Brewers, Rays fans gear up for World Series Game 1

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers are hours away from first pitch in Game 1 of the World Series in Milwaukee.Tropicana Field put up signs and painted the field with World Series logos as local fans in Tampa Bay prepared to watch Game 1 on TV.Gates opened at American Family Field for tailgaters ahead of the game.A block party was held earlier in the day in downtown Milwaukee, where fans gathered ahead of the game.Fans at the event said they traveled from Florida, Virginia and Massachusetts for the series.A Tale of Two Venues: A geek’s guide to the World Series“I’ve been here since 8 o’clock this morning, helping all my friends and family at this point,” one fan said.“It’s always felt impossible that we’d make the World Series. It just didn’t really exist in my head. So it took me a couple days and now I’m really soaking it in. It was amazing. We got the World Series in my city,” another fan said.One fan said they attended the 1982 World Series and are hopi