{"id":206071,"date":"2025-10-07T02:24:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T02:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/206071\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T02:24:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T02:24:08","slug":"brewers-fans-ride-high-on-playoff-excitement-ahead-of-nlds-game-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/206071\/","title":{"rendered":"Brewers fans ride high on playoff excitement ahead of NLDS Game 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">MILWAUKEE &#8211; Milwaukee Brewers fans say the bandwagon is open for anyone who wants to jump onboard in celebrating the team playing in the National League Division Series.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">For many, it\u2019s a different kind of wagon that helps them get to the ballpark. Thousands like to use the popular shuttle buses.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WITI\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">For Brewers fans, the trip to American Family Field can feel just as memorable as the game itself.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9p-brewers-fans-pkg_00.00.26.58.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">At Magoo\u2019s on the Mound, Jessica Shields has been driving the bar\u2019s shuttle to nearly every home game for the past decade. This year, she said, feels different.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">&#8220;They\u2019re hungry, they want it,&#8221; Shields said of the team. &#8220;They want it as much as us fans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">The Brewers\u2019 162-game season didn\u2019t start as planned, but their late surge has left fans confident heading into the National League Division Series.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9p-brewers-fans-pkg_00.00.05.18.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/foxlocal.onelink.me\/6abq\/ijh6elyt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX LOCAL Mobile app for iOS or Android<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">&#8220;We were kind of the sleeper team,&#8221; Shields said. &#8220;A lot of people really didn\u2019t see us coming until it was too late.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">That momentum has carried into the postseason.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WITI\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">&#8220;Now they\u2019re World Series or bust here,&#8221; said fan Frank Janowitsch.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9p-brewers-fans-pkg_00.00.19.52.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">For lifelong fan Jill Zentkowski, the excitement is almost overwhelming.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">&#8220;My heart is pumping so bad, but I am so excited,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I am so glad I have the tickets.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">Zentkowski celebrated a Brewers win on Saturday and returned for Game 2 of the NLDS.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fox6now.com\/newsletter-signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">SIGN UP TODAY: Get daily headlines, breaking news emails from FOX6 News<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">&#8220;I think that\u2019s why my heart is fluttering so much,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Because I want it so bad.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9p-brewers-fans-pkg_00.00.45.28.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">Shields believes there\u2019s more than talent at work.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">&#8220;This year is special,&#8221; she said. &#8220;We\u2019ve got an angel in the outfield and we\u2019ve got an excited coach and a hungry team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">No matter how the season ends, fans say the journey has been worth the ride.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: The information in this post was collected and produced by FOX6 News.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox6now.com\/tag\/mlb\/brewers\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Milwaukee Brewers<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox6now.com\/tag\/us\/wi\/milwaukee-county\/milwaukee\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Milwaukee<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox6now.com\/tag\/news\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MILWAUKEE &#8211; Milwaukee Brewers fans say the bandwagon is open for anyone who wants to jump onboard in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":206072,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[9893,8263,53324,363,3,99,25,12440],"class_list":{"0":"post-206071","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mlb","8":"tag-brewers","9":"tag-milwaukee","10":"tag-milwaukee-county","11":"tag-mlb","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-us","15":"tag-wi"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=206071"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206071\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/206072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}