Constantly reiterated while the Milwaukee Brewers were dominating the rest of MLB during the 2025 regular season was this notion that Pat Murphy's squad was achieving success without a roster full of household names. It wasn't just national reporters -- who commented on the teams' unlikely success without tuning into the games most nights -- who were proliferating this narrative; Murph himself often referred to his group as "Average Joes." However, the Brewers' skipper was quick to note that his nickname for his squad was not in reference to their talent on the field, but rather the lack of recognition that they received in the national media.
MLB Network teases deserved respect for Brewers in 2026 Top 100 rankings
