CC Sabathia and more Wisconsin sports stars celebrate the Brewers playoff series win over the Cubs

Milwaukee Brewers fans near and far were celebrating the satisfying playoff series win over the Chicago Cubs on Oct. 11 at American Family Field.

That included past franchise legends like CC Sabathia, who was part of a special Brewers team that ended a 26-year postseason drought in 2008.

The 2025 team just ended a drought of its own: a streak of six straight playoff series losses dating back seven years. Sabathia, a recent inductee into the Hall of Fame, is ecstatic for the franchise and community.

Sabathia tweeted after the Brewers’ 3-1 win in Game 5 of the National League Division Series: “Congrats to the Brewers and all the fans!! The city deserved that”

Sabathia was loving the Brewers crowd at American Family Field late in the game:

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Meanwhile, die-hard Brewers supporter Sam Dekker, a former Wisconsin basketball star, recalled a quote from the late Kobe Bryant with a GIF on X.

It was of Bryant proclaiming: “Job finished? I don’t think so.”

Bryant famously made that comment during a press conference after his Los Angeles Lakers went up 2-0 in the 2009 NBA Finals over the Orlando Magic. A reporter had asked why he wasn’t smiling with his team leading the series.

The Lakers would go on to win that series, 4-1.

Dekker is right.

While the Brewers got the monkey off their backs in winning a playoff series, this team has bigger goals: a World Series.

Next in getting closer to that goal is the National League Championship Series and a date with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The winner advances to the World Series.

Brewers vs Dodgers NLCS schedule

• Game 1: Monday, Oct. 13, 7:08 p.m., at American Family Field in Milwaukee
• Game 2: Tuesday, Oct. 14, 7:08 p.m., at American Family Field in Milwaukee
• Game 3: Thursday, Oct. 16, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles
• Game 4: Friday, Oct. 17, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles
• Game 5 (if necessary): Saturday, Oct. 18, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles
• Game 6 (if necessary): Monday, Oct. 20, at American Family Field in Milwaukee
• Game 7: (if necessary): Tuesday, Oct. 21, at American Family Field in Milwaukee