Bill Hall struck out with one down in the bottom of the second inning tonight.
And the fans let him have it.
They also let Hall know that they didn't appreciate his demand for a trade when he stepped to the plate. Entering tonight he had a .294 on base percentage; it's the second lowest for a position player on the team.
It's not a big crowd here tonight, but the boos outnumbered the cheers.
Sure, it's Randy Johnson pitching for the Diamondbacks. But the Big Unit is also a lefty, and Hall came into the game batting .408 against southpaws.
Brewers fans are long used to mediocrity. But this year, here at Miller Park, they're not going to take it lying down. These are fans who know a thing or two about baseball.
And they know that demanding a trade when you're batting a cool .162 against righties isn't a particularly good way to increase your value to opposing teams.
Andy is the president, publisher and founder of OnMilwaukee. He returned to Milwaukee in 1996 after living on the East Coast for nine years, where he wrote for The Dallas Morning News Washington Bureau and worked in the White House Office of Communications. He was also Associate Editor of The GW Hatchet, his college newspaper at The George Washington University.
Before launching OnMilwaukee.com in 1998 at age 23, he worked in public relations for two Milwaukee firms, most of the time daydreaming about starting his own publication.
Hobbies include running when he finds the time, fixing the rust on his '75 MGB, mowing the lawn at his cottage in the Northwoods, and making an annual pilgrimage to Phoenix for Brewers Spring Training.
