Charming, cantankerous Pat Murphy at age 67 leads Brewers to first World Series title

Pat Murphy was rushed from the ballpark six years ago, stricken with a heart attack."This ambulance driver was like, `Sir, can I have your next of kin?'" the Milwaukee Brewers manager recalled. “I'm like, Bro, next of kin? I’m not going anywhere.'"On Wednesday night he was leaving the ballpark a World Series champion. Charming, cantankerous, inquisitive and endearing, this barrel-chested baseball lifer has rebounded from an NCAA scandal two decades ago and then his medical emergency, leading the Brewers to a five-game World Series win over the Tampa Bay Rays and their first title.“It’s an iron-sharpens-iron mentality, and you’ve got to be able to take the punches when he gives them to you,” Milwaukee outfielder Garrett Mitchell said.A month shy of his 68th birthday, Murphy could soon become the first person to win a Manager of the Year award in three straight seasons. At times he sounds like a cranky grandfather, relishing his unhip demeanor."I’m not on social media, Twizzler or Instac