The Brewers broke out the L flag đ¤Ŗ pic.twitter.com/KnNsi3GxBd
— MLB (@MLB) October 12, 2025
HEY CHICAGO, WHADAYA SAY?#MagicBrew pic.twitter.com/3OFCtsgz9R
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) October 12, 2025
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Some midwestern trolling.
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Brewers shouldn't be so cocky. The Dodgers - with Freddy, Mookie, Ohtani and Kershaw - are next.
"The Dodgers exceed the Brewers in star power and outspend the Brewers by the GDP of a developing nation, but Milwaukee owned the regular-season series, sweeping three-game sets that straddled the All-Star break while the club was in the midst of an 11-game winning streak.... The Brewers had never before swept their season series against the Dodgers. And no team had swept a season series of five or more games against the Dodgers since the 2006 Cardinals (seven games). Before that, it hadn’t happened since the 1994 Braves (six games)."
https://www.mlb.com/news/brewers-set-for-nlcs-matchup-with-dodgers
what does the L mean?
Congratulations Brewers and Brewers fans.
Well done!
"what does the L mean?"
The Cubs fans have a thing of waving squares of cloth with a "W" whenever the team wins, so the "L" is taunting the Cubs over their loss.
I got no problem with the W flag - the Cubs have been flying it after a win for many years, but as a Cub fan I hate the stupid song Go Cubs Go sung after every win. I shut the TV or video off so I don't have to hear it.
Hate it, hate it, hate it.
I hate Clark the mascot, too.
Old man shakes fist at cloud.
“The Cubs fans have a thing of waving squares of cloth with a "W" whenever the team wins, so the "L" is taunting the Cubs over their loss.”
I’d be careful doing that. Given it IS Chicago, one could get shot to death.
I was a Willie Mays fan so I hated the Dodgers. Marichal maybe went too far but he wasn't running for governor. I haven't watched much playoff baseball after the Rays Zenith Nadar season but I'll watch the Brewers beat the Dodgers.
Unfortunately for teh Brewers, the Dodgers are gonna whup up on ‘em. And I’m no Dodgers fan.
The Cubs started flying the W flag on top of the scoreboard after a win by Phil Wrigley's edict, so the L riders going by would know if the Cubs won or not.
The 7th inning stretch singing of Take Me Out to the Ballgame is fine, but I hate having "guest conductors", usually some C list celeb or pol looking for some free media time.
Just play the song on the organ or a video of Harry Caray going it.
Flying a W flag is celebrating a win. It isn't taunting the opponent. Displaying an L flag is most definitely taunting the Cubs. You stay classy, Milwaukee!
Ann:
Reversion to the mean. Dodgers will win the series.
a taunt - thanks.
Eat some taunt, cubs.
Why do the Cubs fly a Wisconsin flag after a win?
Please, please, please play like you did when you swept the Dodgers in the regular season.
Wow, the hate... ;)
Can't wait for this series to start. My baseball watching buddy is a Yankees fan, and it was all I could do to contain my glee during the Toronto series, so hopefully he gets over his hurt and we can watch this series together.
Four really good teams left. Lots of great baseball ahead!
Wrigley North. So there.
Good luck against the Dodgers. Brewers story is a good one this year. For informational purposes, the L flag (blue with a white L) is flown after a loss at Wrigley. "Go Cubs Go" was thrown off by Steve Goodman on a whim, and is thereby beyond criticism by anyone who loved Steve Goodman, which includes me. Eamus Catuli.
The Dodgers would have to beat two teams in the North to win the World Series. Can the Southern Californians handle the chilly night games? I bet not.
The most motivated team will be the Blue Jays. Canada has taken it on the chin from America under Trump, and beating the Yankees 3-1 demonstrates their capacity for payback.
Note: If Canada is forced to become the 51st state, it will no longer be the World Series.
Home field is a 2 to 1 advantage unless it goes to Game 7, so I predict it will be the Blue Jays over the Brewers 4-3.
My prediction for Game 1. Craig Counsell grabs a mic pregame, says “I’m sorry Milwaukee, I never should have left, this is a better town and better organization, screw the Cubs!”, throws out the first pitch, the crowd goes wild, Churio takes the first pitch 458 feet off the scoreboard, and PCA tries to jump up and catch it from his living room couch.
I love baseball. And I love the Brewers' story. But the Dodgers during the season are not the same as the Dodgers in the playoffs. They are literally purpose-built for the playoffs.
