AmyintheSouth

Cappy, this is kind of weird, but you're the reason I became a Brewers fan. As a college student in North Carolina (the other end of Tobacco Road) with a severe baseball addiction, I had the Extra Innings package and started watching your starts in 2005 after you saved my fantasy baseball team. It didn't take me long to fall in love with the team, despite having never been to Wisconsin. Best of luck for the next stage of your career, and thanks for all the memories -- and for making me a Brewers fan.

I know I'm sentimental, but for all Smoltz and Glavine did for Atlanta, it would have been nice for them both to get more graceful exits there (even if Glavine went to the Mets). Watching Smoltz in the dugout after the debacle on Thursday was just heartwrenching. It's always hard to watch the end for a great player, but it's even harder when it's one the guys you remember from those first couple seasons you fell in love with baseball.

If you want a cool Irish bar the locals go to, try Crossroads near Fenway. Beerworks is good too, with a bunch of microbrews, and closer to Fenway Park. For amazing views of the city, try drinks at Top of the Hub at the Prudential Center. The food is decent, but pretty expensive for what it is, so I'd advise sticking to drinks. Neptune Oyster Bar allegedly has great lobster rolls (hot or cold!). If you have access to a car and want a seafood shack type experience, try Belle Isle. I haven't gone on a Charles Riverboat cruise yet, but they look really fun and lower-key than the duck tour, though I've heard the duck tour is a lot of fun as well. If you want, I can get more specific depending on where you are staying. Have fun!!

This, and also yoga. It's really incredible how one week something will seem impossible and two weeks later, there you are, doing it.

I agree too. Even being from the south, the land of hospitality, I can say that Milwaukee is one of the friendliest places I've been as well.

Finding the DII College World Series free stream on the internets and getting to watch my brother's team!

I love this show. Watching them test the weapons is the best part. Probably it is wrong to enjoy watching the fake jawbones become unhinged, but it's also awesome. The trash talk between the two sides really makes the show.

Just wanted to say that we had a blast in Milwaukee. We totally lucked out on weather. Miller Park is absolutely gorgeous. I'll probably be kicked out of Fenway for saying this next time, but the food was better and cheaper. We walked around the Third Ward on Saturday afternoon, saw the festival grounds and walked up around the lake and photographed the art museum. After the game Saturday, we stopped at 4th Base for a beer. Sunday we got to tailgate, thanks to some very kind BF.netters. All in all it was a successful trip -- we each got to see our team win, I got to see Bernie slide, and we both fell in love with the city.

Awesome! We'll bring some beer! A word of warning, my friend is from Arizona, but she's a Brewer sympathizer. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif As far as trying a brat in the park - believe me, my friend and I are ready to try the many culinary delights available in Miller Park. Fried cheese curds!

Thanks for the info, y'all. I was definitely hoping that if we picked up some beers on Saturday or Sunday and roamed the parking lot, we could soak up some of the tailgating atmosphere. We're sitting in 110 on Saturday and 409 on Sunday (could not miss getting a bobblehead!). Hope to see some of you around!

Hello! My friend and I are coming to Milwaukee for a quick weekend trip on May 2 and 3. Having never been to Milwaukee, we'd love some recommendations for things to do, especially things that are close (within a mile or two) to the ballpark, as we aren't renting a car. And if any of y'all want to grab a beer in that brief time period, we'd like that too! Also, could anyone weigh in on how strict Miller Park is on bags? We saw the measurements for bags on the site and my friend is a little concerned that our backpacks might be a little larger than 16x16x8. Thanks!

Aw. Well, I'm putting on my Carolina alum glasses and rooting hard for Tyler Hansbrough and Danny Green and all the other other seniors to get their championship. So nervous!

I vote for mutton chops. Then again, I'm the girlfriend of a man who has not shaved since early December...and won't till May. My judgment might be clouded.

I just booked my trip to Milwaukee!

I wonder if I can convince my roommate to push our Milwaukee vacation back a day in honor of Ryan Braun Bobble Head day...