Well, we're three games into the 2021 MLB season. And after a memorable 6-5 come-from-behind Opening Day victory, the Milwaukee Brewers are scuffling along with a 1-2 record.
Being at Opening Day, being part of the rowdy crowd of 11,740, was amazing. Seemed so great to actually BE in the ballpark again.
Some thoughts on that game...
A PRE-RECORDED Sausage Race?!?! That was pretty lame. And also generated the loudest boos of the day.
MASKS WERE required in the stands, in the concourse, in line for food. Pretty much everywhere. Judging from the fans in our section, it's safe to say the crowds were probably 98% in compliance.
DISTANCED SEATING was well-executed by the Brewer organization. Seats were sold in pods of two to six, and unused seats were zip-tagged to prevent 'cheating'.
ON THE FIELD, we have to have better pace in games! Thursday's Opening Day tilt took 4 hours, 14 minutes to complete, for goodness sake! All that time to play 10 innings? And the extra inning started with a runner at second base (do like this wrinkle, by the way). But the game featured 13 pitchers, 26 walks (17 issued by Milwaukee pitchers alone!) and 22 hits.
Come on, MLB, pick it up a little! Saturday's "old school" game, a 2-0 loss to the Minnesota Twins in a pitcher's duel, only went 2:36! But then, when there's only three total walks, that makes a difference.
WITH THE SMALLER crowds, getting to the parking lot, entering AmFam Field, and getting out of the parking lot after the game was a snap. Waits in line for food were not that big a deal, either.
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