Well, it has been a very long time since my last post (back in May), but I spent most of the summer job hunting, plus the fact that summer is very difficult to get many games in because the only thing in season is baseball. As part of the job hunting process, the entire family made a trip to Milwaukee, WI to pursue a possibility. We spent a couple of days in town exploring the sites, Lake Michigan and neighborhoods, plus we had an opportunity to go to the Brewers game.
It was a chilly and rainy evening and the roof of this incredible stadium was closed, thus warm and dry inside. It was the first baseball game I have ever been to that was completely covered. Just a few stats about the roof - it spans 600 feet, is 200 feet off the field inside, 330 feet at the peak outside, weighs 12,000 tons, and opens or closes in just 10 minutes - an engineering marvel.The crowd was extremely pumped up for this particular game because the Brewers had clinched the National League Central Division the night before, but this game was no less exciting or important because they were still playing for home-field advantage in the 1st round of the playoffs.
What I think I will remember most about this game (besides the fact that it was probably the 1st of many Brewer games that we will attend) is listening to Bob Uecker announce the games. For obvious reasons, all I could think of was the movie Major League.
Of course any trip to the ball park with kids requires exploring all of the fun activities and sites. Here the kids are shown with Mickey (who represented the Brewers at the 2010 all-star game in Anaheim, CA) and the rally towels they got before the game. In addition to Mickey, the kids loved watching Bernie (the Brewer mascot) go down the water slide in the outfield - pretty cool. The highlight of the day was watching the famous sausage race between 5 meat mascots - Italian Sausage, Bratwurst, Kielbasa, Hot Dog and Chorizo (that night's winner).
No game with the kids is complete without souvenirs, junk food, posing with various statues and getting their picture taken while pretending to bat. Additional pictures can be seen on my facebook page.
The Brewers won 6-4 in front of 44,520 people, which I find very odd because that is considered 106% of capacity....hmmm, where did they put the extra people.
This game is somewhat of a milestone as I have reached the 100 games to go mark. My current record of the home teams I have seen play is 13-9.
Official Box Score.
As for the job....my new employer can be seen in this picture supporting the Brewers....The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
You've got a really nice experience. Amazing. It would be great to have tailor made sports tours too.
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