if the brewers left.....

[patrickgpe]

with the rams leaving, and Indianapolis opening trying to woo Rams fans to cheer for the colts, i was wondering if the brewers left what would people do?

 

 

I think i would probably be an Indians fan

[jw5511986]

Baseball would be dead to me

[FVBrewerFan]

Not sure. We all think we know what we would do, but if it actually happened we may react differently. Depends on the circumstances, etc.

 

With that caveat, I think I would still be a Brewers fan but probably not follow them anywhere near as closely as I do now.

[MrTPlush]

Cubs...I hate them with a passion now and I want nothing but for them to suck because they are our rival. However, if the Brewers jumped ship I wouldn't care about the Brewers one bit. Cubs are probably my second favorite team...if they weren't in our division.

 

I know...I know.

[AKCheesehead]

My Dad still harbors a deep dislike of the Braves, and I'd imagine that's about the way it would be for me if the Brewers left Milwaukee.

[Point Beer Is Best]

I guess the best way to find out is to ask someone who was around in the 50's/60's what they did between the time the Braves left and the Brewers arrived.

[Storm]

I was ten when the Braves left town. Boy did that ever hurt. Eddie Matthews lived up road from us. He had a construction firm that build my folks home. I hate to say how many times we talked. He used to give my dad tickets to home games once in a while. First row, even with third base. Awesome!!! Del Crandall lived in the next neighborhood over. We used to ride our bike over to catch a glimpse of him. He was pretty friendly.

 

Back on topic. I still followed the Braves, still do. If the Brewers leave, I think I would follow the White Sox. I remember going to their games at County Stadium in the years between the Braves leaving and the Brewers arriving.

 

I was so happy to have baseball back in Milwaukee, I got a job as a vendor in 1970. Climbing the stairs selling peanuts, soda and the like.

 

We had 4 full season tickets from '94 to '03 before moving away.

[TheEndless7]

I probably wouldn't develop a specific fandom. I think I'd just end up watching less baseball, tuning in when the national games matchup interested me or seeing how many MLB Network live lookins were around.

 

If I had to it'd prolly end up being the White Sox just because I have a fair amount of friends on the South Side of Chicago.

[CheezWizHed]

I'd spend a lot less time on BF.net and maybe get more work done!

[FVBrewerFan]

I guess the best way to find out is to ask someone who was around in the 50's/60's what they did between the time the Braves left and the Brewers arrived.

 

Except everyone handled that differently. Some remained Braves fans, still are to this day. Others embraced the Brewers when they came to town. Still others were put off by all of it, and pretty much moved away from following MLB.

[jerichoholicninja]

I guess the best way to find out is to ask someone who was around in the 50's/60's what they did between the time the Braves left and the Brewers arrived.

 

Except everyone handled that differently. Some remained Braves fans, still are to this day. Others embraced the Brewers when they came to town. Still others were put off by all of it, and pretty much moved away from following MLB.

 

Unfortunately, many became Cubs fans and remain that way to this day.

[JohnBriggs12]

Cubs...I hate them with a passion now and I want nothing but for them to suck because they are our rival. However, if the Brewers jumped ship I wouldn't care about the Brewers one bit. Cubs are probably my second favorite team...if they weren't in our division.

 

I know...I know.

 

Cubs ownership would like nothing more than to recapture the Milwaukee market. In fact if the Brewers did move (and talk of San Antonio as a AAA affiliate scares the heck out of me), it no doubt will have Cub fingerprints all over it just as when the Braves moved out after having been sold to neighbors of Cub owner Phil Wrigley. That's why any Milwaukee fan embracing the Cubs turns my stomach.

 

South side Chicagoans have much more in common with Milwaukee as people and that's where I'd go. Go go White Sox!

[JohnBriggs12]

I guess the best way to find out is to ask someone who was around in the 50's/60's what they did between the time the Braves left and the Brewers arrived.

 

You asked and I'll answer. I became a huge fan of the A's first in KC and on to Oakland. I even got Rick Monday's autograph when the A's came to Milwaukee to play the White Sox in 1968.

 

Why the A's? Two reasons. The Sporting News ran an article about Charlie Finley looking into moving the A's from KC to Milwaukee. Unfortunately that went nowhere because Milwaukee (and Selig) wanted no part of a franchise owned by another Chicagoan. To this day, I believe city fathers were extremely short sighted. Imaging the baseball excitement if those Oakland A teams of the early 70's made Milwaukee home instead of Oakland? The other reason is I wanted a team nobody else I knew cared about. They were my team. I could get Chicago, Detroit, and Minneapolis radio after dark and I would stay up and listen to the games through the static. I even heard Catfish Hunter's perfect game on the radio.

 

Even after the Brewers arrived in 1970, I stayed loyal to the A's. Brewers were my #2 and no real threat. I started coming around to the Brewers in 71 after they acquired Briggs who I became a fan of and was solid Brewers from 72 on though I did root for A's in the playoffs.

