Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl

Prince Fielder peeled off his Brewers jersey, his season certainly over and maybe his career in Milwaukee, as well.  He was busy hugging his teammates and saying goodbye.

“I had to clear the throat once, but it was all right,” Milwaukee’s burly first baseman said Sunday night after the Brewers were beaten 12-6 and eliminated by the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL championship series.

“I love these guys. I’ve been playing with most of them since I was 18,” Fielder said. “So this organization has been great to me. Yeah, man, it’s just been good. It’s been real.”

The Brewers won the opener of the series but couldn’t maintain that level, dropping the final two games and losing the series 4-2.

They got another shaky outing from starter Shaun Marcum on Sunday, made three more errors, while Fielder and fellow star Ryan Brauncombined to go 0 for 8.

Fielder will be one of the top free agents after the World Series ends. He hoped to be playing in that series, but instead will be heading home.

“We gave it all we’ve got. And that’s all you can do,” Fielder said. “After that, like I say, as long as I play as hard as I can, I’m able to sleep at night. That’s it. Time to go play with the kids.”

Asked if would be coming back, Fielder wasn’t ready to tackle that subject.

“I’m not thinking about that quite yet. I’m just trying to say goodbye to my teammates. It’s the offseason, you’re not going to see them at 3 o’clock every day,” he said.

Fielder envisioned the Brewers being in the franchise’s first World Series since 1982 and called the season the easiest he’d ever had mentally.

“I’m not mad at all about this year because it is what it is. I think we played hard. Like I said, we had a great year as a team. Unfortunately we didn’t get to where we wanted to go,” he said. “But still some great moments and great memories in there. Like I said, this year has been awesome.”

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