What a performance tonite by the people of Milwaukee. 19,000 plus to watch the Cleveland Indians and the Los Angeles Angeles of Anahiem of California. That shows a lot of class by the people of Milwaukee. Gotta give them props.
Or there's really just nothing else to do there.
10 dollar tix to get in and sit basically wherever you want, i would have went too. I love the sign during the game last night that said "Major League 4".
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That sign is awesome! My uncle was in the stands in Milwaukee when they filmed "Major League" there and could be seen at one point during the movie. Still funny to me that they made a movie about Cleveland and their baseball team, but had to film it in Milwaukee.
The attendence last night is pretty funny considering they only drew in the low 20k range for their weeknight series games last week against the Dodgers. (other then opening day)
Perhaps their fans miss the AL? Or maybe they were having some "Major League" flashbacks! lmfao
It was a great opportunity to see major league ball at minor league prices, and I bet a lot of folks who can't swing full price to take the family to a Brewers game took advantage of the opportunity to see a relatively new ballpark. I was channel-surfing on the MLB Extra Innings package last night, and Milwaukee had a *much* larger crowd than Pittsburgh did last night.
DevilGrad Wrote:It was a great opportunity to see major league ball at minor league prices, and I bet a lot of folks who can't swing full price to take the family to a Brewers game took advantage of the opportunity to see a relatively new ballpark. I was channel-surfing on the MLB Extra Innings package last night, and Milwaukee had a *much* larger crowd than Pittsburgh did last night.
Not only that, but it also looked like there was a larger crowd at the Indians game in Milwaukee than there was at the Marlins-Brewers game in Florida.
rocketfan101 Wrote:DevilGrad Wrote:It was a great opportunity to see major league ball at minor league prices, and I bet a lot of folks who can't swing full price to take the family to a Brewers game took advantage of the opportunity to see a relatively new ballpark. I was channel-surfing on the MLB Extra Innings package last night, and Milwaukee had a *much* larger crowd than Pittsburgh did last night.
Not only that, but it also looked like there was a larger crowd at the Indians game in Milwaukee than there was at the Marlins-Brewers game in Florida.
i think the mud hens get larger crowds than the marlins
Quote:It was a great opportunity to see major league ball at minor league prices, and I bet a lot of folks who can't swing full price to take the family to a Brewers game took advantage of the opportunity to see a relatively new ballpark. I was channel-surfing on the MLB Extra Innings package last night, and Milwaukee had a *much* larger crowd than Pittsburgh did last night.
I know a few folks who live in Chicago's northern 'burbs who did the exact same thing last night. Only reported issue is that Miller Park was staffed expecting a crowd of 6 or 7K and 19K showed up, causing long, long waits for concessions...
And while tickets have gone up slightly since I visited, Brewers games are still a pretty good deal as MLB pricing goes. For all but ten games, you can get a decent upper-deck seat for $13 and get nosebleed seats in the outfield for as little as five bucks each.
Frankly, it was more than would have been at Cleveland had the weather been normal the last two weeks. The first mid-week series in Cleveland has drawn 14-17,000 the few years.
It was a great show of support just for baseball. I know groups like the Browns Backers chapter in Wisconsin turned out. Of course, the crowds may not be too good tonight and tomorrow given the large amounts of snow in the forecast.
Papa Lou BSU Wrote:Quote:It was a great opportunity to see major league ball at minor league prices, and I bet a lot of folks who can't swing full price to take the family to a Brewers game took advantage of the opportunity to see a relatively new ballpark. I was channel-surfing on the MLB Extra Innings package last night, and Milwaukee had a *much* larger crowd than Pittsburgh did last night.
I know a few folks who live in Chicago's northern 'burbs who did the exact same thing last night. Only reported issue is that Miller Park was staffed expecting a crowd of 6 or 7K and 19K showed up, causing long, long waits for concessions...
And while tickets have gone up slightly since I visited, Brewers games are still a pretty good deal as MLB pricing goes. For all but ten games, you can get a decent upper-deck seat for $13 and get nosebleed seats in the outfield for as little as five bucks each.
