u/UnlikelyUse920

For those that attended last year, what kind of daypacks did you bring into the venue? The “single compartment” rule is tripping me up, and all my cinch bags are at least 16” which is too big per the admission rules. I did rent a locker so I’m thinking I could just enter with one of those “packable” backpacks and then unfold it once inside? Am I overthinking this?!

I am ashamed to admit this, but over the past 20 years I have never worn ear protection to the 100+ shows I’ve attended. I’m 37 and can’t afford to do any more damage during FOV. What high fidelity ear plugs do y’all use? I’m looking at Etymotics and Eargasms right now but have no basis for comparison!

In the past couple of years, I have reignited my love for baseball for a lot of different reasons I won’t get into here. I moved to Milwaukee in 2021, but did not start attending games regularly until last year. Here is my attendance record since then:

2025

7/7/2025: Dodgers at Brewers - W (9-1)
Notable moments:
Andrew Vaughn’s first AB as a Brewer is a 3-run HR
MKE scores 5 runs in 1st inning against Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Homers: 2, Andrew Vaughn and Christian Yelich
Strikeouts: 11, Peralta (7), Ashby (3), McGee (1)

9/12/2025: Cardinals at Brewers - W (8-2)
Notable moments:
MKE scores 4 runs in 3rd inning against Andre Pallante
Homers: 1, Christian Yelich
Strikeouts: 9, Priester (5), Koenig (3), Zastryzny (1)

10/4/2025: Cubs at Brewers - W (9-3)
NLDS Game 1
Notable Moments:
MKE scores 6 runs in 1st inning against Matthew Boyd (and Michael Soroka)
Homers: 0
Strikeouts: 12, Peralta (9), Ashby (1), Mears (2)

2026:

4/15/2026: Blue Jays at Brewers - W (2-1)
Notable Moments:
MKE comes from behind to score 2 runs in the 8th inning
Torrential rain pours through AmFam roof and floods surrounding roads
Homers: 0
Strikeouts: 6, Patrick (2), Ashby (3), Uribe (1)

4/28/2026: Diamondbacks at Brewers - W (13-2)
Notable Moments:
MKE scores 8 runs in 6th inning against Andrew Hoffman
Homers: 1, Sal Frelick
Strikeouts: 8, Patrick (5), Drohan (1), Woodford (2)

5/8/2026: Yankees at Brewers - W (6-0)
Notable Moments:
Jacob Misiorowski throws the 7 fastest FBs for a starter in the pitch tracking era (fastest at 103.6)
Brandon Lockridge removed from game after slamming knee into concrete wall
Homers: 0
Strikeouts: 14, Misiorowski (11), Drohan (3)

6/1/2026: Giants at Brewers - W (16-2)
Notable moments:
MKE scores 7 runs in second inning against Landen Roupp
Homers: 0
Strikeouts: 10, Drohan (5), Patrick (1), Hall (2), Woodford (2)

6/12/2026: Phillies at Brewers - W (6-0)
Notable moments:
Jacob Misiorowski throws first career complete game shut out (Maddux)
Miz allows only one hit all night (Kyle Schwarber)
Miz throws fastest FB (105) for a starter in the pitch tracking era
Homers: 1, Jake Bauers
Strikeouts: 15, Misiorowski (15) - career high

6/26/2026: Cubs at Brewers - W (6-2)
Notable Moments:
MKE comes from behind in bottom of the 6th inning to score 3 against Ethan Roberts, after Miz escapes bases loaded jam in the top of the 6th
Homers: 2, Garrett Mitchell and William Contreras
Strikeouts: 8, Misiorowski (8)

7/17/2026: Marlins at Brewers - W (2-1)
Notable Moments:
Joey Ortiz homers to tie game in the 5th inning
Garrett Mitchell saves the game twice in Center Field and then…
Garrett Mitchell hits a walk-off single to win the game in the 10th inning
Homers: 1, Joey Ortiz
Strikeouts: 9, Henderson (4), Patrick (1), Ashby (2), Uribe (1), Megill (1)

TL;DR: The crew doesn’t lose when I attend games, so someone buy me a season ticket pass!!