Brewers fans flock to the Trop, eager to celebrate the franchise's first World Series title

A large group of Brewers fans gathered in a parking lot outside Tropicana Field more than four hours before the first pitch of Game 4 of the World Series, sipping on Wisconsin beers and preparing for a potentially historic night.The Brewers needed one more win to celebrate the first World Series title in franchise history.“We’re ready to party,” a man wearing a pinstriped, white William Contreras No. 24 jersey said.With Milwaukee leading the Tampa Bay Rays 3-0, a celebration seems inevitable.Of the 43 previous major league teams to fall behind 3-0 in any best-of-seven postseason series, only the 2004 Boston Red Sox rallied to win four straight games when they beat the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series.Brewers fans have been waiting for this moment since 1970 — the franchise began as the Seattle Pilots in 1969 and moved to Milwaukee a year later. Thousands of fans made the trip from Wisconsin to Florida and sat among the cowbell-ringing Rays crowd on Monday nig