MILWAUKEE – The series has shifted to a new city so that means the players get re-introduced before the game. The Brewers’ fans neither booed, hissed, cheered nor tossed rolls of quarters at the Phillies when they trotted out onto the third-base line. They were stoic with their indifference.
However, when Geoff Jenkins took the field he got loud hoots and hollers from his former hometown fans.
They also clapped loudly when the Brewers exited the field after batting practice, too.
Talk about polite… these people make St. Louis fans look like a bunch of devil worshippers.
The one thing that stood out the most to me when I walked through the corridors to the press box here was the giant poster of the great relief pitcher Rollie Fingers. Quite obviously I was a huge Rollie Fingers fan when I was a kid. Part of that had to do with the fact that Rollie was pretty good – he’s in the Hall of Fame after all. Plus, he had the tremendous handlebar mustache and the unfortunate last name.
So one of my goals before we leave Milwaukee is to have my picture taken beneath the poster. I’m going to make that happen.
On another note, Robin Yount also had a very serious mustache.
Phillies 11 – Rollins, ss 28 – Werth, rf 26 – Utley, 2b 6 – Howard, 1b 5 – Burrell, lf 8 – Victorino, cf 7 – Feliz, 3b 51 – Ruiz, c 50 – Moyer, p
Brewers 25 – Cameron, cf 2 – Hall, 2b 8 – Braun, lf 28 – Fielder, 1b 7 – Hardy, ss 1 – Hart, rf 23 – Weeks, 2b 18 – Kendall, c 31 – Bush, p