I am surprised pritzger didn’t call out the natural guard to take the flag off the bean.
…making your pitches take at bats was barbaric. Still barbarians you are…
Note: If Canada is forced to become the 51st state, it will no longer be the World Series.
Baseballs championship series is named after its original sponsor, the New York World newspaper.
"Canada has taken it on the chin from America under Trump, and beating the Yankees 3-1 demonstrates their capacity for payback."
LOL! You owe me a new keyboard!
Toronto was the better team, just like the Panthers were -barely- the better team in the NHL playoffs. But I guess, by your logic, when Edmonton lost in the Cup finals, that proved something too!
The L flag stunt seems very small, Wisconsin should have more respect for themselves.
Don't get me wrong, I was rooting for a Maple Leafs - Edmonton Cup finals.
For the American League, I'm not a fan, but I guess I'll have to root for the Mariners because I live in their market. For the National League, I'm rooting for the Brewers. I'm a Giants fan, so I'll root for any team playing against the Dodgers.
Multiple choice question for Monsieur Left Banke:
Q: Who took it to the chin most often?
a. Pete Rose
b. Canada
c. Rock Hudson
d. Ted Williams
Television broadcast executives are crying in their beer over the prospect of a Toronto Milwaukee world series. The ratings will be in the toilet.
Low rent taunting from a city with an inferiority complex. Milwaukee, give your inadequacy a rest.
...for you cheese curds new to victory in the playoffs, some advice- the taunting is for before your victory, then you show appreciation and respect for the dooshbags you just humiliated...
Amadeus 48 said...
Low rent taunting from a city with an inferiority complex. Milwaukee, give your inadequacy a rest.
My dad was an avid Cubs fan. This was in the period where the Cubs were a big-city team with a mom-and-pop operation. The Cubs didn't install lights at Wrigley until the late 1980s. Over time the Cubs went from being charming to a typical moneybags outfit. The charm is long gone from the l'il bears.
For the initial part of their history, the Cubs and the Brewers were in different leagues and never played except for exhibitions, but when the Brewers moved to the National League in the 1990s the rivalry grew quickly. These days Brewers/Cubs is much like Packers/Bears, with all the animosity that comes from the always fraught relationship between Wisconsin and Illinois. I grew up in Wisconsin and even though I haven't lived there in over 30 years, in my experience the mutual contempt is always near the surface.
Is the "L" flag thing a taunt? Of course it is. Chicago is the big hulking city of the Midwest and Milwaukee is hardly the only city that feels the animosity - I live in Minneapolis now and I have spent significant time in St. Louis and Chicagoans are not loved in either place.
I would also add this - I lived in Chicago for five years and the inferiority complex Chicago has concerning New York is even more pronounced.
We all are provincial in one way or another. Taunting Milwaukee for having an inferiority complex is just another form of taunting. And that's okay. My dad never got to see his beloved Cubs win. I am hoping I get to see my beloved Brewers win this season. In the greater scheme of things none of it matters, but we take our joy where we can find it, even if it's swaddled in an "L" flag.
"Baseballs championship series is named after its original sponsor, the New York World newspaper."
Untrue.
As a former Northsider, I grew up a Cubs fan. However, I stopped following baseball about 50 years ago.
I liked the Cubbies when they were lovable losers and when Wrigley Field was the best baseball stadium in the world.
Of course the L is taunting and I'm all for it. I saw enough of it from Cubs fans on the internet all the summer. And the rivalry's intensity has only been increased by Craig Counsell's move south. Before that I would have said Milwaukee's biggest rtival was the St. Louis Cardinals. I wish the Cubs had adopted Goodman's "A Dying Cub Fan's Last Request" instead of "Go Cubs GO". I always loved the line about Keith Moreland dropping a routine fly ball.
"Left Bank of the Charles said...
The Dodgers would have to beat two teams in the North to win the World Series. Can the Southern Californians handle the chilly night games? I bet not."
You will lose that bet. It's always warm in LA, and the other three teams play in domed stadiums so cold won't be a problem.
"Maynard said...
I liked the Cubbies when they were lovable losers and when Wrigley Field was the best baseball stadium in the world."
Wrigley Field remains the best baseball stadium. Unless you're sitting right behind a column.
Toronto Blue Jays coach--"Start Spreading the News, Bitches"
https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/video/start-spreading-the-news-schneider-delivers-speech-after-alds-win/
I liked Old Milwaukee beer ! is it made anymore?
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