MILWAUKEE — No respect. No respect, I tell ya.

The Milwaukee Brewers won 97 games during the regular season, more than any team in baseball – including 22 teams with higher payrolls than the small-market Brewers’ approximate investment of $115 million in 2025.

And yet, they are being cast as underdogs in the National League Championship Series, which begins Monday, cheese-loving midwestern Davids to the Dodgers’ $400 million Goliaths.

“I think that’s kind of been the narrative all year long. So it’s not really anything new,” Brewers rookie third baseman Caleb Durbin said Sunday. “Since Opening Day, that’s been kind of the idea.”

Brewers manager Pat Murphy offered an “aw shucks,” “gee whiz” flavored take on the team loaded with superstars in this matchup – not his.

“The Dodgers are a

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