Day 3: Milwaukee

As the old baseball adage goes, "you see it all the time, a player makes a great play in the field and it carries over to his at bat the next inning." We saw this exactly, as Bill Hall hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning after turning a sparkling double play to end the top half of the 10th. The Brewers trailed the entire game, before tying it in the bottom of the 9th when Padres shortstop Khalil Green committed an error. As a result, I move to 2-0 on the season in picking games against Ben.

The atmosphere in Miller Park was excellent. We sat in the bleachers by the left field foul pole, and 3 things were abundant: beer, tattoos, and mullets. Apparently, Thursday afternoons are "Skip Work and Get Drunk Day" in Milwaukee. Also, the security guards were on their toes, kicking people out of sections that they did not have tickets for, including us, and continuing to do this until the very end of the game. Also, during the famous sausage race, Ben's pick of the hot dog was victorious over my pick of the Italian sausage.

The weather conditions for the game could not have been better, close to 80 and sunny. However, day games in open stadiums and lots of sunshine are really hot. We got cooked siting in the bleachers, but hopefully there won't be too much sun burn in the morning.

On a lighter note, the video selection for the JumboTron going into the bottom of the 9th inning was a clip from the "Cow Bell" skit on Saturday Night Live. Will Ferrell demanding his cow bell get more recognition, Jimmy Fallon not being able to keep a straight face in the background, and Christopher Watkin playing legendary music producer Bruce Dickinson is priceless, and it worked as Trevor Hoffman had a rare blown save and the Brewers were able to rally for victory.

This morning, we left St. Louis at 5:51am, and arrived at Miller Park right around noon. The drive was uneventful, and without any stops. We packed sandwiches for lunch, and after the game we stopped at Quiznos for dinner. The drive from Milwaukee to Minnesota was also quite nice. The scenery throughout Wisconsin was beautiful, with lots of thick, healthy forrests along much of the drive. We arrived at the Phippen's house, and after some good conversation and even better card games with the family, we are finally headed for bed.

Here are the statistical updates:
1-end of day odometer: 18,100
2-miles traveled today: 721
3-miles traveled total: 1,457
4-states traveled in today: Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota

Hank, to answer your question: As far as rainouts go, we just hope it doesn't happen, and will make adjustments if necessary.