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Thunderous Surroundings For Disappointing Game
By Janet Evans
Sunday, Oct 5 2008, 07:26 PM
So, were you there?
When I entered the stadium and was handed the thunder sticks I thought, "Oh, boy…these Brewers fans are not going to ever give the Phillies a moment of peace." The amount of noise that can be generated from over 43,000 fans banging two of those thunder sticks together is unbelievable. It is nothing like what is portrayed on television. Another reason for me to cringe at the sight of little babies being carted around in the stadium…some who may have broken eardrums after today’s game.
Well, the thunder sticks generated support for our Brewers…and maybe rattled a few nerves at times for the Phillies, but you couldn’t tell. I got a big kick out of the fans that sat over the Phillies dugout and pounded their sticks on top the entire game. Those had to be the best seats in the house. I hope they were cursing at our fans the entire game!
Why am I concentrating on the thunder sticks so much?
To keep my mind off of the actual game…and the very first home run...which quickly silenced the thunder sticks...for a little while.
If there’s one thing the Brewers had going for them this year, it was the fans…over 3 million attended the games. We love our Brewers.
One thing you didn’t see on television that was flashed on the screen at the bottom of the 9th inning…the scene from Hoosiers where Gene Hackman is in the locker room lecturing his team. He tells them that no matter what the final score is, they’re all winners…well, sorry, guys…this wasn’t high school. While the fans gave you a standing ovation, we didn’t win, and we could have done better in the series. But…we still do love our Brewers. (Imagine hearing 43,000 fans banging their thunder sticks).
The end.
