Brewers Tickets

Single game Milwaukee Brewers tickets go on sale tomorrow at www.milwaukeebrewers.com. I’ll be picking up some tickets for the Yankees first visit to Miller Park June 6-8. Those games will sell out quickly.

This may not be a cool thing to admit, but i’m a Cubs fan. How can one be both a Brewers and Cubs fan? Before lights were put up at Wrigley in the 80s, they played exclusively day games. I would run home after school to watch games on WGN. Those early 80s teams featuring Ryne Sandburg, Leon Durham, Jody Davis, Lee Smith, etc. were awesome. Watching Harry Carry call those games was so much fun. It’s how I fell in love with the game. The Brewers didn’t join the National League until 1998, so there was never a conflict. Since they started playing in the same division/league, I pull for the Brewers when they play each other. The Brewers are my team, but i’m still a Cubs fan.

Having explained that, I also think the Cubs fans that take over Miller Park when their team visits tend to be quite rude. When I saw the Brewers’ “Marquee” game ticket price structure I had a good laugh. This season, the Brewers have jacked up prices by $3-9 dollars per ticket for Yankees and Cubs tickets. Our guests from Illinois will probably continue to outnumber Brewers fans at these games, but they’ll have to drop a little more money to do it now.

Posted by chuck at February 25, 2005 11:00 AM

Comments

Didn’t they cancel the baseball season already?

Or was it the other sport that I don’t give a rat’s ass about? I get them mixed up sometimes.

Posted by: Bryan Buchs at February 25, 2005 11:09 AM

Hahahahaha. Awesome, Buchs. I walk around with that kind of Brain most days.

I’ve come back around on baseball, even though at its’ core it is unwatchable and uninteresting because of its’ primary financial model of inequality. The NBA is still the best $$$ set up in the world of pro sports. Where else can Orlando and Milwaukee have the same chips to spend as New York and LA. Hell, the New York Knicks are crippled for like 8 years with no flexibility because of their Cap blowing spending. At one point the Bucks had the 5th highest payroll in the league, and the Champion Detroit Pistons had like the 19th highest payroll and won the title. It’s all about ingenuity and management, not just blindly spending. If you can be crafty you can succeed. If the Lakers sell 20 Jerseys and the Bucks sell 2, guess what? It’s split, and they both get Money from 11 jerseys. The health and welfare of the league as a whole comes first. I understand Steinbrenner’s position and what he works for, I would do the same thing, but overall the system is broken and its’ pointless. (I’m not even starting in on Steroids, people flip when Zach Randolph has weed in his car and steroids are an accepted reality of baseball!) Rooting for the Brewers right now in this financial/philosophical environment is like cheering for Col. Decker while watching the A-Team. Col. Decker will never catch Hanibal and the boys, it’s not in the script.

Posted by: Andy Gorzalski at February 25, 2005 11:59 AM

Don’t you get the impression that Andy’s “it’s not in the script” example is often used in Hollywood? I bet all the time, Andy and his showbiz associates used the “it’s not in the script” template.

For example: It’s like cheering for Reggie Jackson to kill Frank Drebin. It’s not in the script!

It’s like wanting Fredo to become the head of the family. It’s not in the script!

It’s like hoping the Terminator crushes Linda Hamilton in the hydraulic press. It’s not in the script, baby!

Posted by: Jim at February 25, 2005 3:24 PM

Hahahahahahaha. Awesomeness, Jim.

I just got back from standing around a 14KT gold water cooler and having a discussion with some power agents and development girls about Rolls Royces. Here’s some more:

It’s like wanting Judge Smales to assume full ownership of Bushwood, it’s not in the script!

It’s like wanting M Night Shymalan’s The Village to be good, it’s not in the script!

You guys lead more of a Hollywood lifestyle in Milwaukee than I do here in Hollywood. When I was in Milwaukee, I probably lived bigger than Tobey Maguire. Never go out that much or do anything here. The only leisure I get is this blog. The youth culture in LA is all broke and on the make, it’s rare you find a cool comfy haunt like “the garage” or other Mil-town hotspots full of regular cool hot chicks and cool crowd. Plus, each one is 22 miles apart. I know guys out here that came out right after college and their age 22 to 28 timeline is not filled with the ridiculous binge drinking partying and all around fun that we entered into in the 414 as young lads. Hollywood is a hustle, be thankful for afternoon golf, fish fries, leering at some chick at Hooligan’s with 8 Pabsts in your gullett, North Ave, cheapo rent, and all around leisure. When Talking Milwaukee, that my friend,……. is in the script!

Posted by: Andy Gorzalski at February 25, 2005 5:41 PM