Beer-fueled Brewers continue World Series party with parade - ESPN

MILWAUKEE — It was only fitting that the Milwaukee Brewers celebrated their first World Series title with a beer-soaked celebration worthy of their name.

«We've had way too many parade beers,» team captain and designated hitter Christian Yelich said Friday at a rally that capped a daylong party with fans. «I took the trophy to the face, got a black eye. It's all worth it. It's for you guys. We should celebrate forever.»

The small-market Brewers gave their long-suffering fans the championship they had been waiting for with a 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, clinching the Series in five games. It was their first time playing in the Fall Classic in 44 years.

That long wait made Friday's celebration that much sweeter.

«Unbelievable,» said parade attendee Mark Diedrich, a 76-year-old who has been an on-and-off partial season-ticket holder since the 1980s. «You just never thought it would happen. But it did.»

Before the rally at American Family Insurance Amphitheater near the shore of Lake Michigan, the Brewers held a parade through downtown Milwaukee. Thousands of exuberant fans flooded the streets, watched from parking garages and cheered from office building windows.

Milwaukee city officials were expecting about 400,000 people to attend the parade and celebration.

«That was incredible — incredible,» manager Pat Murphy said. «I kept thinking I saw the same people over and over, and we were just going in a circle. There's no way there's that many people who live here.»

Then came a rally that featured World Series MVP William Contreras joining in on the fans' «MVP» chants.

«We win the trophy for you guys, for the city,» Contreras said.

The rally concluded with hitting coach Daniel Vogelbach performing a karaoke