Wisconsin fans take over the Rays' ballpark: 41% of World Series Game 4 tickets were bought from Wisconsin
An AP scene piece from the parking lot and the stands as thousands of Brewers fans traveled to Florida hoping to see a first title.
Thousands of Milwaukee Brewers fans traveled to St. Petersburg, Florida, for the World Series games at Tropicana Field, the Associated Press reports. Before Game 4 on Tuesday, Oct. 27, a large group gathered in a parking lot more than four hours before first pitch, and by an hour before the game there appeared to be more Brewers fans than Rays fans in the stands.
According to ticket marketplace TickPick, cited by AP, 41.3% of all Game 4 purchases came from Wisconsin, against 30.5% from Florida; the cheapest ticket was $900. Back home, American Family Field in Milwaukee sold out a watch party for 31,000 fans.
Brewers outfielder Garrett Mitchell said the "Let's go Brewers" chants started during batting practice. The fans had to wait one more night: the Rays won Game 4 in 12 innings before Milwaukee clinched in Game 5.
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Tropicana Field
After exploring Brewers fans at the Trop have to wait to celebrate the franchise's first World Series title - Boston 25 News, the unusual ballpark they filled is described in Tropicana Field.
Tropicana Field, "The Trop", is the domed stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida, that is home to the Tampa Bay Rays, and the only non-retractable domed stadium in MLB.
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