Last week, the Arizona Diamondbacks received permission to look for a new stadium site and then relocate as soon as 2022, even though their original deal required them to stay in Chase Field until 2027. Bob Nightengale then reported that the team is expected to abandon its current home in downtown Phoenix and instead move […]
Tag: Miller Park
Miller Park Opening Day Challenge
Another glorious season of Brewers’ baseball is upon us, and to celebrate this most cherished of days, we have a true Baseball Prospectus Milwaukee original. I’ve put together a little game for your reading pleasure, perfect to kill a few minutes waiting for first pitch, or if you happen to be in the line to […]
Knowing Your Surroundings
It is no secret we are in part defined by our environment, and in some cases, like any Colorado Rockies pitcher in their entire franchises history, completely engulfed by it. In the case of Miller Park, the Milwaukee Brewers’ home since 2001, it too has created its own environment and effect on the Brewers and […]
Opposing Rebuilding Economics
If you’re a resident of the Five County area, and you buy into the extended version of the Brewers’ rebuild, you’ve won the privilege to pay approximately $140 million in debt service while the Brewers “aim for the future.” (That paces the club for “truly” contending around 2020). A recent article supporting Miller Park as […]
How Do the Brewers Adapt to Miller Park?
Miller Park is notoriously a hitter-friendly ballpark, and the Brewers have exploited this in the past. Their best teams from earlier this century contained a team full of power hitters who were able to take advantage of a smaller, homer-prone field. But now, only Ryan Braun remains from that core, and this version of the team is […]
The Continuing Costs of Miller Park
Let’s start with this: I love Miller Park. I love the tailgates. I love the sausage race and Bernie Brewer and his ridiculous slide (even if the team should bring back the mug). And I love the roof. I grew up in Trempealeau — near La Crosse, a solid five-hour drive from Milwaukee, and longer with […]