if all games could start like that walk off, I would be a happy camper!

lol

MLB is just spoken about on so many other sites.

http://www.espn.com/mlb/attendance/_/sort/homePct

really? that is only half full

Half full in a stadium that big looks like nobody is there.

bunch of bullshit if you ask me. Zero reason to do these tie breaker games when you already had 19 games in the season to determine a tie.

Puts an already overworked team due to so many rain delays/ snow delays at a huge disadvantage to have to play this BS and then the wild card.

Meanwhile Braun is shooting up deer antler hormone while he played 30% of the games this year.

Cubs did win more games. 11-8 in regular season.
Just sad to see a team set up for failure with scheduling issues and forced make up games and it all boils down to the money play from the MLB for this tie breaker crap. Season is too long already.

rough 90 mile commute.
granted, chicagoans seem to travel fine and brewers fans rarely even make the commute to their local stadium it seems...

I have found this tie breaker thing to be a good litmus of baseball fans vs homers in WI. The good baseball fans all agree that this tie breaker game is BS and needs to be eliminated in favor of just using the season record (gives those games the emphasis they should have). The homers are incapable of anything but yelling "go brewers"

The good baseball fans also agree that the all star is just as stupid.

Go Cubs Go!

Hopefully they can pull one out today on yet another day of no rest.

yup, just for money.

It is still a dumb game though and needs to be done away with.

funny, I pictured you as more of a real fan?

yeah, 75% cubs fans at everyone I went to.

Other games, the seats are empty. Check the stats, I think they are averaging 75% of seats sold for the season and that is up from previous years in a dome with no weather to contend with. I went to the cubs/brewers opening series and the place was a ghost town for brewers fans. 90% cubs and still only ~60% sold.

I dont think selling your tickets makes you smarter as a Brewers fan, esp to the big games against your biggest rival. Just shows you would rather make $50 than support "your" team. I find it sad and kind of funny when those same fans complain about being "small market" but yet dont even go to or support that market.

I see very little disdain for cubs fans from actual baseball fans compared to that of homers. I have been in WI my entire life and 3 generations now, but only lived in WI permanently for a little over a decade. Happy to have the opportunity to experience the culture of WI sports enthusiasts first hand. There are some really great fans up here that have the ability to respect the game and a good match up (this year has been one of the most entertaining to watch ever), but sadly those are often overshadowed by the few very vocal drunkard types that are honest to goodness real life trolls.

I am still not sure what make MKE a smaller market? almost 2mil local fans?
start going to games... Take the whole family. Buy some merch, brats, and beer... Best way to get them to put some cash in the kitty for getting some more talent.

Then you also may want to convince them to not spend 20mil a year on a 34 year old that is injury prone and was caught using PEDs or closers that are racists.

LOL. Yup, other fans travel to Miller Park to watch games...

Might want to think a little about that stat. They used a MKE adjust population of 1.5mil for that graphic... Totally disregards the actual population of fan base, % home/visitors, and cities with more than 1 team and split fanbase. If you actually went to games, you would see how sad it is when brewers fans dont even go to games. One of the best modern stadiums, easy to get to, cheap to attend, no weather to deal with, and still vastly undersold. If it was not for fans of teams traveling for games, then the numbers would be even worse. Happy to see the tickets sold and fan support is growing this year. Would be cool if they could keep it up.

I have really enjoyed the entertainment this year! Hoping the cubbies can make another series happen so I can support your park with more $$$

lol, reading comprehension fail'd.

I am not the one that thought allstar gave home field... That was Tim.
I just think it is a really stupid game to even play. Give the teams a mid season break with no distractions and let them regroup for the 2nd half. Allstar is meaningless (as it should be) so why even play it. More MLB money grab to distract from the game.

I have been a cubs fan since I was a kid. Grew up with it in the family, listening to games on the radio, and the rare game on tv when not working.

odd, myself and a few brewers fans I talk with regularly have been talking about it for the past week before it came to fruition (saw the writing on the wall for the past week) and all agreed it was stupid and not fair to either team. The MLB could make it slightly more fair by building in a few more rest days or shifting the playoffs back to accommodate the potential game. Hell, it is even more unbalanced for the rockies that had to travel all the way west, lose, and hop on a plane to Chicago. Give the teams a day off between a potential tie breaker and a wild card. The whole point of the wold card is supposed to be the excitement of a 1 or done where you toss everything at it. It is not supposed to be a "let's see if you have anything left in the tank after 163 games with no rest when you just used your best ammo the night before"

I also think it is smarter to make the regular season matchups matter more. With such a long season, it is better to have the hype for all those divisional games during the year rather than a really silly last game of the season tie breaker (nevermind that it messes with the stats since they count it as a regular season game)

sorry you had a bad time. Pretty lame that you had fans trying to actively ruin your experience.

I had a similar experience with a handful of drunk brewers fans the last time I went. I now try to avoid the bleechers and buy better seats on the visitor side to avoid those types. Had those type of fans no matter whom they root for. A little friendly jibbing is fun, but the drunkards often take it too far.

