game NLCS breakdown and the first NL pennant in franchise history 🏅 NLCS MVP Jake Bauers: 4-for-14, a home run and six RBIs 💪 Pat Murphy's "average Joes": the mindset, defense and bullpen behind Milwaukee's comeback-heavy postseason run 🔵 What the sweep means for the Dodgers' three-peat bid, their stars going cold, and a deep farm system ⚡ ALCS update: Cleveland leads Tampa Bay 2-1 after a Game 4 rainout and a schedule squeeze with no off days 🎟️ MLB playoff attendance: the empty-seat storylines in Los Angeles, Cleveland and Tampa Bay 📺 Small-market World Series ratings: the panel pushes back on the media narrative 💰 MLB lockout and salary cap talk ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⏱️ CHAPTERS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 0:00 ⚾ Brewers Break 44-Year World Series Drought 0:45 🎙️ Show Intro and Crew Roll Call 2:54 🧹 Brewers Sweep Dodgers 4-0 Breakdown 3:47 💪 Brewers Mindset and Bullpen Dominance 7:51 📊 Numbers That Matter for Milwaukee 14:53 🔵 What the NLCS Loss Means for the Dodgers 20:27 ⚡ ALCS Update: Guardians vs Rays 22:46 🌧️ Game 4 Rainout and Schedule Chaos 26:09 🔥 No Off Days and Pitching Depth Concerns 27:15 🎟️ MLB Playoff Attendance Debate Begins 27:46 🏟️ Why Dodgers Fans Stayed Home 28:57 🕐 Cleveland Schedule Change Impact 29:20 ✈️ Tampa Crowd and Traveling Fans 30:23 📍 Stadium Location Fixes 33:28 💬 Chat Reactions and Momentum 34:29 🔮 ALCS Predictions and the Pivotal Game 35:41 🏆 World Series Outlook and the Brewers Layoff 37:34 📺 Small-Market World Series Ratings Debate 42:34 🎤 Media Takes and Network Hypocrisy 46:12 💰 MLB Lockout Talk and Salary Cap 48:42 👋 Parting Shots and Sign-Off ⭐ HIGHLIGHTED CHAPTER 37:34 📺 Small-Market World Series Ratings Debate With a Brewers World Series locked in and Cleveland or Tampa Bay waiting, the panel takes on the claim that a small-market Fall Classic won't draw viewers. Kevin, Alvin and The D.A. weigh market size against the quality of the baseball and what this NLCS sweep says about how the game is built. 👍 LIKE, SUBSCRIBE & turn on notifications so you never miss a Chasers Dugout Report. 💬 Drop your take in the comments: Can Milwaukee finish the job? Chasers Nation runs this. Put it in the comments! 📅 Next up: Monday Night NFL Blitz, Monday at 7 PM ET. 📍 STAY CONNECTED: Website: sportschasers.net Merch: 1800tshirts.chipply.com Affiliates & Partners: sportschasers.net/affiliate Love the show: lovethepodcast.com/678c0f38d21e0cd429a48a1b Follow the show: followthepodcast.com/678c0f38d21e0cd429a48a1b Send us feedback: podcastfeedback.com/678c0f38d21e0cd429a48a1b 💥 SUPPORT THE SHOW: Shopping through these links helps keep Sports Chasers rolling. 🏈 Fanatics → https://fanatics.93n6tx.net/9V3oAj ☕ Dugout Mugs → https://dugoutmugs.com/?sca_ref=49225... ✂️ OpusClip → https://opus.pro/?via=SportsChasersPo... 🎙️ Be a Guest (PodMatch) → https://podmatch.com/member/sportscha... 🛒 Amazon Store → https://a.co/d/0ad7DPcw As an Amazon Associate, Sports Chasers earns from qualifying purchases. 🎬 PRODUCTION CREDITS: Narration: Ken Marsiglia Intro "Super Bowl" · Outro "Buss Down" — licensed via Epidemic Sound Music Production: Darrell L. Warren Intro/Outro Video: Azad S. The Real Sports Fan's HQ: Join the Chase. #Brewers #NLCS #ChasersNation #Dodgers #JakeBauers #WorldSeries #ALCS #Guardians #Rays #PatMurphy #MLBPlayoffs #SportsChasers #DugoutReport #MLB #Baseball