In highschool and college we used to head up from the northern burbs to county stadium to catch some random games. All our hearts are with the cubs but we just love baseball so much that we would go to see random teams play. It was always a fun roadtrip and much cheaper then the wrigley area. Now living a few blocks from wrigley I don't head up there as much except for when the cubs play.
OZoner Wrote:Or there's really just nothing else to do there.
There's also a brewery there that you can tour, if you like beer.
I'll bet the Milwaukee fans do miss being in the AL Central and the rivaly they had with the Indians, especially since the AL Central has improved significantly since the Brewers left. The Twins, Indians, Tigers and White Sox are much more competitive and offer a better overall experience than what they did in the 80s' while the NL Central is considered by many to be the worst division in baseball.
The Pirates have only a handful of players who would make the roster of a winning MLB team. The Reds have been mired in mediocrity for the past 10-15 years, the Brewers haven't had a winning season in 15 years. The Cubs, 98 years and no World Series win. The Cardinals lost 3 of their starting 5 pitchers to free agency and now both Mulder and Carpenter are on the DL with Mulder not expected back till July.
The Indians are supposed to host the White Sox this weekend. If the weather doesn't improve in Cleveland by Friday, I wouldnt' be surprised to see those games played in either Chicago or Milwaukee.
They will play in Cleveland assuming they have cleared the snow. The snow stopped Monday. Now, it has been just a matter of clearing the field. Cleveland got rain today.
onlinepole Wrote:The Twins, Indians, Tigers and White Sox are much more competitive and offer a better overall experience than what they did in the 80s'
I have to object to this comment. The Tigers were quite competitive in the 80s.
Indians were terrible in the 1980's. Once attendend a double header and they had like 3 hits combined in both games against Boston.
Rich "not" Yett and Rod Nichols starting for the tribe......those days.
onlinepole Wrote:I'll bet the Milwaukee fans do miss being in the AL Central and the rivaly they had with the Indians, especially since the AL Central has improved significantly since the Brewers left. The Twins, Indians, Tigers and White Sox are much more competitive and offer a better overall experience than what they did in the 80s' while the NL Central is considered by many to be the worst division in baseball.
The Pirates have only a handful of players who would make the roster of a winning MLB team. The Reds have been mired in mediocrity for the past 10-15 years, the Brewers haven't had a winning season in 15 years. The Cubs, 98 years and no World Series win. The Cardinals lost 3 of their starting 5 pitchers to free agency and now both Mulder and Carpenter are on the DL with Mulder not expected back till July.
The fans maybe but the owners and the city make a lot more when the cubs play the brew crew at wrigley north. Even the cardinal fans travel better then the AL Central teams.
thegeneral Wrote:onlinepole Wrote:The Twins, Indians, Tigers and White Sox are much more competitive and offer a better overall experience than what they did in the 80s'
I have to object to this comment. The Tigers were quite competitive in the 80s.
I wish I were as young as onlinepole.
Actually, if you go back to the early Eighties, the Brewers were slugging it out in the AL East, and their primary competitors were the Orioles and the Tigers. The White Sox and Twins played in the AL West before the divisional realignment.
I didn't watch any of last night's Indians game (the Tigers-O's game went 12 innings). How was the second-night crowd after the novelty wore off?
DevilGrad Wrote:thegeneral Wrote:onlinepole Wrote:The Twins, Indians, Tigers and White Sox are much more competitive and offer a better overall experience than what they did in the 80s'
I have to object to this comment. The Tigers were quite competitive in the 80s.
I wish I were as young as onlinepole.
Actually, if you go back to the early Eighties, the Brewers were slugging it out in the AL East, and their primary competitors were the Orioles and the Tigers. The White Sox and Twins played in the AL West before the divisional realignment.
I didn't watch any of last night's Indians game (the Tigers-O's game went 12 innings). How was the second-night crowd after the novelty wore off?
Despite the snowstorm outside, they had over 16,000.
That's 3,000 more than the announced attendance at Camden Yards last night, and the Post's beat writer noted that only a 1,000 or so stuck around for the end. (On the broadcast, it sounded as if most of that 1,000 were chanting "Let's go Tigers!")