Joe Torre says Milwaukee’s World Series atmosphere is bringing back the ‘50s, and he plans to be at every game

Hall of Fame manager and MLB special assistant to the Commissioner Joe Torre was at American Family Field for Milwaukee’s NLCS Games 1 and 2, and he described the scene as a throwback to the 1950s. Torre said there were no empty seats and called the crowd engaging, framing the energy in Milwaukee as the kind of environment he remembered from his youth.

Torre’s connection to those World Series runs is personal. He attended the 1957 and 1958 World Series as a teenager with big league dreams, and he spent both years looking on with his brother, Frank Torre, who was Milwaukee’s backup first baseman when the Braves beat the Yankees in seven games in 1957 before losing the rematch in seven games the following year.

Milwaukee’s ballpark history also sits at the center of Torre’s perspective. He spent the first six years of his playing career with the Braves after they were based in Milwaukee County Stadium, then the Brewers arrived in 1970 and stayed at County Stadium until their current home opened in 2001.

Torre linked the present to the past by pointing to what this matchup represents for Milwaukee. He noted that this year’s Fall Classic between the Brewers and the Rays begins Friday night, and he said it would be the first World Series opener in Milwaukee since the Braves hosted the Yankees in Game 1 of the 1958 World Series at County Stadium.

If Milwaukee wins the World Series, Torre sees it as a continuation of franchise history in the city. He recalled multiple defining moments tied to County Stadium, including baseball’s long arc through Milwaukee’s championships and, on the personal side, his own memory of postseason celebration and disappointment tied to the 1957 World Series.

Torre’s bottom line is straightforward. He said, as he did nearly seventy years ago, he expects to be at every game.