Arizona State coach Pat Murphy, left, protests to home plate umpire Jeff Henrichs after a balk call allowed UC Irvine's Taylor Holiday to score in the fourth inning of a College World Series baseball elimination game in Omaha, Neb., June 19, 2007. (AP Photo/Eric Francis, File).

MILWAUKEE - As they watch manager Pat Murphy lead the Milwaukee Brewers to their first World Series since 1982, the guys who played for him at Notre Dame and Arizona State can't help but feel nostalgic.

Murphy celebrated Milwaukee's NL Championship Series sweep by saying the Los Angeles Dodgers had Hall of Famers but his team had gamers.