Murphy, who had previously served as Counsell's bench coach in Milwaukee for eight seasons, brought his hard-nose, no-frills mindset to the Brewers from the jump, a mentality that manifested itself in a simple motto that defined how he and the team would approach each and every game for six months.

Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy was named the Manager of the Year in the National League on Tuesday night. With that win, he became the first Manager of th