Souzek Republic: The Whiff of the Bat

The Whiff of the Bat

Today I made my first trip to Miller Park, new (to me) home of my beloved Milwaukee Brewers. As an annual member of the Brewers/Pepsi Fan Club (and thanks to a generous extended family), I was no stranger to Brewers games growing up, but this was the first time I had seen them play in Milwaukee since high school. They came into the weekend series against the Cubs on a tear, having won 14 of the last 16 games. However it took less than an inning for them to return to the near-minor-league form that I was accustomed to seeing as a child. They committed three errors in the first three innings (including a doozy that a high schooler would be ashamed of by Brooks Kieschnick), quickly went down 5-0 and stumbled the rest of the way to a 9-2 loss.

I took a few pictures at the game that you can see by clicking the image above. Sammy Sosa hit a home run that I should've taken a picture of, but I was indignant at being outnumbered and outcheered by obnoxious Cubs fans at our home stadium. Richie Sexson homered and I could've gotten a picture of Bernie the Brewer on his homerun slide, but I was too swept up in the excitement of the Brewers producing a run. Clearly I have something to learn about setting my emotions aside in order to capture these special moments on film.

It's not easy to be a Brewer fan but then again, it's not a choice.

Comments

Not easy indeed. :( Always a fun time, regardless. I saw the brewers just a couple days later playing against the Astros. Another loss. Nonetheless, even when the team on the field loses, you always walk away from miller park a winner.

Posted by matt at September 14, 2003 4:00 PM