Shortly before the Brewers' playoff dream evaporated Friday night, extending the club's streak of not making the playoffs since 1982, a more obscure streak came to an end:
A fan ran on the field.
That was the first time that happened this season, and the security guards at Miller Park were bummed about it. While Padres right-hander Greg Maddux was facing Brewers leadoff man Rickie Weeks in the first inning, the fan ran toward home plate and was tackled by the men in red.
Sources said that the fan, like others before him, was stunned to discover that he was not merely going to be handed a ticket and walked to the exit. He was locked into a police paddy wagon and driven to jail.
"That tends to sober them up pretty fast," a security employee said Saturday.
Host of “The Drew Olson Show,” which airs 1-3 p.m. weekdays on The Big 902. Sidekick on “The Mike Heller Show,” airing weekdays on The Big 920 and a statewide network including stations in Madison, Appleton and Wausau. Co-author of Bill Schroeder’s “If These Walls Could Talk: Milwaukee Brewers” on Triumph Books. Co-host of “Big 12 Sports Saturday,” which airs Saturdays during football season on WISN-12. Former senior editor at OnMilwaukee.com. Former reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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