Pat Murphy was embarrassed after Abner Uribe aimed a Triple H-inspired celebration toward the St. Louis Cardinals’ dugout during the Milwaukee Brewers’ win.
The issue was not simply that Uribe showed emotion. Relievers celebrate big outs all the time, especially when they escape trouble late in games.
Murphy’s problem was the direction, the score, and the message it sent in a divisional matchup that did not need extra fuel.
Abner Uribe turned a Milwaukee Brewers strikeout into a Triple H-style Cardinals taunt
In a viral Jomboy Media clip, Uribe struck out Alec Burleson to end the eighth inning, then turned toward the Cardinals dugout and performed a D-Generation X-style crotch chop.
The gesture immediately drew attention because it looked like the famous Triple H and DX “suck it” celebration from WWE.
Uribe had just protected a 6-0 Brewers lead, so the moment was not a save situation or a one-run escape. That made the celebration feel less like release and more like a direct taunt.
There was also extra awkwardness because Burleson challenged the called third strike, meaning the inning was not fully settled when Uribe started celebrating.
Uribe later apologized to the Brewers, but the damage had already been done. A clean pitching moment became a talking point about maturity and baseball’s unwritten line between emotion and disrespect.
Pat Murphy says Abner Uribe crossed a Milwaukee Brewers line against the Cardinals
In another Jomboy Media clip, Murphy made it clear he did not see the celebration as harmless fun.
“I don’t know what got over him. I mean, he’s been an emotional guy, but that kind of thing, that’s just not how we do things. I was embarrassed by it.
“Why are we doing it? It’s a 6-0 game. What are we doing there?” Murphy said.
The Brewers coach added, “I love the kid. Believe me, I love the kid. There’s so much good in this kid. He’s been so great for us in so many ways, but that’s unacceptable.”
That response explains the Brewers’ concern. Murphy was not trying to strip Uribe of personality, but he clearly does not want late-inning fire to become opponent-baiting theater.
The Cardinals also matter here. A gesture like that can carry into the next game, especially in a division rivalry where retaliation and bad blood can grow quickly.
For Murphy, Uribe’s talent is not the question. The lesson is that emotion can help the Brewers, but only if it does not create a problem they never needed.
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