We should hit up a game next year with the guys. I find going in a mixed crowd of cubs/brewers fans can be lots of fun (and very confusing to the drunkards)

yeah, I know TV and radio is what makes up the large chunk of dollars, but isn't the way to build this still to support "your" team by going to games, buying crap, and building the hype?

helps renegotiate those contracts when they come up again.

If the brewers are up for a new contract in 2019, seems this would have been a good year to support?

problem is that often these sell out types end up only going to 5 of those other 10 games. Since nobody wants the spare tickets the seats often go empty and no revenue on concession sales, plus the stadium looks empty and hence no hype for the regular season. This (I assume) really hurts the negotiation for a new TV and radio deals???

If instead the sellouts were actual fans that went to the games then more hot dogs and swag would get sold to boost revenue. At the same time, seats would become harder to find and prices would go up. This would further build the excitement and revenue in the long run.

I am hopeful for you guys that more fans will start to show up with this playoff run (the potential down turn for the packers in the coming years may help the brewers with ticket sales also?) and continue to come next year.

I agree with your prediction.

I think the most likely outcome is Dodgers V Red Sox but much prefer Brewers over Dodgers.

I also think it is the right timing for the Brewers.

That said I hope the Brewers get absolutely rooted in the WS and it possibly washes away some of the smug from the drunkards.

he is still so amazing! When I fee down, I just watch old highlight footage

I fell the same way and TRUST me, living in WI and being a supporter of Cubs and Bears means I get plenty of BS on a regular basis.

You would be amazed how wearing a Bears Jersey (#34 means nothing to many) or my beloved and ragged cubs hat gets all sorts of insanely rude and stupid things said to me in WI. Living in WI, you have to deal with it for 9-10 games a year if you go to a cubs game (I actually find that paying a little extra for better seats helps avoid that crowd on both the brewers and cubs side... I deal with it any day I wear gear in public.

PLENTY of asshole Brewers fans and Packers fans to deal with. It goes both way and WI fans can be some of the worst down right mean people I have ever seen (I think the alcohol consumption usually fuels it, but it does not make it OK)

oh, I completely agree. Granted Braun is enough of a black eye that he should have been let go. Pretty obvious he is still using.

Hader said some stupid stuff but was man enough to apologize and appears to want to grow beyond that (always nice as the kid has major talent).

Every team has their black eyes, but I would like to see fewer fans stick up for them and more condemn these actions (the standing ovation Hader got after news of his racist tweets broke was disgusting to watch).

If true, Addison needs to be banned for life! disgusting behavior and career ban worthy.

congrats rockies. Have fun the rest of the way.

it is called karma

but that said, Charter completely sucks balls. Shit company with a shit product, but when you are the only option out there people are stuck with it.

I am thinking Brewers, Dodgers, Red Sox, Astros.

They certainly look very good. I hope there is at least a game worth watching in the NLCS. so far it has been predictably pretty anti-climactic.

interesting. I called the Brewers sweep before it started.

So far I think the playoffs have been very predictable. they should start to get interesting now.

I think both AL and NL CS should be better matchups. I am still predicting Brewers and Boston in WS and figure that will go 4-1. Only caveat is if Brewers can finish off Dodgers quickly and continue to get these rest days. I think that is how they stand a shot in WS. Win early and get rest. The bats are hot (even if leaving lots of running in position) and so long as pitchers get days off the timing is right.

is homefield really an advantage in 2 - 3 - 2 ?

Win 1 away and then it shift the advantage quickly.

I am sure the stat is out there somewhere, but I have no idea how to find it.

well that was 4/4

I think it will be Brewers and Red Sox, but honestly think the MLB would love Dodgers and Red Sox, so that may play against the Brewers.

That was clean base running combined with a baseman leaving his foot on the plate. Just baseball as far as I am concerned.

Sorry but if they are not banning players that abuse PEDs like Braun then someone running a straight baseline and making a point to not take the bag to a fat firstbaseman aint going to get banned.

He has had dirty plays before, but that was a straight line and the runner can drag a foot just in case. In this case, it was obvious his intent but so what. Play the dam game and do it without drugs should be priority one.

Runner was on a straight line and did not divert. He drug his foot over the top of the bag. Bag belongs to the runner, it is that simple. Jesus should not have been over the top of the bag at all, esp since he did not need to. People are crying because it was Machado and they love the bad boy story, esp since yelich cried about it after the game. It all is just about the man drama.

Funny that this is even the story since that was a great game and the small incident was really a nothing burger. Just a game, play baseball.

Nah, brewers are playing some great ball.

I do think it is funny/sad how much the local feeds have blown up over all this but were largely silent while braun PEDs occurred or even worse made excuses on his behalf. Seems standard fair for WI though. Their sports icons can do no wrong but then something like this blows up.

It seems pretty obvious he would have caught he ball.

Oddly quite around here.

Great run for the Brewers! Looking forward to what should be a very entertaining WS with the two best teams this year!

Lol

Don't jump, brewers are gonna be good forthe next few years.

people keep saying "biggest payroll" stuff but stats show only a minor correlation indicating payroll is what wins games or WS.

Numerous people have run the numbers and year to year it accounts for around a poor regression (typically .05 to .1 and you want to be .70 before you can even say that it is a good indicator)