For my first open post here, I think I’ll spend a little time writing about my favorite baseball team, the Milwaukee Brewers. I know they haven’t been the most successful team over the last few years/pretty much my entire life, but that doesn’t stop me from getting pumped about spring training being a measly two weeks away. Before getting into the potential of this season, I can’t help but mention the Brewers Classics games that are being shown on FSN North, especially the game that I came across tonight after the badgers basketball game. It was from the 1987 season on Easter Sunday when the crew pushed their record to 12-0 thanks to a three-run home run by the great Rob Deer (who had a killer mustache) to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth and then the game winning two-run home run by Dale Sveum, the current bench coach, to win the game. The atmosphere looked to be amazing that day and I can only hope that there will be some moments in the upcoming season which will match that sunny Sunday afternoon.
As for the upcoming season, I couldn’t be more excited. I’ve never been to an opening day game but I hope to change that this year. I was planning on skipping my classes last year to go to opening day but I was being told within minutes of the tickets going on sale that the game was sold out. I was pissed. But this year I firmly believe that things will work out better. First of all, opening day is on the Monday of our spring break. Secondly, my friends and I will be much more organized and prepared this year when tickets go on sale, so hopefully the disappointment from last year will not repeat itself. And if all else fails, I will buy a 9-game plan, which offers opening day for free. I may end up doing that anyways because with that plan, you also get a chance to buy playoff tickets before they go on sale to the general public, which I’m confident will be something I’ll be needing. That is especially the case if the pitching staff can stay healthy because you would be hard pressed to find a better starting rotation in the league. With any offensive consistency, the brew crew will be shocking the world this year and winning the world series. You heard it here first.
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I was born and raised in Milwaukee but I thought I should comment on your post because I HATE the Brew Crew. Go Braves! They get good players, then get rid of them immediately. Or better yet, they get rid of so-so players, and then those players turn out to be great somewhere else (remember Dante Bichette?) Anyhow, I could never get into a team that was so bad for so long, when such a good team like the Braves were always on TV. I'll say this though, I'm rooting for the Brewers to make the NLCS, (against the Braves), so I'll be able to go see the Braves at the Milwaukee games. But good luck on the season opener tickets!
Well first of all you sound JUST like my mom. She's been obsessed with the Brewers ever since they were once the Braves, and she was a kid. So naturally, I've grown up with Brewers culture. I remember going to County Stadium when I was in elementary and middle school and Miller Park ever since. I remember standing outside after the games to wait for the players to autograph baseballs and shirts. I have to say I prefer County Stadium just because of its traditional ballpark feel. Miller Park and its roof is nice and all, but it feels pretty built up to me. Who is your all time favorite player and which stadium do you prefer?
i definitely prefered county stadium and pretty much any older stadium compared to the newer ones. except the crappy muli-purpose stadiums built in the 70's. my all-time favorie player was robin yount...which is pretty much everyone's favorite player. but it was mainly because one of my friend's dad looks a lot like him and when i was 6 i was convinced it was actually robin yount living in disguise. i also was a big b.j surhoff fan and jeff cirillo. i was pissed to see he went to the twins this year. jj hardy and ricky weeks are probably my favorite current players. john jaha and rob deer were great too. and i don't mind the braves too much, they might as well still be milwaukee's team, they won just as many world series' here. i always rooted for them when they were in the world series.
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