12 News was there as fans started to arrive in Milwaukee on Thursday to see the city’s first World Series game in more than four decades.
‘Traveled for … 24 hours’: Fans travel from across the world for the World Series
12 News was there as fans started to arrive in Milwaukee on Thursday to see the city’s first World Series game in more than four decades.
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Brewers fans are traveling in from around the world for the World Series. In each wave of travelers at General Mitchell International Airport, the classic Brewers blue and gold was shining through on Thursday.
12 News was there as fans started to arrive in Milwaukee on Thursday to see the city’s first World Series game in more than four decades.
The Reed family traveled in from Maryland.
“I was 8 back in ’82 when they lost to the Cards in seven,” Earl Reed said. “I had always all along said for years, if they ever make it back to the World Series, I was coming.”
Now, his whole family is die-hard Brewers fans.
“Super excited, super excited. It’s my first World Series, so I can’t wait. I can’t wait,” Melanie Reed said.
“I played volleyball at the University of Wisconsin, so big Wisconsin sports fan, this is super exciting,” Sydney Reed said.
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For Jacob Maurer, traveling back to Milwaukee for the World Series took a bit more planning.
“I’m traveling in from the country of Georgia. I just traveled for about 24 hours to get here,” Maurer said. “When I was a kid, we were really bad. So it was more of just like a fun event to go to as a family. But as I’ve gotten older, it’s been, like, deeper commitment to the team and stuff. I’ve been traveling for about the past seven years around the world. And so just by keeping track of them and been waiting for this my whole life.”
Some fans have no connection to Milwaukee, besides their love for the Brewers, like Louis Bishop. He traveled to Milwaukee from Wilmington, North Carolina.
“In the early 2000s, I really started getting to baseball, and I didn’t want to jump on any bandwagon. You know, in North Carolina, does it have a team that gets the closest at the time was the Braves, and I was like, you know, they had Miller Park. I like Miller Beer. They haven’t — they’ve never won. The last time they went to the World Series was the year I was born. So that’s where my fandom started,” Bishop said.
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Another fan told 12 News he is returning to his home city after decades away to cheer on his hometown team.
“I grew up here in Milwaukee,” Daniel Paul said after getting off his flight from Houston. “My sister has season tickets, so she called me and said after Game 4, she had a ticket for me, so I came back. I went to the NLCS a couple times when I lived out in California, and the Dodgers just beat us every single time, so my hopes — pretty low. But this year, we just have a team that is doing really good. When we won Game 4 against the Dodgers, I was super, super happy.”
No matter where they’re coming from, the Brew Crew is ready to see a World Series end in a ring for their team.
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October baseball is back in Milwaukee, and WISN 12 News is covering every inning, in the stands and across the community. We’re following the Brewers’ postseason run to the World Series, bringing you the biggest moments, the players driving the story and the traditions that unite fans. From tailgates to watch parties, see how the excitement is playing out across southeast Wisconsin. Follow along on air, atWISN.comand on the WISN 12 app.
