At the Ballpark

American Family Field. 8/10/2025 dwm

The night before the Brewer game we attended, Milwaukee received 10 inches of rain. It was a damaging storm that forced people out of their homes and made roads into rivers.

At American Family Field, some parking lots had enough water the team sent out emails warning fans coming to the game there might not be enough parking spaces.

We approached from the west and exited to our parking lot before seeing water damage. We parked and made our way into the stadium.

The Hot Dog & Brat interacting w/fans. 8/10/25

I wanted to be there when the gates opened because they were handing out t-shirts with a picture of their phenom, Jacob Misiorowski.

At the Team Store I bought a couple pins not already in my collection (see photos below).

The Brewers host a number of "theme" games throughout the season, the Star Wars game is usually the one we attend, but having missed it, this one was a good selection.

It was Sesame Street Day.

On the scoreboard. 8/10/2025 dwm

Our kids haven't watched the colorful characters in decades but the opportunity to get a Big Bird bobble head was worth it.

Between innings the in-house TV cameras sought out fans who looked like folks from Sesame Street like Maria, Mr. Hooper, and Oscar the Grouch.

The team names on the scoreboard looked like the sign that says Sesame Street and Elmo's head kept track of balls, strikes, and outs (photo below).

You may have heard a few weeks ago that the manager of the Brewers likes to keep snacks in the pocket of his uniform hoodie. He told a sideline reporter from Apple TV that one of his go-to snacks is the "pocket pancake."

4 pocket pancakes & syrup. 8/10/25 dwm

A few days before our game, the Brewers announced they were adding a new item to the menu, Pat Murphy's Pocket Pancakes.

I'm pretty sure Murph eats his pocket pancakes cold and without syrup because putting warm pancakes slathered with syrup in the pocket of a hoodie would create the kind of mess that could ruin a scorecard.

At $4.99, my order of Murphy's Pocket Pancakes was warm and tasty, made tastier when folded in half and dunked in syrup. It tastes good, is filling, and compared to most items in the concession stand, a good deal.

Eating a pancake dunked in syrup. 8/10/25 dwm

Pancakes are tough to eat in a stadium situation. Usually I would have used a plate and a fork to eat a pancake with syrup, but since I was dunking each bite into the packet of sugar, it seemed prudent to wash afterwards.

Our vantage point in section 106 was a good place to take pictures. I got a few good shots of Bernie in his Chalet and was able to zoom in on players in the batter's box.

From our seats we could look down the right field foul line where I could also see the Racing Sausages (see below).

If you didn't read the blog and see pictures from the game, click here.