Why Miller Park Sucks (Deadspin)

This week is Miller Park and next week is US Celluar. Here is the one on Wrigley and Busch.

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Noting beats a good kissing-n-puking story.

Nice fanshot.

Come visit me inside Wrigley along the Addison side mezzanine fence straight up from 1st base.

by section229beer on Jul 24, 2009 5:41 PM CDT reply actions

I'm gonna recommend anything that's non-Brewers.

"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks

by dtpollitt on Jul 24, 2009 5:48 PM CDT reply actions

Didn't really read the article

But I enjoyed the ballpark when I went there in May. Very family-friendly and they had some damn good nachos. The fans I was sitting around were very nice too (I’m the over the top obnoxious fan unless I’m with my friends).

Overall very enjoyable experience and almost more convenient of a drive than getting to Wrigley. Don’t get me wrong, I’ll take Wrigley over anywhere though!

by ak123 on Jul 24, 2009 6:59 PM CDT reply actions

You had me at Miller Park.

by bclark89 on Jul 25, 2009 2:04 PM CDT reply actions

the reason why miller park sucks is cause the brewers play there

enough said

GO BULLS

by FAN of the BULLS on Jul 26, 2009 12:09 AM CDT reply actions

ohh wow

really intelligent comment Their stadium is by far better than Wrigley Field

by left shark on Jul 26, 2009 2:07 AM CDT up reply actions

I know, right?

The place is like a baseball museum. You can just feel the history when you walk in.

I always take a moment to let it all soak in. Right there is where Randall Simon hit the sausage over the head with a bat, right there is where Bernie the Brewer slides down the slide when someone hits a homer, that’s the mound where Zambrano threw a no-hitter…I mean, they’ve hosted TWO playoff games there. It’s living, breathing, baseball history!

"I won't insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said." ~William F. Buckley, Jr.

by Goodie1969 on Jul 26, 2009 8:30 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs

Wow. FotB vs. left shark. Awesome.

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by daver on Jul 27, 2009 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions

Fins to the left!

I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT

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by Shanghai Badger on Jul 27, 2009 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions

Caught a game at County Stadium

But never had the pleasure of visiting Miller Park. It wasn’t the greatest venue in the world, but the locals we sat near were friendly enough.

Thanks for the fanshot – very entertaining read. Rec’d.

by dedfishflote on Jul 26, 2009 12:34 PM CDT reply actions

I went to Miller Park for the last series of the year last year.

I actually like the look and feel of the place. It is fairly intimate, the concourses are spacious, and I think the building looks cool.

But I had a horrible time on my one visit.

Thinking this may be an important series, I purchased two tickets when they went on sale in February. Having never been to the park before, I didn’t really know where my tix were. To my dismay I climbed, and climbed and climbed … all the way to the top row. My seat was next to a giant fence that blocked off some support structures. I couldn’t see anything to the left of centerfield and second base.

I work in costumer service, so I went to the guest relations booth. Showed pictures taken from my seat and politely explained my dissatisfaction. While the rep was nice, he didn’t do squat for me.

Why build a brand new stadium with restricted views and sell those tickets the day they go on sale with out mentioning they are restricted view!

What a load of crap

"There are no curses here...Games are won and lost on the baseball field" - Lou Piniella

by El Borto on Jul 27, 2009 8:41 AM CDT reply actions

Ask the Yankees

They did the exact same thing for the bleachers in their new ballpark. And I’m sure those seats are much more expensive!

by ak123 on Jul 27, 2009 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions

Oddly enough, no.

Bleacher tickets at the old Yankee Stadium were $12.

Bleacher tickets at the new Yankee Stadium are $14.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Jul 27, 2009 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions

Wow didn't realize!

Well still, those obstructed views from Yankees bleachers are horrible!

by ak123 on Jul 27, 2009 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions

Miller Park

actually happens to be a very lovely stadium. I think it has a great baseball field to it and it’s always a thrill to go see a game up there.

by ZachenFoot on Jul 27, 2009 2:06 PM CDT reply actions

Agreed

It’s actually my 2nd favorite park that I’ve ever been to next to Wrigley of course.

by ak123 on Jul 27, 2009 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions

Count me as a big fan of Miller Park

It’s a great ballpark. My only complaint is the blaring rock music. Other than that it is a wonderful baseball experience.

Cubs will win 79 to 83 games. Season has been over for weeks. St. Louis will eventually run away with this division. And you can print it. BLou (7/21/09)

by BLou on Jul 27, 2009 9:34 PM CDT reply actions

hate it

when all these parks and stadiums play music. we are thewre for sports not music

by left shark on Jul 30, 2009 1:18 AM CDT up reply actions

its wayyyyy better than old elderly wrigley field

by left shark on Jul 28, 2009 2:27 AM CDT reply actions

well

if you actually read the article, the bashing had nothing to do with the actual stadium itself, but the fans inside of it….i basically came out with the idea that SOME/MOST brewers fans are fat, obnoxious slobs that know nothing about baseball….haha.

by HardForharden on Jul 28, 2009 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions

Brewer fans are harmless

The big majority of crowds are average Joes simply enjoying a ballgame. I have found very few Brewers’ fans to obnoxious. In fact, they are extremely tolerable of that portion of Cub fans who descend upon Miller Park and act like obnoxious jackasses.

Cubs will win 79 to 83 games. Season has been over for weeks. St. Louis will eventually run away with this division. And you can print it. BLou (7/21/09)

by BLou on Jul 29, 2009 7:43 PM CDT up reply actions

The park itself is ok, not the worst. The inside feels like a mall and not a baseball stadium.

I’ve been there 5 times since it replaced County Stadium. The fans seem obnoxious to me, I haven’t had the horrible experiences that I read in this article, but a good portion of fans near me made a point to try to provoke me (wearing a jersey, and not responding to them) about curses, the amount of Cubs fans there, how dirty our park was, some even tried to tell me all our fans were fat…and this from a huge overweight couple with some large children. I was glad to see the Cubs won 4 of those 5 decisively because the chatter from them sure stopped early in those.

I wouldn’t say the park was the worst I’ve seen, but I sure couldn’t say my experience with the fans would lead me to think the Brewers’ fans were being wronged by the article.

by Sandberg's evil twin on Aug 1, 2009 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions

Funny article.

However, nothing could possibly be worse than the concrete pit that is the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. While the vibe itself is decent, the stadium itself leaves much to be desired.

by LeSaboteur on Jul 30, 2009 7:48 PM CDT reply actions

Agreed.

There’s a reason they call that place the Mausoleum. Ugly concrete concourses, dank and dark. Terrible sightlines and seats 10 miles from the field.

Thanks, Al Davis, for making that place suitable for football only.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Jul 30, 2009 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions

It's part of a series of articles on deadspin...

They’ve covered a dozen or so MLB parks so far, including Oakland’s. The Oakland article and the comments on it are hilarious — make me wish I’d managed to pay a visit to the place when I lived in San José.

by aldimond on Jul 31, 2009 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions

This story from the Oakland article had me rolling...

I, unfortunately, got tossed from row 7 to row 3, tumbling head over heels, with my friends actually worried i might be seriously hurt. Now, most guards would see that, know we were shit canned, and probably smell the weed smoke on my friends, and kick us the fuck out of the game. The security guard that approached us: ‘nice landing, but i only give it a 7 because you got up too quick.’ (Bert G.)

Classic.

by Sandberg's evil twin on Aug 1, 2009 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions