CBS 58 Exclusive: Pat Murphy talks offseason, Bob Uecker and upcoming season

BROOKFIELD, Wis (CBS 58) - Pat Murphy spoke to Brewers fans on Thursday night, Jan. 15, at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts in Brookfield. 

CBS 58 sat down with Murphy before the event and caught up on the offseason and preps for the upcoming season

“I’ve kinda made a pact to myself, don’t call anyone until after January 1st,” Murphy said. “They need to stop hearing my voice and just enjoy their offseason and they’re all committed to getting in shape, they’re all young players that are very hungry.”

Murphy has spent the offseason in Arizona, where the Brewers will report for Spring Training in March. 

Pitchers and catchers report on Feb. 12, and Spring Training starts on Feb. 21. 

The Brewers are coming off a season in which they advanced to the NLCS but fell short to the Los Angeles Dodgers. 

“We gotta thread the needle, that's all there is to it, gotta thread the needle,” Murphy said. “It’s not like we can just recharge and go out there like the Dodgers or the Cubs or the Giants or any of these big market teams, they have so much depth, so much talent and so much experience it’s not like we can just reload and do that.”

Murphy hopes to continue last year’s success, when the team ended up with the most regular season wins in team history. 

“It’s a very fine line to stay on the course we’re on, a very fine line, but that’s what we're gonna do,” Murphy said. 

Friday, Jan. 16 will mark one year since longtime Brewers commentator Bob Uecker passed away. 

“It never felt like we were without him,” Murphy said. “I gotta be honest, his presence was with us, we felt it.”

Murphy says Uecker’s memory will be around again this season and never fade away. 

“You know they say the heroes will be remembered but the legends never die and I kind of believe that ya know, he’s a legend," Murphy said. 

The crowd on Thursday night was sold out, with fans cheering on Murphy just like they do in the summer. 

“This is just an incredible community and incredible people,” Murphy said.