​The fans waited their whole lives for this moment.On Wednesday night, it happened – finally.The Milwaukee Brewers won the World Series for the first time. The jubilation from the city came as a loud burst from American Family Field, as an eruption of cheers from packed bars, as thrilled shouts from homes.It was the cumulation of lifetimes of hoping and believing and hanging on. This team was easy to believe in. Everyone, from the players to the fans, wanted it, badly.The Brewers proved they could win their way: small-market budget, no one superstar player, facing adversity and not flinching. Defying expectations and winning in Tampa 4-1 in Game 5.And Milwaukee celebrated its way, packing corner bars and selling out home stadium to watch the away-game broadcast on the scoreboard, cheering as loud as if the players were there in front of them.In Tampa, Stubhub reported about a quarter of the game’s tickets were purchased from Wisconsin zip codes – about 10 times the rate of Floridians purchasing tickets for Milwaukee games. The win looked like it came easy for the Brewers as they ticked up points in the second, fifth and sixth innings while the Rays sat at zero. Exclusive: World Series book and memorabiliaFans were confident in a winIt was 8-year-old Karina Moore’s first trip to American Family Field and she came ready to celebrate with about 31,000 other fans.  At home, she and her father Raymond have been practicing a signature dance each time the Brewers scored – even when that was long past bedtime. A double handshake, four hops, a twirl and four more hops: invented in Game 1 as a way to get Karina interested in the games.Raymond wanted Karina to witness history being made Oct. 28. He was confident the Brewers would do it. “I know it’s gonna be crazy,” Raymond said. “We’ve been gnawing at it; we’ve had our downs, but we’ve been so close for years.”  American Family Field sold out its watch party for the third night in a row. Tickets sold out within minutes.At Milwaukee’s Deer Garden’s World Series watch party, the Bucks played less than 500 feet away. In the crowd of a thousands of people, there was a sprinkle of fans in Bucks gear in the swarm of Brewers’ jerseys and hats.Then there was Christopher Nimmer, 19, who mixed both teams into one jersey. He wore a Brewers’ blue and yellow basketball style jersey with “Brew Crew” on the front and Giannis Antetokounmpo on the back. A balanced blend of his hometown teams. But tonight, he’s watching the Brewers play.“It’s the World Series,” he said with a shrug.At American Family Field, lifelong Milwaukee resident John Dupies, 66, said he has been a Brewers fan since the team moved to the city in 1970. He watched from his college apartment as Harvey’s Wallbangers fell short of a World Series title in 1982. He attended the first few games at American Family Field — then Miller Park — even as the team slogged through the middle of a 26-year playoff drought