[DuWayne Steurer]

My dad was a Braves fan (was born and raised in Wisconsin) and he latched onto the Braves when he came to the state. When they left, he continued to follow them when they bolted for Atlanta. I know some did, some didn't.

 

He became a Brewer fan when they came around in 70, but continued following the Braves.

 

To further muddy the waters.... my dad always had a subscription for the CHicago Tribune, because he was big into horse racing, so every morning I got a huge dose of Cubs news. So I followed the Brewers (first) Cubs (2nd) and Braves (3rd). After the Maddux/Glavine/Smoltz era, my interest in the Braves kind of waned.

 

The Cubs were definitely a CLOSE 2nd for me as far as rooting interest. I justified this by saying the Brewers were my favorite AL team, and the Cubs were my favorite NL team.

 

When the Brewers moved to the NL, and the Zambrano/Theriot/D-Lee era, I grew to really hate the Cubs. Just plain despised them. Now, with this new crop of young exciting kids, I kind of like them again, but they're still our division rival. If the Brewers moved away.... I hate to say it, but I'd probably rotate back to being more of a Cubs fan.

[NievesNoNO]

My baseball fandom would definitely take a hit. I'd likely root for the Twins. For whatever reason I decided to root for the Marlins when they came into the league back in the day. Maybe I'd turn some of my allegiance back to them.

[nodakfan17]

With Miller Park almost halfway through its usable life (gulp), are taxpayers going to want to pay up for this team 20 years from now? This is why the Bucks' arena deal scares me - With taxpayers statewide on the hook, I think they'll be looking for a return on their investment from the Bucks and I doubt they'll get it. If the Brewers left, I'd just follow the national story lines and then tune in for October. I'd get my baseball fix from the Northwoods League. You can get nachos and hot dogs at any ballpark.

[pacopete4]

My love for baseball would die enough where I'd barely follow the MLB and I don't know if I would ever attend a MLB game again. I love Brewers baseball. It is my summers.

[MrTPlush]

With Miller Park almost halfway through its usable life (gulp), are taxpayers going to want to pay up for this team 20 years from now? This is why the Bucks' arena deal scares me - With taxpayers statewide on the hook, I think they'll be looking for a return on their investment from the Bucks and I doubt they'll get it. If the Brewers left, I'd just follow the national story lines and then tune in for October. I'd get my baseball fix from the Northwoods League. You can get nachos and hot dogs at any ballpark.

 

Miller park has plenty of life left. Modern day ballparks are made to last a lot longer than they used to. I wouldn't be surprised to see Miller Park push past its 50-75 birthday.

 

What have the most recent ballparks around MLB built that makes Miller Park feel outdated? Not really anything.

[1992casey]

Modern day ballparks are made to last a lot longer than they used to.

 

Most of them are. Turner Field was value engineered, which is why it's time to replace it.

 

We're midway through the Brewers' lease, but I'd certainly doubt that we're halfway through the Miller Park's life. One of the goals was that unlike County Stadium, Miller Park would be update-able. The Brewers and the stadium board have been conscientious in that regard.

[Kelbysdaddy]

I'd probably root for the Rockies and white sox. When Colorado first came into the league, I instantly liked then because of their colors. Of course, I was 7 at the time. I've always kinda followed them since. And that Arenado kid is amazing! I have a few buddies that are white sox fans and I go to a game or two on the south side with them every year. They are my AL team.

[sheetskout]

If the Brewers left I would, for the first time, seriously consider moving out of Wisconsin. The Brewers are the counter-balance to the cold months for me. I would still remain a fan but I'd probably check in a little more on the Twins and Indians - two AL teams I don't hate. I'm not sure if I could bring myself to be a White Sox fan, but I'm guessing there'd be some extra trips South for live baseball. I will not go to Wrigley out of safety concerns that the building may fall on me.

[docduany]

My heart would be broken. I would no longer be a die hard fan of any franchise. It would be very hard to pass my passion onto my kids. I would probably adopt the Twins as my team (hey, if they're good enough for Pauly). What would remain? My red hot hatred of the Cubs and White Sox. Burn baby burn!!

[BrewCrewForever]

I would still love baseball as much as I do now. But I have no idea who I would root for. Would have to latch onto some team. But no way could I root for the Cubs, Cardinals or White Sox. I mean I would want to pick a team, but that would be tough. Maybe I would be one of these guys who just roots for just players and enjoying watching games of any teams just for good ball.

[Jimbo]

The state of MLB has resulted in me having little interest in baseball outside of the Brewers. If the Brewers should ever leave, I would maybe spend a weekend or two in Chicago each summer to catch some games just watch baseball and notable players. The only way I can see latching on to another team is if I had relocate for work.

[BuckyBrewer61]

I would have the same allegiances I have for the NHL: Even though I like the sport, I don't really care about any team in particular and therefore don't watch it very often. And if you made me choose a favorite team, it would be whoever is playing Chicago.