New Batters Eye

[sgtcluels]

The ivy has been removed and the batters' eye in CF will be black for 2010, including installation of black mesh below the scoreboard. - Per Tyler Barnes. Now we just have to do a sun god dance to convince it to not glare against the glass and Braun will be happy.

[pitchleague]

I kind of liked the ivy. That's too bad. I wonder if they got rid of it because of (a) not good enough growing, (2) Decided they didn't want to be like the Cubs, (3) Grounds crew didn't want to do any extra watering anymore, or (4) the roots and vines were beginning to cause structural damage to the stadium.

[Invader3K]

I guess, while I never minded the ivy, I thought it looked kind of out of place. Miller Park is basically a tribute to the manufacturing and industrial history of Milwaukee from a design standpoint, and throwing some fake looking organic material on the outfield wall just seemed kind of weird to me.

[AJAY]

I really liked the ivy and wish they would have added more brickwork and plant life around the interior of the ballpark. There is a lot of steel and concrete already, and I personally think brick and ivy could add more warmth to the place. Anyway, what I really want is for the Brewers to get rid of the olive-colored paint and go with a more livelier shade of green.

[brewers19]

I, personally, am still holding out for the shark tank.

[Invader3K]

I always liked the brickwork idea...I suppose if they had done something like that, I could have lived with the ivy more. I guess my point was that the ivy by itself just seemed kind of out of place.

 

I definitely agree that the green paint could be livened up a bit. I would guess they're not exactly eager to re-paint a building that is less than 10 years old, though.

[owbc]

If you like ivy, they have plenty of it at Miller Park South.

[Invader3K]

I, personally, am still holding out for the shark tank.

Maybe they can put that next to the Miller High Life fountain.

[logan82]

I, personally, am still holding out for the shark tank.

with lasers on their heads.

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

Now they just need to remove the sun and shadows and they'll be all set...that sounds like an Onion headline.

[1992casey]

During last summer's Ryan Braun whine, it was said that the ivy was a poor background. I'd surmise that that was the reason it was removed.

[bork]

Story from McCalvy

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[berniebrewer4life]

I, personally, am still holding out for the shark tank.

Anybody still have the picture?

[Baldkin]

It is pretty funny how the daytime hitting conditions only effected our players and not the other teams.

[PlayerHader]

Who said that?

[MJLiverock]

It is pretty funny how the daytime hitting conditions only effected our players and not the other teams.

That's because the other team got to face our pitchers.

 

 

(I'm not even sure if that should be blue or not.)

[Invader3K]

Supposedly players had always complained about it, but now that the team is actually good, the players were a bit more vocal about it and it got more attention.

[jerichoholicninja]

Isn't this why Adam Dunn said he wouldn't play in Milwaukee?

 

I also seem to remember hearing that Miller Park had one of the best batter's eye in baseball.