Brewers can’t stop thinking about LA: ‘The Dodgers were the lucky team last season’

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Martinez, V. (2026, October 24). Brewers can’t stop thinking about LA: ‘The Dodgers were the lucky team last season’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/23/sports/brewers-cant-stop-thinking-about-la-the-dodgers-were-the-lucky-team-last-season/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-24 · by Valentina Martinez

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Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras has written a letter to fans discussing the team’s playoff series against the Los Angeles Dodgers from last season, where Milwaukee was swept by LA. In his letter published on The Players Tribune, Contreras asserts that while acknowledging the Dodgers’ overall talent, he believes they were merely lucky in sweeping the Brewers. This sentiment echoes comments made previously by manager Pat Murphy and owner Mark Attanasio, highlighting how ongoing references to the Dodgers are becoming a distraction for the Brewers as they aim to win their first World Series title this year.
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The Milwaukee Brewers have reached the World Series after sweeping the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series (NLCS). Manager Pat Murphy and owner Mark Attanasio previously criticized the Dodgers, and recently, catcher William Contreras echoed similar sentiments. In an article for The Players Tribune, Contreras noted that while the Dodgers were a strong team overall, they had "lucky" moments during their sweep of the Brewers in the previous season's NLCS. Contreras emphasized his unique perspective as he played against the Dodgers from both sides of the plate and believes the Brewers deserved more belief despite being swept. These ongoing comments have become a distraction to the Brewers' success on the field.

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Topics

Brewers Dodgers Milwaukee World Series the National League Championship Series

Subjects

Dodgers ORG · 10× Brewers ORG · 6× Contreras PERSON · 3× Milwaukee ORG · 2× Mark Attanasio PERSON · 1× Pat Murphy PERSON · 1× The Players Tribune ORG · 1× William Contreras PERSON · 1× the National League’s ORG · 1×

Narrative

While Contreras continues to express his belief in the National League’s best team, the ongoing comments surrounding the Dodgers have become a distraction to the Brewers’ success.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-24
🔮 Since then, Brewers owner Mark Attanasio has also thrown shade at the juggernaut and catcher William Contreras is the latest to mention the eliminated Dodgers.
2026-10-24 · New York Post
Brewers can’t stop thinking about LA: ‘The Dodgers were the lucky team last season’ · assertive framing

Claims (21 extracted, 0 hedged)

The Brewers have reached baseball’s biggest stage, but haven’t stopped talking about the Dodgers. asserted
Brewers → reach → Dodgers
After Milwaukee swept the back-to-back World Series champions in the National League Championship Series, manager Pat Murphy took a jab at the Dodgers. asserted
Murphy → sweep → Dodgers
Since then, Brewers owner Mark Attanasio has also thrown shade at the juggernaut and catcher William Contreras is the latest to mention the eliminated Dodgers. asserted
Contreras → throw → Dodgers
Contreras penned a letter to fans in The Players Tribune and discussed the 2025 postseason where the Brewers were swept by the Dodgers. asserted
Brewers → pen → Dodgers
“The playoff series against the Dodgers, we got swept…… asserted
we → sweep → Dodgers
It was terrible,” Contreras wrote. asserted
Contreras → write → ?
“I understand why there was not so much belief in us after a loss like that. asserted
I → understand → that
But if you want the truth, I’ll tell you, because I was there. asserted
I → want → you
I’m the one who saw it from both sides, right? asserted
who → ’m → sides
I’m behind the plate for their side … and I’m at the plate for our side. asserted
I → ’m → side
“Here’s the truth: The Dodgers were the lucky team last season. asserted
Dodgers → ’ → ?
“No, I’m not saying they were lucky to be champions. asserted
they → say → ?
It’s a tremendous team, with tremendous players. asserted
It → ’ → players
I’ll take nothing away from them. asserted
I → take → them
But were they lucky to SWEEP us? asserted
they → sweep → us
That’s a different story.” asserted
That → ’ → ?
While Contreras continues to express his belief in the National League’s best team, the ongoing comments surrounding the Dodgers have become a distraction to the Brewers’ success. asserted
comments → continue → success
Yes, the Dodgers fell short of their ultimate goal. asserted
Dodgers → fall → goal
Yes, the Brewers played far better baseball than LA in the NLCS. asserted
Brewers → play → NLCS
But to continue mentioning the Dodgers only takes away from what Milwaukee can achieve with only four more wins. asserted
Milwaukee → continue → wins
The Brewers have the chance to take home its first World Series title in franchise history, but defeating the Dodgers appears to be the highlight of October for the squad. asserted
defeating → have → squad
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