Opened: 2001
Capacity: 41,900
What the authors say: “Intimate is not ever going to be a word used to describe this place. Not with an abundance of escalators and elevators [and] its four seating levels.”
Learned from the book:
• In case you wonder how sturdy the dome is, fret not. It was built to withstand 12 feet of snow.
• While rainouts are not a concern, the field drainage system was designed to handle 25 inches of rain an hour.
• Building Miller Park was a lengthy construction project that took five years to complete.
• Broadcaster Bob Uecker, who has worked Brewer games since 1971, is so beloved in Milwaukee that the team will unveil a statue of him later this season. A former sitcom star and journeyman major league, he also is famous for the beer ads that spoof his relegation to the “front row” seats that are actually far removed from the action.
• The Brewers offer “Uecker Seats” for $1 in Miller Park’s upper reaches, but the authors warn that these are a lousy vantage point.
• Besides the seventh-inning tradition of singing of “Roll out the Barrel,” the team also is well known for its comical Sausage Races in the middle of the sixth inning.
•The grounds crew that tends Miller Park’s diamond also cares for a beautifully maintained youth baseball and girls’ softball field next door.
• Where else but Milwaukee will you find the game balls delivered to the umpires by a motorcycle rider on a Harley Davidson? Harleys are built in Milwaukee.
