A more down-to-earth look:"Ueck decided to put his hand on it, swat it down, so Chourio could catch it. Thanks Ueck." đ - Pat Murphy https://t.co/nYnasQhATv
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) October 4, 2026
So I'm sitting almost right on the line in the pressbox, my initial thought was that Ty France's ball was going to either hook foul or if it stayed in play it was gonna be caught near foul territory. Balls hit at 49 degrees or higher usually don't leave the yard. Trevor Megill said postgame he thought it was going foul, Jackson Chourio thought he had a shot at it off the bat.
— Russell Dorsey (@Russ_Dorsey1) October 4, 2026
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Batter was disgusted, took his gum out of mouth and threw it away.
“Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the rules and realities of the game.”
If a ball hits the roof in fair territory, it is in play.
Ah, Bob Uecker. I spent a minute trying to figure out what damn religion this "Ueck" represented.
Play-by-play man Bob Uecker, RIP. Roman Catholic, the AI says, and he worked for the Brewers. I know him from beer commercials.
"I must be on the front row."
Superstition tag my ass!
Immaculate Reception in Pittsburgh.
I don't know if the Catholics actually gave Franco Harris a "saint" ruling. He probably has to do some charitable stuff, along with the miracle.
Disney will sue for copyright infringement for having angels in the outfield.
Baseball superstitions are kind of hilarious, actually.
The unwashed underwear.
The "golden thong."
Don' t mention the no-no! I follow that one. You don't want to jinx the pitcher by making him think about it.
The all-time 50 superstitions in baseball
Mr. Superstition has to be Turk Wendell.
brushes his teeth between every inning
When I went to the Cubs Brewers game in early September PCA hit two pop-ups that went high enough to hit the girders and beams supporting the roof. Highest pop up I've ever seen. Missed both times. Both were caught.
"Home run balls hit the roof all the time. The world's an imperfect place." — Bender
#11 on the all-time 50 baseball superstitions features a photo of Bob Uecker.
from the article, published in 2011
it seems as though announcers have the ability to jinx players
heh
baseball stadiums with roofs?
really?
Cheap win for the brew crew.
Real fans want the games decided on the merits, not tricky plays...enjoy your win ,ann..
You know it's not a clean win when you have to bring out two kids to bookend yourself with at the press conference. Save that for cute daughters greeting daddy after retirement or after a FEEL GOOD victory a player has earned,
What’s with the empty seats? A playoff game with the home team up by one run in the ninth?
Wade Boggs
known as Chicken Man
ate chicken before every game
took an exact number of grounders
and drew the Hebrew word "Chai" in the dirt
("alive")
no word on whether the Israelis paid him to spread their religion
3,000 hits, possible Mossad plant
who does Tucker Carlson hate the most?
Moe Berg!
"Peachy+2 said...
baseball stadiums with roofs?
really?"
It's really needed for the Brewers. The draw fans from all over Wisconsin, and if there was a chance for rain-out it would reduce their ability to draw fans.
The roof at AmFam is retractable, but I think they close it way too often. The game I went to it was clear all night and 70F at first pitch. Roof closed. I think they do it to increase crowd noise and make it harder for opposing teams not used to the background.
Never mind. I see that the graph of the ball’s flight is plotted over a picture taken during batting practice.
Curious George. Well OK then.
Colorado Rockies - the baseball stadium doesn't have a roof. Timeless brick design. Everyone loves it. (Unlike the hideous football stadium)
I met Boggs in Vidalia Ga about ten years ago at a Pine Box Dwellers show (Still can’t believe he is a fan, but he is). He had been hunting hogs for six weeks. He was buying everything for everybody. He was great!
"Peachy+2 said...
Colorado Rockies - the baseball stadium doesn't have a roof."
Denver is an arid climate. Almost never rains.
Eight MLB stadiums have roofs: seven with retractable roofs. Only Tampa has a fixed roof.
*Almost never rains - sing it.
Seems crazy that that ball would still be considered 'in play' when it it's the building, but then I thought back to us playing as kids. The ball was ALWAYS in play no matter who's house or car it was hit off of.
Still...Brewers lucked out there.
Also- Wisconsin 'barely' got by the Spartans. I'm so old I can remember when Michigan State actually had a football program.
Tampa has ground rules that certain fly balls are home runs or foul balls, depending upon what part of the roof "catwalks" they hit.
"boatbuilder said...
Tampa has ground rules that certain fly balls are home runs or foul balls, depending upon what part of the roof "catwalks" they hit."
Close. It's home runs or "in play" if fair, depending on where it hits, and foul ball if it hits in foul territory.
That is why we love Pat Murphy. Perfect thing to say. Uek is with us!
Had no idea the Milwaukee baseball club played in an arena. I'm almost afraid to ask... Is Bernie Brewer still sliding out of his mug of suds after the home team homers?
A flukeing ballistic affirmative action.
Volleyball is the same way -- hit the gym girders or roof, ball still in play. The high school girls need to have the reaction of a cat to handle the rebound.
"Michael Fitzgerald said...
Had no idea the Milwaukee baseball club played in an arena. I'm almost afraid to ask... Is Bernie Brewer still sliding out of his mug of suds after the home team homers?"
He used to slide from his chalet INTO the mug of beer, but when they moved his up higher and now he just slides to a lower area. No more mug of suds.
People have something to complain about. Everybody wins.
Thank you, Curious George! I dunno, I guess it's nice to sober up after all these years, but the performance sounds kinda bland without the accoutrements. No booze, no balloons...He could at least slide into a cup of coffee.
Ball’s fair and way out for a go ahead HR if it doesn’t hit the roof. Teams shouldn’t be allowed to have building structures in fair territory within maximum height of fly balls.
"Michael Fitzgerald said...
Thank you, Curious George! I dunno, I guess it's nice to sober up after all these years, but the performance sounds kinda bland without the accoutrements. No booze, no balloons...He could at least slide into a cup of coffee."
I agree. What's the point if not to celebrate a homer with a nice cold beer? They're the BREWERs for crissakes. Now he slides down only to have to walk back up. Seems smore like a punishment.
"Ah, Bob Uecker. I spent a minute trying to figure out what damn religion this "Ueck" represented."
You're not from around here, are ya?
Peachy: “ *Almost never rains - sing it.”
It almost never rains in Denver
But they got a lotta commie members
It pods, man it pours. CC, JSM
….and then, Ueck momentarily scanned the crowd down the third base line and exclaimed “look at the tits on that one!!!”
What a stupid league.
Team of Destiny
"What’s with the empty seats? A playoff game with the home team up by one run in the ninth?"
Crazy. I think it's people thinking about traffic.
"Teams shouldn’t be allowed to have building structures in fair territory within maximum height of fly balls."
What is the maximum height of a fly ball?
Yeah, what is the maximum height?
Grok: "Ty France’s ninth-inning fly ball... left the bat at 105.3 mph with a 49-degree launch angle.... Since Statcast began in 2015, no home run at American Family Field has had a launch angle above 46 degrees, and only 10 over-the-fence homers anywhere in MLB have been hit at 49 degrees or higher. Statcast’s own estimate put this ball as a home run in only one park (Houston)...."
"Ann Althouse said...
"What’s with the empty seats? A playoff game with the home team up by one run in the ninth?"
Crazy. I think it's people thinking about traffic."
As was said earlier, the photo with the balls flight portrayed, was not during the game. It's also not of batting practice but during field prep. I doubt many people left early because of traffic.
By the way, the game was a sellout with 42,843 attending.
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