Miller Park
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Tenant: Milwaukee Brewers
Groundbreaking: November 9, 1996
First National League game: April 6, 2001 (Mil 5, Cin 4)
Surface: Natural grass

Architects: Eppstein Uhen Architects (Milwaukee), HKS, Inc. and NBBJ
Construction: Huber, Hunt & Nichols Inc. with Clark Construction and Hunzinger Construction.
Roof construction: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of America.
Owners: Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball District & the Milwaukee Brewers
Cost: $400 million.
Public financing: $310 million from a five-county sales tax increase.
Private financing: $90 million from the Milwaukee Brewers.

Seating Capacity: 42,400

Dimensions:
LF foul line: 344 ft.
LF alley: 371 ft.
Center field: 400 ft.
RF alley: 374 ft.
RF foul line: 345 ft.

Height of fences: Left and center field, 8 ft.; Right field, 6 ft.

Hosted World Series: Never
Hosted All-Star Game: 2002
Miller Park's exterior look is typically  "Neo-Classic" in design.  Its green steel roof sits atop the main exterior
structure of brick and limestone - featuring a traditional clock tower.


NOTES, FACTS AND FEATURES

Perhaps the biggest fan-friendly trademark at Miller Park is the slide down which "Bernie the Brewer" plunges
every time the home team gets a home run. It is located at the edge of the upper deck in left field. .

Size of building: 1.2 million square feet or 25 acres, Span of roof: 600 feet covering 10.5 acres, Height of roof at
the peak: 330 feet

Open year-round, the left field "Hot Corner" is anchored by Friday's Front Row Sports Grill, featuring a great view
of the field, the Brewers Fan Zone souvenir shop and the Walls of Honor exhibit recognizing the Negro Leagues,
the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and Wisconsin-born Major Leaguers.

Located throughout the concourses, a series of colorful murals depict the five great industries of Wisconsin and
the five eras of baseball in the state. The "Home to Heroes" murals celebrate the beginning of baseball in the state
with the American League Brewers of 1901 and continue to the current team.

A pair of bronze statues on the home plate plaza, designed by a pair of world-renowned sculptors, commemorate
Henry Aaron and Robin Yount, two of the greatest players in Milwaukee baseball history. In July 2001, the Brewers
named a Hall-of-Fame foursome to the Miller Park Walk of Fame, a series of markers which will eventually circle the
ballpark. Aaron, Yount, Rollie Fingers and Paul Molitor -- the four players whose numbers hang retired above the
center field wall -- were inducted into the Walk's first class.

The Big League Blast is located on the Loge Level in the left field corner and provides a variety of interactive
activities. This area gives fans the opportunity to test their baseball knowledge and skills.

The 3rd deck above the loge bleachers in right field, called the Dew Deck, is rented only to groups.

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Radio: WTMJ 620 AM
TV: FSN

In-park dining choices: Friday's Front Row Sports Grill,
Big B's Diner, Home Sweet Home, MVP Pizza, Brat Boys,
Home Fire Grill, Brushback BBQ, On Deck Deli, Hey Baker
Baker and Gorman's Corner, County Stadium Grille.

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Field Infield Box  $38
Field Outfield Box  $30
Loge Diamond Box  $33
Loge Infield Box $30
Loge Outfield Box  $22
Club Infield Box $35
Terrace Box  $17
Terrace Reserved $12
Field Bleachers $15
Loge Bleachers $15
Bernie's Terrace $5

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Milwaukee, WI 53214
(800) 933-7890
   In the late 1980's, the first serious discussions took place between local officials and the Brewers about
replacing County Stadium.  Early talks centered around plans to rennovate the aging ballpark, but soon turned to
a new stadium entirely.  But it wasn't until 1995 that the gears meshed between the Brewers, the Wisconsin
legislature and the voters to finally put the wheels in motion.  On January 1, 1996, a new tax to help fund the
retractable-roof baseball only stadium went into effect, and that fall, actual construction began on a site in the
center field parking lot of County Stadium.

 Originally planned to open in time for the 1999 season and host the All-Star game that year, financing problems
led to a stall in construction that pushed back the opening one year.  Then disaster struck on July 14, 1999 when
the huge crane lifting one of the roof sections into place blew over in high winds, killing three construction
workers.  The accident stalled construction and once again the opening of Miller Park was pushed back another
year.

 Finally, on April 6, 2001, Brewers Owner and baseball Commissioner Bud Selig and President George W. Bush
threw out the opening balls as the Brewers christened their new home with a 5-4 win over division rival Cincinnati.
  

 Unlike other convertable stadiums, Miller Park's roof is a fan-shaped design - with 2 fixed sections and 5 movable
sections that "fan" out from either side of the grandstand with large glass-paned walls extending upward from the
granstand to the roof above the 1st and 3rd base stands, and almost the entire expanse of the outfield.  Of the
property itself, The Miller Park site plan totals 265 acres including the ballpark, parking for 12,000 vehicles, roads,
bridges, ramps and landscaping. Other enhancements include work on the Menomonee River and Henry Aaron
State Trail, and a Little League facility to be constructed on the historic County Stadium site.

The good: Possibly the best tailgating atmosphere in the country.  It's practically a religon in Wisconsin.
The bad: Even when the roof is open, it doesn't feel quite as "open" as some other retractable-roof ballparks.
The ugly: The main color scheme used for the seats, railings and concrete trim above the outfield is "Fenway"
green - Which looked great, except that in 2003, the outfield wall was painted a "purpleish" Brewer blue.  These
two colors being used together has to be one of the worst collision of colors ever seen in a baseball park.
Opening day at Miller park,  April 6, 2001

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