The Brewers Won It All. What’s the Pirates’ Excuse Now?

The Milwaukee Brewers just won the World Series — in baseball’s smallest market.

Alex Stumpf looks at what Milwaukee’s championship actually says about the Pittsburgh Pirates, why payroll alone can’t explain the difference between the two organizations, and how the Brewers built a sustainable winner through development, coaching, trades and organizational culture.

In this episode:

• Why Milwaukee’s championship was years in the making
• What the Brewers proved about winning in a small market
• Why Quinn Priester is an example of the organizational difference
• What Pittsburgh can — and can’t — blame on payroll
• Why Alex expects Milwaukee to remain a contender

OffBeat is a daily look at the Pittsburgh Pirates from North Shore Nine.

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