Home of the Obtrusive Roof



The entranceway architecture is reminiscent of Milwaukee city hall.

The retractable roof offers a pizza-wedge view of the sky.

As in Arizona, huge picture windows offer an exterior view beyond the outfield.

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Someone I met at the game said the exterior architecture at Miller Park was reminiscent of Milwaukee’s city hall, which I’ve never visited. But the stadium itself is not exactly spectacular.

Behind the plate in the upper deck, they sell “Uecker seats” the day of the game for a dollar each and entitle the spectator to a view that is partially obstructed by the supports for the retractable roof. The roof segments pivot on an axis behind the plate, providing a pizza-slice opening to the outside world. On that upper level, going out near Bernie Brewer (who still slides down his chute but no longer lands in a mug of beer, even though the brewing company sponsored the park through 2020) induces vertigo thanks to your distance above the action.

They built a compact and fairly tall facility that actually reminded me a little bit of the new Boston Garden, home of hockey’s Bruins, and its steep slopes. Having to look down on the game from the upper deck caused me to look down on this yard. That said, the park has grown on me a little in my later visits. It does help that games here cannot be rained out (or snowed out); indeed the park has hosted other Major League Baseball teams when their fields have been unplayable due to winter weather.

The original naming agreement with Miller Brewing (now MillerCoors) expires at the end of 2020, and American Family Insurance, which already sponsors the Brewers’ spring training field in Phoenix, gets its name on the facility in 2021.


More photos from 2013 in this Facebook album (public, no account required)
Game Date League Level Result
478 Tue 31-Jul-2001 Major MLB Florida 5, MILWAUKEE 1
1276 Sat 17-Aug-2013 Major MLB MILWAUKEE 2, Cincinnati 0
1817 Tue 4-Jun-2019 Major MLB Miami 16, MILWAUKEE 0
2259 Thu 29-Sep-2022 Major MLB Miami 4, MILWAUKEE 2
2442 Sun 1-Oct-2023 Major MLB MILWAUKEE 4, Chi Cubs 0
2622 Fri 27-Sep-2024 Major MLB MILWAUKEE 8, NY Mets 4
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