What did Sal Frelick say about Brewers manager Pat Murphy on Pardon My Take?

Sal Frelick said Pat Murphy treats managing as a relationship job: running the clubhouse, the bullpen and pinch hitters without losing players. When they first met at Frelick's first spring training, Murphy was bench coach and told Frelick he was the video guy. Frelick asked him for at-bat videos for about a week until he saw Murphy in uniform writing the lineup. Frelick said Murphy loves college-style players who bunt, run the bases and defend.

• Frelick said Murphy read a letter to the team each time the Brewers clinched, from the playoff berth through every series.
• Frelick, who is 5-foot-9, joked that nearly the whole roster is that size except Christian Yelich.

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“he always says baseball, especially managing, is a relationship game” Sal Frelick · at 1:48:23 — open in the transcript →

Source: our own transcription of the episode. The full conversation is on Pardon My Take (2026-11-04). Read the whole episode summary →

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