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Opening day in Milwaukee is an event like no other in baseball--all the pomp and reverence for the return of the season, with a tailgate party like only Brewers fans know how to throw. Each opener creates treasured memories, like Hank Aaron's return to Milwaukee, Sixto Lezcano's walk-off grand slam, the momentous opening of Miller Park, Lorenzo Cain's game-saving grab or the debuts of a couple of kids named Yount and Molitor. Chronicling a half-century of baseball lore, this book relives 53 home openers and the traditions, oddball characters, unlikely heroes and Hall of Fame legends they featured.
List of contents
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments viii
Introduction
Chapter One. The Seventies
Chapter Two. The Eighties
Chapter Three. The Nineties
Chapter Four. The Aughts
Chapter Five. The Teens
Chapter Six. The Twenties
Appendix: The Opening Day All-Timers
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the author
Matthew J. Prigge is a librarian and freelance writer from Milwaukee. He is a regular contributor to Milwaukee Magazine. This is his fifth book.
Summary
Opening day in Milwaukee is an event like no other in baseball - all the pomp and reverence for the return of the season, with a tailgate party like only Brewers fans know how to throw. Chronicling a half-century of baseball lore, this book relives 53 home openers and the traditions, oddball characters, and unlikely heroes they featured.
