Springsteen call to Brewers manager sparks World Series 'Glory Days'
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The Boss made the call and now its “Glory Days” for the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Brewers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2, Friday, Oct. 23, in Game 1 of the World Series at American Family Field in Milwaukee and Bruce Springsteen's “Glory Days.” was played following the win.
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No surprise as Brewers manager Pat Murphy is a big Springsteen fan. The Boss gave him a FaceTime call prior to the Series to wish him luck.
“He was just sitting in a chair like myself, he asks how I was doing,” said Murphy to USA Today. “We just sat there for 10 minutes having an easy talk. I was blown away, but it was just what I expected. It was as real as you can get, like we knew each other.”
Murphy, a native of Syracuse, New York, has been a Springsteen fan since seeing him on “The River” tour in Florida in 1981. He has “No Retreat, So Surrender”, from the “Born in the U.S.A.” hit “No Surrender,” tattooed on his arm.
“The message just resonated,” said Murphy about Springsteen's music. “He grew up a Catholic kid in New Jersey. I was a Catholic kid from upstate New York. There's just so much that resonates with me how he speaks about things. I don’t know what it is. His language, his way of relating to people, it’s just incredible.
“I'm not a connoisseur of music, necessarily, or know anything about it. I can't carry a tune or play an instrument. But this guy just speaks to me, man.”
Team Springsteen called the Brewers last week to get Murphy’s number after the Boss watched the Brewers' pennant-clinching game over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Murphy told the team: “We have to be the last man standing.”
That's from the song, “Last Man Standing,” included on the 2020 album, “Letter to You.”
“It couldn’t have been more serene and peaceful, just like you’d expect,” said Murphy about the call. “It was authentic. It was peaceful. Everything was perfect.
“I just told him a couple stories about the way he impacted my life, and continues to impact my life. I told him a big night out for me is to turn on YouTube, and put on his Broadway show, and sit there and listen to it, and have a good meal.”
Springsteen called 8 a.m. and Murphy was not nervous or star-struck.
“Not really,” Murphy said. “I felt pretty normal. It's like you knew him your whole life. I feel like I do know him because I know so much about him. It was just as real as always, just like you'd want it.
“I wish I could do it again 10 times. It was just awesome.”
The late Joe DePugh of Freehold, who tried out for the Los Angeles Dodgers, was the one who inspired the Springsteen hit “Glory Days” after a chance encounter at the Headliner of Neptune.
The Brewers play the Rays in Game 2 at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24 on Fox.
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Chris Jordan, a Jersey Shore native, covers entertainment and features for the USA Today Network New Jersey. Contact him at [email protected]
This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Springsteen call to Brewers manager sparks World Series 'Glory Days'