""Everything they [Dodgers] did was effective," Murphy said. "They pitched unbelievably, and we didn't do anything well. We didn't sneak up on them; they knew us, and they knew they had their hands full if they didn't play well. The timing of all that worked, coming off an emotional series. It hurts, because you're that close to doing something really special.""
""I felt that we did not put our best foot forward in that series, and I think it would have made some difference, but the Dodgers were on it. And you know when a team is on it,""
""It's just ... it's what we do. Consistently, how can we figure it out? And then we end up in these situations, and hopefully we're playing our best where things are going great for us at that time and we don't run into tha""
The Brewers finished with the best regular-season record and swept the Dodgers 6-0 during the regular season. In the NLCS, the Dodgers dominated with elite starting pitching and consistent execution to sweep the Brewers. The Brewers failed to perform effectively in that series and could not match the Dodgers' level of play. The sweep left the Brewers and their leadership feeling the sting of coming so close to a World Series opportunity. The outcome raised questions about postseason consistency and how to replicate regular-season success in October.
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